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Posted on 03/23/2010 2:05:12 PM PDT by ReagansShinyHair
My family went to McDonald's for lunch today, to consume our usual $1 McDoubles and shared fries and drinks.
The bottom line is that it sounds like businesses have anticipated this vote and are initiating the process of cutting jobs to keep costs down.
The managers were having a meeting and we ended up sitting down right next to them. I don't know their McJobTitles, but basically most of them were store managers and one of them was a traveling manager for the area.
My ears pricked up as I heard heated tones! The store managers were protesting that too many people would lose their jobs. The traveling manager said that this is just a "business decision" that is being made because the "targets" must be met no matter what for the stores to stay open. I'm assuming that the "targets" are some sort of net profit goal for each store.
Key points: -Staffing costs are going to increase a lot on a per-employee basis, so that means fewer employees.
-The company is not going to accept a lower profit target.
-Even though the extra costs might not happen until the future, the cuts are going into place ASAP because the profit targets must always be met.
-Other businesses have not been able to avoid bankruptcy, including fast food restaurants in the area, and McDonald's in my area is going to do what it takes to stay in business.
-Nobody is happy about firing workers, but it's going to happen anyway in order for the company to stay in business.
They'll hit employers with interest and penalties for unpaid and unwithheld payroll taxes and for the taxes themselves.
As I mentioned in another thread, I know one company that got rid of all part time employees in December 2009 in part because they didn’t want to be forced to provide health care benefits to part time employees.
Ever been to Europe? Nothing, NOTHING costs a dollar.
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Two sites should be set up to count losses since Sunday’s massacre. One for jobs lost and the other for lives lost.
Maybe they can work for the IRS. LOL!
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My GF call me that from time to time. And no, I don’t have one of those lights. Although I do see the utility of them.
You know, even in “socialist” Europe, they don’t do that.
One thing they do that I liked in Germany, each restaurant is required to post a copy of their menu outside the door. I was told this is a good way to know exactly what the restaurant has on the menu, and prevent anyone getting embarrased if it’s an expensive place.
Calorie counts is just tacky and gay. I would much prefer that country of origin labeling laws be required for all food products, derived products and restaurant food. I don’t want that crap.
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