: : I've been to good McD's, and I've been to McD's that suck (the local Wal-Mart McD is a good example of the latter). As for your anti-meat sentiments, you need iron. Tell me of a better source except maybe Geritol. Furthermore, animals kill each other for their food source, so why are McD's actions any different? : Iron is absolutely NO PROBLEM in a vegetarian diet. Ever heard of
: spinach? Great source right there, as well as other greens, of which
: many have more iron than your beloved animal flesh. In fact, there
: is NO sacred vitamin that we need meat for. But we can do without
: cholesterol, which does not occur in plant foods, and saturated fats
: are only in vegetable oils and nuts outside of the most common
: culprit, you guessed it, meat. And yes, there are animals that
: are carnivores- that is their NATURAL DIET. They have different
: teeth and different digestive tracts than that of animals who were
: meant to eat a plant-based diet, which includes humans, and our
: close vegetarian cousins in the primate world, chimpanzees and gorillas.
: : And finally, I'm inclined to agree with the others who have replied to your post. I've met more than one person with your type of attitude. You do sound like someone who wouldn't be happy working in any type of environment. How many people are on your list of blame for your problems?
: Listen, I don't care about your judgments. Fact is, none of you
: know me at all. I happen to now work in the telecommunications
: industry where I am happily employed and productive to boot.
: I don't keep problems on my back- I had to go back in my mind
: to really remember some of the crap I put up with at McD's. It
: doesn't mean I didn't have good times with friends I made.
: It's silly how you people don't get it- This company makes
: obscene profits and it should give better pay and treatment to
: its workers. And yes, from an environmental standpoint, I do
: think Burger King is probably the worst offender- but McD's is not
: far behind. It's not just beef from what was the former rainforest-
: think about all the acres of land devoted to growing crops to be fed
: to animals who are then one day slaughtered so some of us fat cats
: brainwashed to eat a daily diet of meat can chow down on a fatty,
: cholesterol and hormone-laden, not-so-nutritive piece of flesh?
: It's estimated the same acre of land that goes to feed one cow and
: then one beef-eating-human over one year- could go to feed 20 people
: eating crops directly from that same land. And not to mention the
: waste from the cows washing downstream and getting into the water
: supplies to the cities.
: Of course, none of this will even make one of you beef-addicted
: mindless conformists question the validity of your unhealthful ways.
: Are some of you McDonald's workers hired by the company to push
: their opinions on this website? Just a thought.......
I don't have anything against vegatables, and spinach is one of my faves.
But meat is not an evil thing, and (although I'm not as religious as
maybe I should be) it is written in the scripture that many animals were put
on this earth for our use (food and/or clothing). Ol' Cat Scratch Fever
Ted Nugent hunts game and fishes (and makes NO APOLOGIES for that!).
Also, where is the proof that McD's uses rainforest beef? There are plenty
of cattle ranches here in the States. The meat is actually much better
quality than much of what the major supermarkets carry.
As far as wages goes, it is common knowledge that crew positions are
foot-in-the-door jobs, and not intended to make for a permanent career.
Even a common layman like me is aware of that. Furthermore, you're not
the only one who's had a dickhead for a boss. I've had a couple in the
past myself. I've met many McD and other restaurant managers who are
damn good people, and the employees were genuinely happy.
To close, there are good ones, and bad ones. And to reply to your negative
view on profit: Should all people and businesses be financially close to
the edge...to just be able to meet their liabilities? And what do you
think would happen if the cash-flow-short business experiences a lean
period?
None.
