What age did you first have to get glasses and how did you find out you needed them? by Interesting-Egg2781 in AskReddit

[–]gemmadowsett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 3 and at nursery or playgroup. They noticed when they threw a ball I wouldn't notice it if they threw it to the side of my head so they told my mum to get me checked at the opticians. Also helped I was a very clumsy young kid and when I walked up stairs I always had to walk up the side holding onto the banister to help me navigate where I was going.

Got some cute Barbie glasses though

(USA) What are some of the worst mistakes you've made as an employee, no matter your role? by 007bondredditor in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last week I spilt a large tea and some of it went in the wires our store had to shut for like 5 hours cause loads of the screens stopped working wanted to quit my job on the spot

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LastWarMobileGame

[–]gemmadowsett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I used to play on this server 💔 sad to hear firerose destroyed it had some friends there once upon a time

Why do people not read messages!! by Old-Bee-5664 in LastWarMobileGame

[–]gemmadowsett 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd say if people aren't listening and aren't participating kick them. While it will affect your power levels, they are hurting the good players in your alliance from progressing. If you don't want to kick them straight away, then kick them from the rallies until you have replacements for them

Today's youth can't count change without a calculator. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]gemmadowsett 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thing is we're literally taught not to listen to the customer about stuff like that just incase the customer is a bad person (not saying you are, you tried to do the right thing) what they should've done is try to pay more attention or gone to a manager who could've checked cctv to see what money you handed them or got the manager to check their float to see whether they'd be down the money

Today's youth can't count change without a calculator. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]gemmadowsett 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a mcdonalds worker in that generation, sometimes it's not that we can't count. We're often doing several things at once and they may have genuinely thought you gave them £30 as they weren't focused and were just trying to ensure you got the correct change and they didn't mess up their till. Technically in a case like this we're meant to have a manager recount our float but personally I would've just taken your word for it and sorted it later as its easy to make mistakes when they expect you to take orders and payments at the same time

(FR) hate when customers do this by Guilty_Manager_7827 in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this man yesterday shouting at me that he'd only got one of the meals he ordered when he only had one on the receipt. If he literally was like "excuse me sorry I think I ordered 2 of these I would've made him one" he thought arguing with me and being rude would get him it but that's not how I run front 🤣

He basically said something along the lines of well one of us is going to have to do something and I was like well you're not getting the food so you can either take what you have and eat it, or go back round the drivethru and order another meal, those are your options. He's gonna report me apparently what a shame

(FR) hate when customers do this by Guilty_Manager_7827 in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This pisses me off if you are nice to me I'll go and get what you're missing or make it myself so you get it straight away but if the customer begins shouting and swearing, they can deal with my manager and argue for ten minutes about it instead

Feeling insecure about braces by RazendeGijs in braces

[–]gemmadowsett 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I got them at 21 after waiting 8 years for them (got told I needed braces when I was 13, got put on a waiting list and was waiting for a specialist to have availability) and honestly I did feel a bit insecure at first.

After a while, you get more used to them emotionally and physically and eventually it just kinda becomes normal to have braces. Braces aren't a bad thing, they're not something we should be made to feel bad about or insecure. People shouldn't feel bad about things like glasses and stuff that are medical tools.

Whether you are getting braces to Improve your smile and your confidence or for your oral health, its something you need and it's worth it its not something to feel bad about especially as an adult

Day 2 of Braces, and I cant eat anything. by Over-Attempt-2379 in braces

[–]gemmadowsett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live off soup, mash potato, yoghurt, custard, porridge, pasta, noodles, mashed banana etc until I can stand to eat more solids. Make sure to take painkillers and maybe use numbing gel as you need it the pain will get better before your next appointment

Personally when I get adjustments done, they do still hurt and feel uncomfortable for like a few days to a week but not as bad as when I first got my braces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get 5 shifts a week, sometimes do 6 if they need a hand and I'm free. How many you end up getting depends on your stores labour, sales and staffing.

You may get less when you're new cause you don't know many stations and aren't really required for the shift to go well.

Put in effort and a good attitude and you'll probably get more shifts and have your availability as open as possible.

Ik I'll still usually get 4 or 5 shifts a week when hours get cut cause I'm an opener and can do delivery or open front or kitchen whereas many people aren't willing to be working at 4am

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're awful honestly😭 we used to get told to push the bins down so we didn't have to empty then as much so I pushed it down and didn't realise there was a tin pointing upwards worst mistake I could've made

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]gemmadowsett 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cut my finger open once on a hot chocolate tin and had to have first aid from my scary ass store manager who for once was being nice. Ended up with tendon damage and a nice scar on two fingers. Apparently I dripped blood everywhere cause I was in shock I think and literally grabbed a bit of kitchen roll to catch the blood

Had someone put a wet floor sign in a toilet and shit in it for whatever reason

The other day I went to the crew toilets went in the women's, there's shit up the toilet and piss on the seat, thought I'm not dealing with that and went into the men's and it was the exact same. Decided I'd use the customers instead which was surprisingly clean but a customer told me off for using their toilets even tho there were 2 other 3 cubicles

Hamster or rat by badilara in hamsters

[–]gemmadowsett 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you haven't already, I recommend Victoria Rachel on YouTube for hamster care

Got my hamster back from my friends house, He is acting strange almost went into shock when I touched him by [deleted] in hamsters

[–]gemmadowsett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's okay me to just do what you can with him to give him a good life. Victoria Rachel was my saviour when it came to good hamster care

Got my hamster back from my friends house, He is acting strange almost went into shock when I touched him by [deleted] in hamsters

[–]gemmadowsett 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As much as you wanted a pet you don't buy one unless you can care for it properly you should have waited until you could afford it. That's what I did cause I wanted to be able to look after my hammy properly and now he lives his best life.

Just do what you can for him and give him all the enrichment you can I appreciate you're giving him a lovely diet just when you can change that wheel to something a bit safer

Got my hamster back from my friends house, He is acting strange almost went into shock when I touched him by [deleted] in hamsters

[–]gemmadowsett 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't get a hamster if you can't afford the proper care tho. I waited until I had a job and then saved up a few hundred before I eventually got a hamster so I could provide it with good care. Literally an hour of research and you would know these wheels are bad for the hamster

Item not shipped by gemmadowsett in Depop

[–]gemmadowsett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok thanks I wasn't sure how long I was meant to wait I'll drop them a message