I walked into a McDonalds establishment to get lunch today. I orderd a meal, but when i asked for a large size drink and fries, the man behind the counter (appeared to be about 40) said, and I quote, "I can't allow you to do that because gluttony is a sin, and allowing you to partake in that would offend me." I didn't know how to respond I was so angry. I promptly left the establishment and went to burgerking, were they were more than happy to give me what I asked for without spitting out any nonsensical religious babble. Any comments, my fellow atheists, as to the ludocrasy of this scenario?
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Seriously?! A living meme...
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Isn't this a Facebook 'share and like' meme? I really hate those.
(DAMN YOU PRAGMATIC NINJAAAA!)
The difference, my friends, is that this actually happened to me. Just ask the manager.
@ Tzeentch
LoL :D
It's interesting though. What should one do about that scenario?
I'm currently trying to get the guy fired. I believe it's an appropriate course of action.
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Probably. It's not something that should be tolerated.
Well, gluttony, if not a sin, is certainly bad for your health. Get a diet.
I come from a long line of chefs, and am of partial Italian decent, so while that notion is understood, it makes no difference.
Get the guy fired.
He clearly does not know how to do his job.
Done and done.
Taking dietary advice from a 40 year old working at Mcd's would have offended me and I would have told him so. Maybe he was trying to get fired and collect unemployment.
It could have been a candid camera too :P
I don't see why have to impose their religious beliefs on others at all let alone where they work. I think if I was in your situation that I would have asked for a manager and let him deal immediately with the situation. If I di not receive satisfaction I would have, as yo did patronized a different establishment and then upon coming home contacted a corporate office and complained to the appropriate official. Barring actually suing because your civil rights were actually violated, there is not much else you can do. The key is immediacy. Contacting a manager after a time will not gain a good if any result. Treat it like a rape case.
Honestly, unless you were really crunched for time, I'm surprised you didn't go to the manager. I wonder, though, if this was the first time (supposing it happened) this person's done this. With something as almost comically egregious as that, a second complaint would get him fired in a heartbeat.
I did get him fired. Actually he "quit" when he found out the manager was an apatheistic.
Was kinda obvious he would be fired or quit the moment the manager questioned him.
If he had the audacity not to sell a product to a customer even though he is being payed to do just that, it would be surprising to me if he did not have the balls to explain the reasons behind his behavior when questioned.
Remember they think they are in the good.
This is not like a criminal where he attempts to hide the affair.
This a mindless robot that does not understand the reality around him.
Duly noted.
Maybe you were on What Would You Do :b Seriously though, sorry to hear this happened.
On the other end of the spectrum . . .
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Odd story/event. I'd simply have asked for the manager and moved on. Angry? No. Humored? Absolutely. I mean, it would take a tougher man than a theist to get between me and my Mickey-D's Super-Size.
But, I don't eat there because I'm attempting to keep this atheist thing going as long as I can.
It's like people who buy their coffee from Starbucks. One day they goofed big time by over-roasting their coffee beans to the point of producing the acrid-tasting tanic acid in them. It was a huge loss. But, one marketing Whiz-bang at corporate suggested using it anyway and hype-market it as the new bold flavor. The street sheep bought into and now they're consuming mass quantities of acidic beverage despite their digestive tract's suffering. Multiply it across all the fast food sodium cuisine American's consume and it's no wonder the world perceives them as their porculent cousins.
In another thread about epitaphs I suppressed the chance to give one about a past employee of mine who ate heavy creme gravy pastas everyday at lunch, had a heart condition, was past obese and was on meds. The heels of his shoes were crushed down but the toes were like new becasue they never touched the ground. His belly hung so far out in front he had to stand and walk leaning backwards to balance himself. His response was: "I can't help it. It tastes so good." That would be the epitaph on his headstone. I'd write: "He couldn't help it. It tasted so good." and I told him that.
Lol I enjoyed reading your comment.