> Stick with McD and, as you advised other workers, thank the company for having
> given you a job and a career. With your attitude you will go far as long as
> you don't mind how you are treated.Hold on one second, I think anyone employed by any company should be thankful of their employment. Perhaps this is not the case for the majority of third world workers, but I know a lot of worse jobs in the UK than working for McD's; like working in a TESCO warehouse. If for some reason people are not happy with the work environment then leave, STOP complaining - JUST GO. I know as well as you all that McD's is hard work but occassionally, when your working with the right people, it can be quite fun.
I care very much how I am treated, and as soon as I am treated poorly then I will leave. But working till on a saturday afternoon is no worse than a sunday morning paper round, or working behind a bar on a friday night.
> For most of us though the environment we work and live in is very important.
> It is also important that a powerful multinational company the size of McD
> contributes to destruction of the rainforests,
---> As yet not proven, certainly not for McD's UK which I am talking about and which is financially seperate from the parent company.
produces unhealthy food,
---> Absolute rubbish. Is it any more unhealthy than ANY of the food available in a local shop. Okay, it is no apple or carrot, but it certainly is no worse than your average chocolate bar or greasy kebab.
misleads the public,
---> Into what, exactly?
mistreats its workers
---> Go on....
and.... tries to silence anyone who dares to tell the truth about them.
---> Okay, you've got me there.
And NO these are not small matters and the role of McD on the global scene is not insignificant.
---> Fair enough, but it needs to be put in perspective...
> The justification is called freedom of information and expression. How else
> could you find out about the operation of a company as secretive as McD? I am
> absolutely delighted to have access to so much info. about the company.
---> It needs to be put in perspective. All McSpotlight does is glorify Anti-McDonalds behaviour.
> The only other way to gather this kind of information is to employ spies; The
> McDonald's way.
---> Cheap shot, but I like it.
I must admit I am finding it difficult here to find middle ground. What I don't want to do is come accross all pro-McD's (which I probably am), but to note the WAY in which the subject is being treated is misleading...JUST as misleading as McDonalds.
For example, just what is unhealthy about
100% pure beef
Bun
Ketchup
Mustard
Pickle
Cheese
Onion
compared to your average Pizza, for example??
All the best, until next time
RS.
