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McDonald's Should Polish More Than Its Arches
Forbes.com ^
| 9/17/02
| Davide Dukcevich
Posted on 09/17/2002 12:52:15 PM PDT by GeneD
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To: southern rock
"Morally and ethically, you are correct. Economicaly, that is not the way the world works. Either be willing to pay $6 for you Big Mac, or deal with it. You can't change the nature of the free market." I agree that lower wages attract lower quality employees, but...
""Approx. $6/hr. You try it, and let's see the attitude. You get what you pay for."
I interpreted the above to mean that if a person has a low wage job, it is license to treat customers badly and to not preform the tasks required of the job.
Fast food type work is not easy. But it's a whole lot easier than working on a roofing crew out in the sun for just a couple dollars more.
To: viligantcitizen
re: post 55: That sounds good in theory,but I can see how anyone would dread having to show up for work at minimum wages.Seems like the retirees that work there are the most friendly. But when the younger ones look at you like "what do you want" that gets old quickly.
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posted on
09/17/2002 7:30:19 PM PDT
by
Rocksalt
To: GeneD
New equipment, fewer new stores... Hey, how about selling decent food? I agree, the breakfast isn't too bad (though it doesn't hold a candle to the Frisco breakfast sandwich at Hardee's (really Carl Jr., but they're keeping the old name up north to avoid confusing the Yankees)), but the greasy gray sponges that they claim are burgers are a major grossout. Give me Wendy's, or a local chain like BeBop's, or for that matter Culver's Butterburgers and Custard, which has far wider variety and vastly better food.
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posted on
09/17/2002 7:34:35 PM PDT
by
jejones
To: viligantcitizen
I interpreted the above to mean that if a person has a low wage job, it is license to treat customers badly and to not preform the tasks required of the job. No. It's not licence, its just what happens.
To: southern rock
Agreed...minimum pay...minimum work..it's not going to change people.
To: HairOfTheDog
"I have never been in a McDonalds that wasn't clean."I certainly have. That's the "norm" from my experiences over the last several years.
To: southern rock
"I used to work retail . . ."I'll note the past tense with both interest and gratitude.
"Approx. $6/hr. You try it, and let's see the attitude. You get what you pay for.
What I got that evening wasn't worth two cents. That individual should never have been hired. But then, there are quotas to fill.
To: viligantcitizen
"Approx. $6/hr. You try it, and let's see the attitude. You get what you pay for."
I have worked with some federal and state employees that make well over $30 an hour with as bad if not worse attitude than the $6 an hour fast food workers.
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posted on
09/18/2002 3:51:21 AM PDT
by
apillar
To: apillar
Not exactly on the fast food topic but service related never the less...
What's happened to RadioShack ?!?
You use to be able to go in and have a knowledgable conversation about electronics with the employees, most of them were ham radio operators, college students in a technical field etc. You could tell they enjoyed the job.
I've almost stopped shopping there in the last few years because the few times I went in to ask about a small part or radio component, some pimply face kid that looked like he was fresh out of high school would give me a dazed look and start into a pre-packaged sales pitch for a cell phone. When I pressed the issue they would wave their hand in the general direction of the back of store and try to get away from me as fast as possible.
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posted on
09/18/2002 4:09:50 AM PDT
by
apillar
To: RANGERAIRBORNE
greasy chicken "nuggets" (AKA "Miscellaneous Poultry Offal") I'm doing a consulting gig at a major poultry producer. The guys I'm working with won't eat McDonald's chicken nuggets - and they're one of the suppliers. Stick to Chic-fil-a.
To: Landru
...& now all the cultural sloppiness comes home to roost. Ding ! Ding ! Ding ! We have a winner.
BUMP
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posted on
09/18/2002 4:48:18 AM PDT
by
tm22721
To: tm22721; 5Madman2; scholar
McDonald's is a barometer of who & what we've become,
as a nation.
When this slop seeps up to Boeing, Douglas, & General Dynamic Electric Boat, medicine -- & it's on its way as sure as God made little green apples -- we won't be safe no matter what the military does or doesn't do.
We are in the process of destroying ourselves quite efficiently; &, I'd dare say we're doing so much quicker than those who had the *power* & could've stopped this slide, those who should've known better, ever thought possible.
The decay's now taken on a life of its own like *rust*...it's literally become an outa control Frankenstein monster.
Well, what the hell.
We sure should at least be "feeling good about ourselves" as we go down the tubes, too; &, if not?
Then I'd have to say we've all been royally ripped-off by the forces who're directly to blame for the social quagmire.
Of course, to the poor SOB who's silly enough to point out the kimchee we're in, make a game attempt to explain *why*??
Well that person's certain to be instantaneously labeled a very "harsh person" & ignored, accordingly.
More often than not the *hit* will come from the very same people who're responsible for getting our society/culture into this stinking mess, too: The Liberal-Socialist factions on the Left.
Saddest of all, though?
If the Liberal-Socialists don't attack *first* in defending the societal fecal matter?
Then, the shameless smear will come by way of the insideously ambitious, unscrupulous dogs on the Right.
Why would both sides defend the indefensible?
For the only reason which makes any sense, of course.
No one gives a damn about honesty, truth, & what's best for this country anymore whatwith everything being thoroghly polluted by, "special interest(s)" of one kind or another?
(~thanks in large part to our two-term, illustrious, self gratifing Sink Emporer's pursuit of a *legacy* -- the demonic SOB...)
There's really very little left "united" about the United States of America in the wake of the greedy tsunami that animal left in Its wake save for plenty of slick marketing red, white & blue patriotism, slick albeit hollow images (ie, "An Army of ONE" >!< ), & plenty of jingoistic goobledegook.
~Form without substance.
Naturally, as fate would have it?
Having the ability to be honest with ourselves, be able to recognize *a* truth when [it's] in front of our faces is -- so help me God --the only way we can ever change the horrible cultural tailspin we're in & turn things around for the better.
That'd transformation would most certainly take a tremendous amount of WORK; &, are we really that much more ambitious these days?
Any bets on that kind of "change" happening in any of our lifetimes?
...such is our dilemma, neighbors.
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posted on
09/18/2002 6:59:53 AM PDT
by
Landru
To: scholar
"Were I pressed for time, I wouldn't consider going to any of them."Don't do it, scholar!!
~Take the time.
...stomach cancer ain't worth it. {g}
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posted on
09/18/2002 10:57:55 AM PDT
by
Landru
To: GeneD
I think I live near the only McDonalds that is actually a good place to go to get something quick and tasty to eat.
The service is usually good (relatively speaking) and I've only gotten 3 orders wrong that I can imagine in the 3 years I've lived near it.
But again, I'm sure this is an anomaly.
To: Landru
Amen Brother Landru-the rot is systemic, I watched helplessly as it took hold in the military. The harder I tried to prevent it in my little portion of the world, the harder I got slapped by the people you describe. It's much easier to publicly worry about self esteem and create grand sounding "Morale programs" than actually work at the training and dicsipline that generate truly strong morale and esprit de corps. As I work in the civilian world I see the rot seeping up as you say, it's alot closer than you think
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posted on
09/18/2002 1:18:58 PM PDT
by
5Madman2
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