No offense to anyone, especially the OP and his/her friend but the saying goes, "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."
Despite having breaks when I worked at McDonald's when I was younger, it was tough and I knew I couldn't handle it. I couldn't tough it out and knew right away the restaurant business wasn't my thing. Then I see my family in Los Angeles scrambling orders for CBS Studios on a daily basis for catering -
