Originally Posted by kane

Being 100% honest here. I went to my local McDonald's about three weeks ago. The drive through had a lot of cars in it so I parked and went inside. Of the roughly 10 employees I saw (there were some in the back I couldn't see) I would say 7 of them were people over the age of 40 or very close to it. This was in the middle of the afternoon. If I went back at say 5pm after school was out, there might be more younger people there, but there are a lot of older people working. In fact, in a recent study they found the average age of a fast food worker was 29.2 years old.

Yes, these jobs are meant for people who are just starting out or who are looking for a part time gig for a little extra money, but there are plenty of older people working them for a number of reasons. Also, I'm not advocating for a $15/hr wage, I'm just saying there are likely a lot more older people working in fast food than you realize.