There is a stereotype among which jobs in society are deemed respectable. In “Working At Wendy's” the main character described applying to Wendy’s and what it was like working there while his wife finished her last semester of college. When people asked him why he was working there he was quick to tell them it was temporary and that he was in college, as if he was ashamed to be working there. This is a stigma we still see in everyday life that allows society to justify paying them low wages. Fast food workers today face a stigma that few other jobs are plagued with. People see fast food jobs as temporary jobs for teenagers but fail to see that sometimes it is all individuals have to support themselves. Fast food workers come from many backgrounds
