In Reply to: Negative Attitudes posted by Jacob Dalmuti on November 12, 1996 at 13:18:25:
> I am a loyal McDonald's supporter, and, although there are some
> things I might not agree with, I support their policies and
> practices with 100%. When I read the messages posted hear of
> workers whining and complaining that they "weren't treated
> fairly" or that the management "held unfair biases" or that the
> wage was too low for the work put in, I get frustrated. .......> And for those of you that complain about the wage, I ask you
> this. If you deserved to be paid more, why weren't you? Could
> it be, because you might not have deserved to be paid more?
> I wish I got paid more, and I know other people that work in
> other restaurants (restaurants other than McDonald's) that get
> paid a higher hourly wage than me, but in the end, I get paid
> more for the work I do, than they. Sure, you can be paid $12.50
> an hour, but if you only work a couple of hours a week, is it
> really worth it? I was hired last November, and since then I
> have received four raises, putting me $1.00 over the minimum
> wage. For a student living on my own, and both going to school
> and working full time, I find this to be very generous.
> Granted, I won't be able to raise a family on it, but who,
> in reality, makes a career out of McDonalds? Unless you're
> planning on continuing on in management (where good money can
> be made as a career), McDonalds, or any other fast food
> restaurant, retail business, or grocery store should be
> considered as a career job!Your comment about not being paid more because one doesn't deserve
it is ludicrous. Canada and the United States were built by people
who were underpaid and exploited. If we go by your judgement, these
people deserved to be used as cheap labour?> I have read the entire confidential Operations and Training
> Manual that McDonald's holds under guarded secrecy, and in
> that, there is no mention of any "consiracy" regarding
> advertising, operations, ingredients or procedures. This is
> the same manual that all managers and owners must become
> familiar with, so no, nothing is held back. I can honestly say
> that there IS stuff in there that is confidential, but not
> harmful, conspirical, or otherwise.How na∩ve you are. Don't you realize you are just an expendable in
McDoggydo's hierarchy? Do you really think they would confide their
deepest goals in low-level management? Palease. Big corporations
trickle down information on a need-to-know basis. If there is
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None.