fast food worker

Burger joint employee

A fast food worker is someone employed at a quick-service restaurant—taking orders, preparing food, or working the drive-through.

The term often carries connotations of low wages and entry-level work, making it a go-to example in debates about minimum wage: Fast food workers are demanding fifteen dollars an hour.

Sometimes used dismissively to suggest unskilled labor.

Related

minimum wage · employee discount · grease · fries · burger · apron · shift · rush hour · rush order · headset · counter · deep fryer · grease trap · name tag · overtime · on your feet · break room · register

Categories
Opposites
culinary prestige/skill hierarchy

fast food workerexecutive chef

Senior kitchen authority

chef · master chef · celebrity chef · gourmet chef · cordon bleu chef

food preparation speed/philosophy

fast food workergourmet chef

Expert in fine cuisine

private chef

employment hierarchy/power

fast food workerCEO

Top corporate officer

corporate executive · restaurateur · business owner · franchise owner · board member

Family

fast, food, worker, faster, fastest, fasten, fastness, fastening, foods

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G