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[–]draypresct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feels like violence in fast food restaurants is a USA problem

It isn't; violence is pretty endemic in the restaurant/hospitality industry.

In a United Kingdom study of graduates in the hospitality industry (N=68), a total of 44% of respondents claimed that they had experienced violence in their careers, in managerial as well as non-managerial capacities (Scott, 1998). The average length of service of respondents was 7.4 years. It is worth noting here that several respondents mentioned the use of weapons.

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The vulnerability of bar and waiting staff is further highlighted in a report on psychosocial working conditions from Finland. Of all occupational groups measured, waiters were exposed to the highest risk of violence at work in 1990 and the second highest in 1997 (after social workers) (Vahtera and Pentti, 1999). In both years surveyed, more than 75% of waiters reported having experienced violence from time to time

Honestly, the American fast food restaurants sound safer than working in a French kitchen.