Macdonalds trying to defend its working conditions....
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Haha. Heard on the BBC a few days ago that MacDonalds - yes, that Macs that has ‘globalisation’ written all over it - is contesting a new word entry in the latest Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (see http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/11/08/mcjob.dictionary.ap/).
The dictionary has an entry ‘Mcjob‘, defined as “low paying and dead-end work.”
Macs corporation thinks that this definition is a poor depiction of the bountiful opportunities that a ‘Mcjob’ offers. According to the BBC, Macs wants the definition changed to something more politically correct: a “fulfilling, challenging job where the future is bright, and the skills learnt have lifelong relevance”.
Haha. When I was studying in Australia, the soon-to-graduate Arts faculty classmates of mine joked that with an Arts degree in Australia, the immediate prospects are ‘flipping burgers’ at Macs, implying that it is a bad job for a non-specialist degree.
Whatever the truth is with working at Macs, it’s the perception that it’s a dead-end, crap job that rings true. I work with some 18-19 year olds in at my job who claim that the only reason they work at Macs part-time is not for the money - the Sing$5/hour salary at Macs is much the same in most service-industry jobs - but that unlike most other jobs, Macs give ‘free meals’. But even then, these image-conscious teens tell me that they choose a Macs far from home, for fear of losing-face if a friend/classmate/relative bump into them at work.
So much for your ‘Happy Meals’ MacDonalds, because no matter how nice a job flipping burger for you is, it’s the crap perception of your jobs that is killing you.
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a McJob is a "rite of passage" for many teens..
most look at it as a time where they were not qualified for anything other than flipping burgers... and as a time where they tell themselves that there will be better days...
however, look around you!
McJobs these days in Singapore are filled by... the elderly who are not qualified to do other work, who have to work to feed themselves, who will not be employed by others because of their age..
the other McJobs are filled by teens for pocket money... you think for one moment they want to be there?
social commentary aside, the very concept of a McJob is one where the Corporate has turned it into an idiot-proof brain-dead job.. where the process of everything, including how you flip a burger to how you greet a customer is standardised and woe be to those who go against the grain...
so, yes.. a McJob IS a dead-end, no-brainer, lowest-wage job.. -
The demand is there.
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no lar
mac pay is only like $3+/hr -
worse than saf leh...
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x2. mac is earning but nt the workers.Originally posted by menoob:no lar
mac pay is only like $3+/hr -
Originally posted by kwlee:worse than saf leh...
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x2Originally posted by jay_rocks:x2. mac is earning but nt the workers. -
Macdonalds is not the only global company with such a reputation. Walmart too is known for its low low wages. Someone once interviewed a Walmart employee on her working conditions, and she just shrugged her shoulders and said, well walmart is walmart, we all know what it is.
Well as long as there's willing workers, there will be no incentive to raise wages. -
well maybe for elderly workers,it is a dead end job.
But for teenagers,it is more of the working attitude that you gain from working there.If they can overcome this supposedly "embarassing" job and learn what is supposed to be good working attitude in any job,that alone would have serve them well for any jobs in the future they are taking up. -
I think kids selling ice-cream door-to-door make more money.
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irritates me...Originally posted by Chuichi Koshiramaru:I think kids selling ice-cream door-to-door make more money.
i say dunwan dey still say buy la buy la...
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I think the pay of $3+/ hr is simply too low. I doubt the elderly or students that work there to support themselve can spend comfortably with the miserable sum. The pay is just not worth the time and effort. I think being a sales promoter is better.
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I switched off once I read the term 'politically correct'.
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the problem is... there is not much employment vacancies for students....Originally posted by TYING:I think the pay of $3+/ hr is simply too low. I doubt the elderly or students that work there to support themselve can spend comfortably with the miserable sum. The pay is just not worth the time and effort. I think being a sales promoter is better.
and macs noe how to exploit tat.... -
i thought all those marketing company everytime want a lot of students to help them sell of their products or what?Originally posted by mhcampboy:the problem is... there is not much employment vacancies for students....
and macs noe how to exploit tat....
And hor, i heard tt burger king starting pay $7 per hr, if u good, the pay can rise to $8.50 per hr. true? -
if they increase staff salary, our happy meals will cost $10?
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if u r 14-16 looking for part time, who else but fastfood coy will hire u? -
for those part timer or service crew. dont think it's true. i might be wrong.Originally posted by TYING:i thought all those marketing company everytime want a lot of students to help them sell of their products or what?
And hor, i heard tt burger king starting pay $7 per hr, if u good, the pay can rise to $8.50 per hr. true? -
haha.. of course...
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yup.Originally posted by FireIce:if they increase staff salary, our happy meals will cost $10?
So for our sakes.. its better thier wages keep at a low low. he he Coz MC not gonna use thier profit up the wages n keep happy meal the same price. Ppl not gonna be very happy with thier happy meals. -
You know it's interesting to note that in sydney, a 17-18 year old person working at the macdonalds counter earns around 17 dollars per hour. It's just those minimum wage laws here that drive wages up. When i think of the 3.50 they earn in singapore i can cry..
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mac is quite high-tech actually
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They dont have a choice. They are either too old or under 16 to be qualified for a sales jobOriginally posted by TYING:I think the pay of $3+/ hr is simply too low. I doubt the elderly or students that work there to support themselve can spend comfortably with the miserable sum. The pay is just not worth the time and effort. I think being a sales promoter is better. -
i work in mac de...
$3/hours nia...
cheapskate man mac...