What to do about those nasty fast food chains

What would you do if you needed to work at a fast food place in order to earn a living?

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I've just begun a job that I am forced to take in order to earn a living at one those nasty fast food chains. I think they are everything wrong with people's health today. I think that killing beautiful creatures to eat them is horrible. I've begun a campaign on indiegogo called I don't want to work at McDonald's; maybe you can look at it? I look forward to reading more here and would like any suggestions on how I can get justify to myself taking money from those barbarics. Thanks.
 
Taking an unethical job, whilst it feels horrible, is sometimes a necessity. It's up to you to decide what your limits are. You refusing that job is hardly going to take down a major corporation; all it will do, if it is the only employment available to you, is make life a lot harder for you. And at least you will be taking that money and using it to live a more ethical lifestyle, rather than putting it back into the economy through the same kinds of companies.

Besides, you can always try and take them down from the inside ;)
 
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I agree with AeryFairy. Sometimes you have to make compromises to survive. I would work there but continue to look for other employment; hopefully you can find something else, but in the meantime you have to earn a living. I sympathize!
 
You shouldn't be too hard on yourself, most peoples jobs are unethical in some way, or linked to an unethical company, because big companies are generally unethical, and most businesses are owned by them, are them, or work with them. For example, you might work at a shop/supermarket that sells unethical products, or in a company that does marketing for Procter and Gamble, or in a factory that processes chocolate grown unethically, or an accountant that works for Nestle. It's just that some jobs it's more obvious than others, because you're up close and personal with the products or processes. So I guess my first point, is don't feel like you're the only person working for a company you don't believe is moral, that's what most people are doing even if they're not aware of it.

It's also true that sometimes you need to compromise, and while most people would rather work in a job where the good outweighs the bad, not everybody can afford the luxury of handpicking where they work. YOU are most important, and if you need to job, you should absolutely do it.

Thirdly, jobs aren't forever. You can work in one job, and keep looking for something that you enjoy more. Because despite everything else I have said, it's nice to work in a job you enjoy, so don't give up on that prospect! Just because you might need to settle for something that pays the bills now, doesn't mean you need to give up forever. It's not nice to spend most of your time doing something that doesn't make you happy.

So I say, take the job, and keep looking for something you'll enjoy. Don't feel guilty. Think about the positive things in your life, the good you are doing by being vegetarian etc, guilt tripping yourself wont solve anything :)
 
why has the polll been locked so quickly?

Anyway I agree with the above. Plus, if anyone says "No thats not true youre making it up" about something they do, you can say "Actually no I work there, Ive seen it...". By the way, congrats on the job. Finding anything these days is an achievement!