Yeah. I had to do chores with I lived with my mom while going to school. I also had to walk 45min to work and pay 200-350$ in rent every month on top of that. Wouldn't even give me a ride lol! I was walking home at midnight 80% of the time in poorly lit streets.
So for people who just are asked to do chores... Luckkkyy!
I dunno.
When I worked at Tim Horton's, I had a really bad team. It was really hard because it was busy all the freakin' time. (It was a downtown Montreal location outside of one of the busiest subway stations and right beside the inter-provincial VIA Rail train station. It also connects wit certain AMT train cross-overs, too.) It was awful. People were stealing and wanting me to steal, too. The pay was so low that I was making 8.9$/h after tax. You were refused tip money until a few months after you're hired. Since I was "full time," I would receive dental benefits after a year or so of working, but it just wasn't worth it. I was constantly on my feet on hard floors, running around doing a million things. It aggravated my pre-existing back condition and was extremely stressful and unpleasant. Had I continued working there, I can imagine that in the future I'd need unemployment cheques because I wouldn't be able to continue in any line of work due to my back being destroyed.
Even working at Maxi, my back acts up and "jinxes" out. But at least there I have guaranteed breaks (Tim Horton's was an 8.5 shift with a 30min lunch and one or two breaks, at their discretion), a padded carpet beneath my feet and I'm not moving as much. I also get raises, health benefits, dental and I'm unionized, so if I have to take time off for my back, I won't be fired over it, unlike Tim Horton's (which they would've been part of the problem, so you'd think they'd be more willing.)
So short-term working fast food, sure, no employment cheques or anything, but you're typically expoited with no long-term benefits or raises and you could end up hurting yourself and they'll fire you over it. I've seen it happen lol and even though they're served papers about workers being injured on-the-job, I've never actually seen it go further than that.
And if the stress gets to ya enough (perhaps combined with other factors), you could go on a fritz and require psychological attention. Then you're on unemployment and chewing away at the national health care budget.
I'd only say work fast food if it's a first job and you need experience, or if your CV is so outdated and you can't get references from anyone. Otherwise, avoid it; avoid it like the plague.