Posted on 04/03/2023 5:56:47 AM PDT by devane617
A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs.
The Wall Street Journal cited an internal email from the Chicago-based fast-food giant saying U.S. corporate staff and some employees overseas should work from home while the company notifies people of their job status.
McDonald’s did not immediately reply to emailed requests for comment. The report said McDonald’s would inform its employees this week about staffing decisions that are part of a wide restructuring of the company announced earlier.
Though the U.S. labor market remains strong, layoffs have been mounting, mainly in the technology sector, where many companies over-hired after a pandemic boom. IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Facebook parent Meta, Twitter and DoorDash have all announced layoffs in recent months.
Policymakers at the Federal Reserve have forecast the unemployment rate may rise to 4.6% by the end of this year, a sizable increase historically associated with recessions.
(Excerpt) Read more at wgntv.com ...
Kind of shocked. Let’s see if America follows McD’s lead.
More info will prove enlightening, but the mystery - and the extreme action - portends very bad things economically.
(according to plan)
Thanks...I am extremely concerned and interested I this news...
They obviously don’t want staff members having access to the offices...or their computers.
See Post #7 (revenge/sabotage)
Or rock-hard biscuits that they could use as weapons.
Go woke, go broke.
I stopped going when I suspected the ebonics employees spit in my food between the drive thru speaker and the pick up window. That goes for pretty much all fast food places.
Just keep telling the same lie and everyone believes it.
...its a damned shame that one even has to think about something like that!!
Well when I want service from a rude employee with a bad attitude that treats me differently than others of their race I always go to MAC-donal. (Deliberate spelling)
I wouldn’t go in one to throw up.
I stopped fast food and most restaurants 25+ years ago. Don’t trust them. I am freakishly paranoid about what I consume.
"Though the U.S. labor market remains strong, layoffs have been mounting, mainly in the technology sector, where many companies over-hired after a pandemic boom"
Yep, if they know you’re a white person ordering in the drive thru, it’s almost guaranteed they’re going to spit in your food. I personally walk in McDonald’s and watch my order get made to give me peace of mind. It’s ashame its gotten to this point though.
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