[arista]

The Former CEO started flipping burgers
the went up the ladder.



If the USA puts the Min Wage Up
many of those start up jobs will stop.


People have to start working somewhere
Its important to have these low paid start up jobs.

Ref: Cashin' In , FoxNewsHD



Life In The City

[InOne]

Why do we care about people flipping burgers in the USA?

[arista]

Originally Posted by InOne

Why do we care about people flipping burgers in the USA?

Yes because if they change
we do.



Link For Kizzy
http://www.theguardian.com/business/...rs-agm-chicago

[Me. I Am Salman]

McDonalds is a HORRIBLE place to work. I genuinely used to go sleep and night hearing the machine noises.. and whenever I go there to eat I get flashbacks. And all for £4 something an hour.. my friend got paid double in his job, it was so embarassing.

they really do need to increase the pay, it's slave labour. feel so sorry for the people who work there all week in order to make a living, it's no life at all

[arista]

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

McDonalds is a HORRIBLE place to work. I genuinely used to go sleep and night hearing the machine noises.. and whenever I go there to eat I get flashbacks. And all for £4 something an hour.. my friend got paid double in his job, it was so embarassing.

they really do need to increase the pay, it's slave labour. feel so sorry for the people who work there all week in order to make a living, it's no life at all

MIAS
you could have become a Manager


Flashbacks are for those from War Zones

Man Up

[Crimson Dynamo]

McDs is a great job for a young person. Work hard, get many promotions, learn about life and get free food.

jobs a good un

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

I constantly just applied online and finally got a job (at McDonalds lol)

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

I ****ing work my arse off cooking and cleaning in McDonalds and only get £4.50 an hour

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

I was fired after 3-4 weeks

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

it was really busy and I was alone at fries and the floor was a mess, all covered in oil. I had no time to clean it though because you have to take your apron off / bring the mop from the backroom / place the wetfloor sign which would have meant customers' time being wasted. Bear in mind this was during Ramadan & I was fasting and that made me even more exhausted. The owner (my store is part of a chain of five other stores and he's the one who runs it all) just happened to visit (he was this really big, REALLY intimidating Iranian guy) and saw what was going on, then asked me how long I've been working there so I said 4 weeks (which is 8 days as I only did weekends) and he seemed really angry and next thing I know one of my managers calls me to the office, tells me to sign a sheet and hand in my uniform. o had to do it along with the super

I'm so glad I'm not working there, it was AWFUL. One week there was an upcoming inspection so they deconstructed all the cabinets and stuff in the kitchen and made me clean all the wheels with a brush and a bucket of soapy water. It had to be immaculate, I even spent up to fifteen goddamn minutes on some wheels. And even then it apparently wasn't good enough. Then they made me clean the insides of the metal cabinet which bruised and cut my hands a bit and this kind of excess cleaning was apparently going on the next day too so I called in sick lmao. I was like the only crew member who had to do it along with the supervisors and managers, which was really unfair. It was genuinely like slavery and all for £4.25 an hour.. did I mention that the supervisors treat you like ****. The only good thing about the job were the other crew members who were amazing, although one or two were quite bitchy and rude

a thrilling saga

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Me. I Am Salman

a thrilling saga

Yes and that saga tells me why they fired you

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

McDs is a great job for a young person. Work hard, get many promotions, learn about life and get free food.

jobs a good un

Bang on Right LT

[user104658]

Oh yeah. You can learn all about life... Working at McDonald's.

I fear that some of you have a slightly idealised understanding of the realities of working on the bottom rungs of these large companies. You are an ant amount thousands, the chance of progression is slim and more often than not, down to luck (being in the right place at the right time when a position opens up). Or of course, your ability to be female and willing to suck a fat greasy dick in for a £1 an hour promotion.

Because the lower level management positions in these companies don't pay much over minimum wage either.

Working full time somewhere like that is a miserable job and a miserable existence. A couple of days a week for a bit of pocket money, fine, but a full time "career"? No. It's dead end rat slog.

[Livia]

If it was the only thing I could get, I'd do it. It doesn't have to be long term.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Oh yeah. You can learn all about life... Working at McDonald's.

I fear that some of you have a slightly idealised understanding of the realities of working on the bottom rungs of these large companies. You are an ant amount thousands, the chance of progression is slim and more often than not, down to luck (being in the right place at the right time when a position opens up). Or of course, your ability to be female and willing to suck a fat greasy dick in for a £1 an hour promotion.

Because the lower level management positions in these companies don't pay much over minimum wage either.

Working full time somewhere like that is a miserable job and a miserable existence. A couple of days a week for a bit of pocket money, fine, but a full time "career"? No. It's dead end rat slog.

Utter Bollocks


the former CEO On McD
started at the bottom.


The Young Today are to sloppy
Get To Work
and stay at Work
Climb The Ladder




Feel The Force

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

If it was the only thing I could get, I'd do it. It doesn't have to be long term.

You are Most Wise Livia

[Vicky.]

Working in burger king introduced me to drugs. I shit you not.

My manager used to have us on ridiculously long shifts everyday, like literally 16/18 hour shifts constantly (I was doing 100+ hour weeks at one point Wages seemed amazing for a 18 year old when being paid for that many hours). And he used to give us all ecstasy and speed to get through them...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Working in burger kind introduced me to drugs. I shit you not.

My manager used to have us on ridiculously long shifts everyday, like literally 16/18 hour shifts constantly (I was doing 100 hour weeks at one point Wages seemed amazing for a 18 year old when being paid for that many hours). And he used to give us all ecstasy and speed to get through them...

OK Vicky
but not all managers are like that

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Working in burger king introduced me to drugs. I shit you not.

My manager used to have us on ridiculously long shifts everyday, like literally 16/18 hour shifts constantly (I was doing 100+ hour weeks at one point Wages seemed amazing for a 18 year old when being paid for that many hours). And he used to give us all ecstasy and speed to get through them...

WTF?

Sounds like a sweat shop.

[Me. I Am Salman]

did they help?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

WTF?

Sounds like a sweat shop.

Seemed great at the time tbh

Unsurprisingly...when I let slip to my mother about how they ran things..she hit the roof. Ended up going in and threatening my manager and I got sacked

[Me. I Am Salman]

You should've sold your story to The Sun or something

[Vicky.]

maybe.

[swinearefine]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Working in burger king introduced me to drugs. I shit you not.

My manager used to have us on ridiculously long shifts everyday, like literally 16/18 hour shifts constantly (I was doing 100+ hour weeks at one point Wages seemed amazing for a 18 year old when being paid for that many hours). And he used to give us all ecstasy and speed to get through them...

That's funny, my friend worked at a fast food place and the managers did the same thing except with adderall.

But as for the article (shockingly from Fox) it is totally inaccurate in assuming that fast food workers are just starting up. Many are older adults who are supporting families, who are the main source of income, and who still aren't able to get by with the poverty wages they are paid, at least here in America. Poverty wage jobs like this actually destroy the economy by forcing employees to seek out government assistance while the higher-ups get richer and richer. Plus most people I know who worked at McDonalds hated it and weren't pleased with how they were treated in regards to scheduling/pay/management and see little incentive to work hard or take pride in their work.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

Utter Bollocks


The Current CEO On McD Don Thompson
started at the bottom.


The Young Today are to sloppy
Get To Work
and stay at Work
Climb The Ladder




Feel The Force

And therefore, everyone who starts at the bottom in McDonald's will also one day become CEO?

Your logic is "utter bollocks". The fact that a few people who started at the bottom have risen to have high flying (or even acceptable) careers actually says NOTHING AT ALL about the career progression that most new starts can expect. Most will get nowhere. And it has very little to do with how hard they're willing to work.

Maybe the McD's CEO was just really good at sucking dick. Maybe literally. Definitely metaphorically.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

If it was the only thing I could get, I'd do it. It doesn't have to be long term.

If it was the only thing I could get I'd do it too, but I'd rather do pretty much anything else. Legal or otherwise.

[user104658]

" Don Thompson (born 1963) is the president and chief executive officer of McDonald's, succeeding Jim Skinner on June 30, 2012.[1][2] Thompson is an electrical engineer who joined McDonald's in 1990 from a fighter jet maker that is now part of Northrop Grumman. At McDonald's he designed robotic equipment for food transport and made control circuits for cooking."

" Thompson is a graduate of Purdue University and holds an honorary doctorate from Excelsior College. Thompson is a Brother of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. [2]"


CHECK YOUR FACTS Arista. "the bottom" indeed.

[InOne]

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