Why does nobody mention that the ice machine at every fast food place is always broken

I work at a burger joint and the ice machine has been down for like three days straight... we keep telling customers we're out of ice and they look at us like we're lying. Manager says a part is on order but it's been "on order" since Tuesday. Had some guy last night get super mad about his soda being warm and I just stood there like... what do you want me to do, chisel some off the freezer walls? Anyone else deal with a broken essential machine that management just ignores?

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michaelgrant29d ago

Did a buddy of yours have the fryer die on a Friday night with a line out the door?

annajenkins29d ago

Well actually a soda machine and a fryer are pretty different things to have break down on you...

foster.tessa29d ago

oh man my friend works at a taco place and their soda machine was broken for like a week straight. people were so mad they couldn't get a coke with their burrito and she said some lady literally cried. the manager just kept saying a guy was coming to fix it but nobody ever showed up. by the end of the week they just started telling people to bring their own drinks lol. i don't know how you guys deal with that every day, i'd lose my mind.