It takes a special kind of person with extreme patience to work in the food industry. It definitely is a crazy experience. But there are some things that every fast food worker knows, and maybe you should know too.

1. When customers pronounce items wrong.

If you mispronounce something, say something weird or give us strange looks, we'll talk about you when you drive past the window/leave the counter. We'll forget about you within five minutes, but we'll still have a good laugh at your expense. #sorryboutit

2. The uniforms are literally the worst.

I truly believe in headquarters at every restaurant/fast food chain someone somewhere goes, "What's the most unflattering outfit we can think of?" and once they find it, they make it the uniform!

3. When customers think they're a genius asking for salt-free fries.

If you do it for actual dietary reasons, then okay - you're the exception. But most people do it just to put their own salt on it. We know you do it to get fresh fries, but in reality fries go so quick at fast food they rarely ever get that cold and making the poor person on fry duty make a whole new batch just for you is obnoxious.

4. When you're on the register and get blamed for food being cooked wrong.

I don't understand why it's a common thought that the cashier is the person responsible if your food is cooked incorrectly. We literally just press buttons. The people in the kitchen make it, we just hand it to you.

5. The beeps will haunt you for the rest of your life.

Every machine makes a different beep and you hear all of them in your nightmares.

6. When people ask you what's in the special sauces.

Being as I formally worked at McDonald's, I could not count on both hands how many times I've been asked, "What's in the Big Mac sauce?" I don't know, because I've never frankly cared enough to find out.

7. When a bus full of people shows up right before you're about to close.

It happens like once a week.

8. When someone is taking forever to order.

But you have to act cool while you know you're being timed and are going to get in trouble for something that's not even your fault.

9. Working the drive thru during December turns you into an icicle.

Because the uniform never provides enough warmth, and neither do the jackets they let you wear.

10. Making ice cream cones.

It's next to impossible to make a perfect cone. How is something so simple so hard? When I worked at McDonald's, my ice cream cones were a joke. I regularly told customers I modeled them after The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

11. When people you barely talked to in school think they can buddy up to you and get free food.

Oh, you sit in front of me in math class? Good for you. You're not getting free fries.

12. When people ask what toppings are on the food.

Sometimes you just have to turn around, look at the picture of the food and make a guess.

13. Friday night football games.

Suddenly every high schooler who lives within a 30 mile radius shows up for dinner.

14. When a person in the drive thru's car engine is louder than their voice.

And then they get mad at you when you ask them to speak up.

15. When customers don't understand how to make a single file line inside.

If you aren't in a single file line, it's hard to tell who is next. Do we need a refresher in what you learned in elementary school?

16. When a customer gets up to the counter after waiting in line and still doesn't know what they want.

You had all this time! What were you doing?

17. When you're working drive-thru and the customer's food isn't ready.

But you aren't allowed to leave your spot so you awkwardly try to ignore the burning glare coming at you from the customer in their car.

18. No matter how many showers you take, the smell of french fries and burgers never goes away.

Never.

19. Thinking of a new way to quit everyday

Before I actually quit McDonald's, I considered how I would do it every day, beginning around the second week I was working there.

20. When customers change their mind after you've already entered the order.

And you know you're going to have to deal with an angry kitchen staff who's already made the food the customer no longer wants.

The fast food industry isn't for everyone, but for the people brave enough to do it... I salute you. Keep on doing what you're doing.