The joys of working in fast food at one time or another is an experience familiar to many. But for most, the time put in flipping burgers and working the drive thru was a brief summer job and nothing more.

But Matthew Gordon (senior-art and art education) has spent more than four years of his life working behind the counters of Burger King and may know better than most the routines of fast food.

"People tend not to look at you," he said. "They have their mind on their food and that's all they want."

Gordon became intrigued with the establishment and what he calls the revolving-door nature of people being hired and then quitting within a short period of time. He soon began to photograph his fellow employees as they went through the motions of an average day at Burger King.

His work is now on exhibit in Art Alley, located in the HUB Galleries. Minimum Wage is a collection of eight photos that document Gordon's four years at Burger King, as well as at Uni-Mart and other similar jobs. The exhibit will run until March 2.

"The people were very interesting," he said. "There was a wide array of character."

One photograph captures a masked coworker anticipating probably one of the most feared tasks to take place in a fast food establishment -- cleaning the bathrooms.

"It can be a frustrating job and a lot of customers have very little patience," he said.

Nevertheless, Gordon said he plans to expand his project and continue working at Burger King when he returns home from school. "Somebody has to do it," he said.