Wage Strikes Planned at Fast-Food Outlets in 100 Cities

NY Times ^ | 12-1-13 | STEVEN GREENHOUSE

[nascarnation]

I’m sure it’s short time before we’re ordering and paying via smartphone for our robotically prepared grub. There will be 2 employees on each shift, to clean up and receive the incoming stock from the warehouses.

[GeronL]

You can look at tax law and ObamaCare for that, how is 29 hours counted as “full time”??

[GeronL]

Maybe he can do what Venezuela did and institute the 6-hour workday

[ealgeone]

agree...total BS. living at home with mom (maybe dad) and you can’t save $100??

get another job. if it were that important I’d cut grass again.

[Cloverfarm]

Edited to add (in addition to the part about screaming for more hours)... if you figure in that they are probably eligible for Medicaid, Food Stamps and housing assistance ... they should be OK. Not rich but OK-ish.

[ToastedHead]

“You just know he has an IPhone with a fancy case and awesome headphones.”

I’ll bet my ass you still won’t throw away money like that even though you can now.

[cripplecreek]

They probably are all screaming for more hours but management wants to keep them part-time.

Then maybe they should say it. This idiotic screeching has been going on for several months and so far all I hear is gimmie more money. Its a damn starter job and only a moron would believe they should make a living at it.

[Little Ray]

I’ll have to use the kiosk - my phone is a flip-top. But I can see it now “McDonalds - scan here to download the app!”

[GeronL]

meanwhile the SEIU-paid protesters are likely getting paid less that day than the jobs they are protesting

[Mastador1]

And I’d bet he still thinks Obama is the greatest president ever.

Don’t be ridiculous! Obama is not the president of Mexico.

[cripplecreek]

I’m sure it’s short time before we’re ordering and paying via smartphone for our robotically prepared grub. There will be 2 employees on each shift, to clean up and receive the incoming stock from the warehouses.

Hell, that sounds like a job I would be willing to do.

[Jonty30]

It would seem to me that, if $100 was all that standing between him being dependent and him being indeendent and gainfully employed, the father would consider it money well sent to just give him the money.

[Vendome]

Idiot loser is the only one holding himself back.

Dude needs a dream. Something that compells him to aspire for more.

More for his kid at least.

I don’t have kids but, if I ever did I wouldn’t make just the money I do now.

I’d make enough to put the little punk in private school, fund his college and a decent dowry if he ever married.

But, that punk would have to work for whatever he wanted.

Need money ti date girls? Gotta job fer you.

Need to go on an awesome vacation with the other sophomores? Here’s some stuff for you take care of.

Gotta learn em the value of aspirations and werk...

[Trailerpark Badass]

Have fun with your little day off, Senor Red.

Next time I'll spend my money on fast food is to see the new robots make my Pink Slime pellets.

[VanDeKoik]

These things are huge in Japan. No reason why most of the stuff from McDonalds cant easily be done the same way here.

[GeronL]

It will, sooner or later it will

[nascarnation]

I’m not sure about that one.

Here in Indy, when they advertise on Craigslist for astroturfers, they “claim” to pay 8.50/hr.

[Vigilanteman]

My nephew got a minimum wage job at Best Buy just to help make ends meet while he went to the local junior college. Once he had all the credits he could transfer to a four year degree, he gave them notice and told them his plans.

Because he simply showed up for work on time and did the best job that he could, they asked him not to quit as they would arrange a transfer to the Best Buy nearest his new out of state campus. They did and he made the transfer. They want him in their store management program after he graduates.

I don't know whether Best Buy is just an unusually good outfit to work for or if kids like my nephew are that hard to find these days.

When I was a pup (early 1970s when the largest number of boomers were entering the workforce), you had to hustle to even get a McDonald's type job.

[Little Ray]

The Japs will vend anything. A loooong time back, I remember someone setting up a meat vending machine.

[Gritty]

What are they bitching about? They’ve all got “free” Obamaphones, don’t they?>