Jon Gosselin worked at TGI Fridays and donated his checks to charity

[blacktinbox]

Jon Gosselin explains why he worked at TGI Friday's: "I'm passionate about cooking." https://t.co/tBIF7nC2Jk pic.twitter.com/uQfxYtiUMg
- EntertainmentTonight (@etnow) July 21, 2016

-Worked as a cook

Comments

[frejasface]

Even if he was working there for the money... so what? I'm supposed to mock someone because they work as a cook in a chain restaurant? That is so condescending, rude, and shitty. I hate it when people mock other people because they perceive their jobs as "low" or "trashy." That shit is ugly and classist.

[sassalicious]

Same with my bro, but substitute grocery store for target. He still doesn't make huge money, but he can pay his bills and travel (and doesn't have student loans). I make more now, but he definitely had insurance and benefits before I did and I'm 8 yrs older.

[blondebeaker]

My cousin worked for McDonalds for 25 years, started as a cashier in her teens and ended up taking over the very store she worked at about 6 years ago after the GM retired. Head Office said told her they had several people recommend her for the job from store level to corporate.

And its become a family thing now too. Two of her three sons work for the company. One wants to go into Corporate and the other wants to own his own store.

[_scarlett_icons]

My aunt works at a McDonals. When she started like 15 years ago they paid for her to go to school to get a management degree. Now she's a manager, makes way more than both her sisters make at "high class" jobs, has amazing perks, and is super happy there.

[imsweetgetsome]

Agreed with everything you said

[ii_hanashi]

Yup. My mom always said to treat people with respect and tip them well, especially if they're doing something that you can't do. People always give me weird looks when I say that I admire people who work in the service industry, but I know I can't do that job. I'd have been fired or the focus of a lawsuit in less than a week. I hate that people undervalue soft skills.

[imsweetgetsome]

Absolutely. I agree with your mom so much.

After being out of the industry for years I know I could never go back. Hell, even dealing with vendors annoys me and that's a very professional relationship, so if I had to deal with customers being rude I'd be a huge cunt. I already was in that situation and I didn't have the perspective i have now.

[hwb_bish]

When I was 18 and worked at a froyo place a little kid mentioned to me how they wanted to work there when they got older, and their jerk of a mom replied back with a "ew no you do not!!! you will not be working a job like this..." She said it right in front of my face I was like lmao mmmmk

People are just straight up fucking asshole snobs. Also one time a guy tipped me a penny and smugly said "for your college fund." To which I said " no I'm good but thank you" and gave it back to him.

[caramelaffair]

Wow, what assholes.

[unchoco]

It's really a dumbass mentality since many are open 24/7 so you always get hours. Plus McDonald's managers make a solid $35-40k and supervisors are up there in the $50-55k range. They make more than most of my friends with degrees and student loans on top of it.

[dowisetrepla]

I used to work at Starbucks. I once had a customer come in with her teenage son. When they got to the register, she was really condescending to me & after she ordered, she said "See, this is why you go to college. So you can get a REAL job, unlike this girl." I have a Master's degree. Even if I didn't go to college, it was still a real job.

[ohwutevernvm]

I agree. A job is still a job imo

[war_machine_rox]

I've been laughed at about my job before and it's not fun

Now I'm too embarrassed to tell people where I work.

[frejasface]

That sucks. When I was a nanny people would give me the most patronizing comments, as if it wasn't a "real" job. My friends who are servers have to deal with jerks, too.

[caramelaffair]

Wow, fuck those people. I've never been a nanny, but I'm sure being one is very demanding and takes up a lot of your time, and you're dealing with children, which isn't exactly easy, especially if the child themselves are difficult and require being handled/catered to a certain way

[itsme_eloise]

Aw I'm sorry! Don't be embarrassed. Pride in your job and doing it well are sadly rare things these days.