So, this post marks the last week and ending of my learning project. Throughout the 5 weekends I worked, I learned a lot about working at McDonald’s and being a good worker. I was able to make myself more outgoing and even helped give more sales (Even though I feel bad for the kitchen workers because they had to make a lot more holiday pies). I started out being shy/quiet at the kiosks to being fun/energetic at the drive thru window. Apparently, a lot of the customers and even my managers like having me at the drive thru window. I am able to work very fast and efficiently there. Customers have mentioned to me that they like seeing me when they come through.
Even outside of McDonald’s, I noticed that it does seem easier to speak to others. I also noticed that I sometimes say my McDonald’s goodbyes as well (“Have a nice day”, “Enjoy your meal”, etc) even when I don’t work! When I got rejected during the journey, it was easy to get over because it happened somewhat often. Working at McDonald’s is fast paced so the horrible feeling I got from each rejection quickly went away. This journey was basically a fast version of Jia Jiang’s journey. Constant exposure to rejection has made me more resistant against it. I now understand that it isn’t really the end of the world if I am rejected. All I have to do is either try again or re-position myself so that I can lower the chances of rejection. Another thing that I did was never give up. Sure it was hard at first, but putting myself out there and forcing myself to interact with others more. This journey is something that I will never forget! I may even try to continue with it!
Lessons from Rejection Proof:
- “Motivation: Rejection can be used as one of the strongest motivations to fuel someone’s fire for achievement” (Jiang 165).
McRejections at McDonalds 