Well if you make 10 BILLION dollars on your Eastern-U.S. division alone maybe you should pay the help more and you might not have such a shortage !!!
So how much would you pay that worker?
The top people in the company started at the bottom on far less and, rightly so, make far more as they advanced up the ladder.
Older workers are now better workers. I have also decided young female workers at McDonalds (other similar shops as well) are more capable than the young male worker. He forgets the straw, the order is wrong, it sits until he has to pick it up and pass it on, stares blindly at the order above, gets help...just my experience but started taking note when I go through a McDonalds. Same pattern in respect to gender. The older workers; however, seem to like their job and shows in their attitude when waiting on you. You leave with a smile on your face.
Just my experience, howver. I am funny that way in that I evaluate
service. I always figured if I owned a restaurant would go back and hire those that stood out. I stop at one “black and white cow designed” coffee drive-thru where one young lady has worked ongoing since it opened (I might go there 6 mol times a year when in the area) but she is always working, her dog is sometimes out in a small old car.
That person I would pay top dollar as she can’t be making that much, she’s always pleasant to the customers, and has been there for quite a stable period of time. Went thru over the holidays and tipped her ‘much’ more than the norm, and watched her face brighten up with gratitude. Let’s hope her boss did the same.
So my attitude is one earns their perks in life. If one just passes out the reward, before the work is done...you’re still stuck with the same “slacker” mentality.
I heard a while back that the average McD's franchise owner made about $100,000 to $150,000 per year. Not alot when you consider the time and money invested.
If a McD's is open 24 hours a day, with lets say 4 people on at all times that would be 35,000 man hours.
How much of a raise do you think they should pay?
If you dropped $1 million for the franchise, and property, and building, what type of return on your investment would expect?
How many hours a week would you work to protect your investment?
What type of return would you expect on your time?