Posted on 04/28/2011 5:09:28 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
This is what the US economy has been reduced to: McDonalds reports that as part of its employment event to hire 50,000 minimum wage, part-time (mostly) workers, subsequently raised to 62,000 it received a whopping 1 million applications, or a Tim Geithner jealousy inducing 6.2% hit rate (h/t X. Kurt. OSis). Alas, the US economy is now so pathetic that the bulk of the population will settle for anything. Literally anything. And the saddest part: over 938,000 applicants were turned away. Here's hoping to Burger King needs a few million janitors in the immediate future too. And yes, aside from reality, things in America are really recovering quite nicely.
From Bloomberg:
McDonald’s and its franchisees hired 62,000 people in the U.S. after receiving more than one million applications, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. Previously, it said it planned to hire 50,000.
The April 19 national hiring day was the company’s first, said Danya Proud, a McDonald’s spokeswoman. She declined to disclose how many of the jobs were full- versus part-time. McDonald’s employed 400,000 workers worldwide at company-owned stores at the end of 2010, according to a company filing.
Earlier this month, McDonald’s said sales at stores open at least 13 months climbed 2.9 percent in the U.S. after it attracted more diners with items such as beverages and the Chipotle BBQ Bacon Angus burger. The fast-food chain has about 14,000 stores in the U.S. and more than 18,000 abroad. About 80 percent of all McDonald’s stores are franchised.
So much for the myth that Americans won’t apply for crappy low wage jobs and would rather be on unemployment.
Obumbum and his ilk will have the entire American Nation looking like Detroit before long, that was everyone will be just as poor, but equal!
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeees
Actually, I have nothing against these jobs, but who are all the new customers?
What are their jobs?
What are the bennys?
More likely that some law school grads applied for the McJobs.
How many of the hirees actually habla ingles?
The only way I could see McDonalds hiring 62,000 people was if they are getting ready to accept EBT cards.
probably a lot of college kids...going home for the summer...turn over rate is probably high..
“I bet some blood sucking lawyer is looking into the 938,000 that didn’t get hired to find some thread of commonality and a basis for a class action suit!”
I’ll give to them: they are white US citizens. All of them.
Obama’s Amerika!
My son hires for his district, and if you have sat on your backside for 3 years drawing UE, he won’t hire you, you are a lazy person not interested in working. Meanwhile he puts in 70-80 hrs a week while the gov’t rapes his wallet to give to those who won’t work a lesser paying job or one where you’d get your hands dirty.
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