The fast food industry does not have the best reputation when it comes to working conditions, with those who labor within it frequently faced with low pay, long hours, extreme stress, hazardous workplaces, and poor treatment from management.
After earning an MBA from Wharton and a law degree from Harvard, Fogel worked in investment banking at Kidder, Peabody & Co. He told Business Insider that when the firm merged with Paine Webber, many bankers were cut. What struck him, though, was that some of his colleagues were retained when he wasn't - a detail he said shaped how he viewed the situation.