Flippin' burgers

mhammerman

Mickey D's hiring 50,000 workers today. Are you one of the lucky ones? We could have 90% employment just flippin' burgers for each other; a progressive utopia. So, maybe we can revert to 1975 and get a Macker for a quarter...a pre-65 quarter, that is.

mrearlygold

It was announced yesterday on the radio as ( and I quote ) "FINALLY there's some good news on the job front with mcdonalds about to hire 50,000 workers"

Yup, now there's the kind of change you can hope for!

RGJohn

Hey now. These are often 'gateway' jobs, among the first young people get. What's wrong with learning to understand that one is expected to report on time, have a certain level of personal hygiene, develop interpersonal skills by dealing with customers ( my kid just puked on the floor, sorry), and all the other attendant joys so that they learn to understand why we call it WORK.
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IMO (and I'm old so I mean ME too) we have somewhat failed the young but not instructing them in these things. Can we wonder that they feel entitled to lounge in the basement playing video games all the livelong day?
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I realise that they are also often low-paying 'desperation' jobs taken by under-funded graybeards, single parents, and those who have succumbed to the seductive song of the credit card Sirens. Still, it's better than no job, and the idea that we can just yammer and blab our way to economic prosperity is twaddle. The way to economic prosperity is to work. Any work is better than no work.

BBQnBLUES

My opinion of Mickey D's

mhammerman

"The way to economic prosperity is to work. Any work is better than no work."

That's right! My depression era dad used to say that there was no such thing as a bad job.

Downtown1974

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Yup, now there's the kind of change you can hope for! >>




I'd rather see people flipping burgers and making the effort to work, than see people collecting entitlements for sitting on the couch all day playing xbox.

Baley

Yup, flippin burgers is honest, local work that can't be roboticized or outsourced away... lots of future job growth in restaurant jobs, hair and nail and skin care, lawn and garden care, plumbing, painting, road repair, etc etc. Not so much in assembly line factories and "call centers". These burger handling entry level jobs will teach a percentage of the workers their first lessons in responsibility, time and money management, tax rules, etc.. some will advance and get "better" jobs as they gain experience.

ProofCollection

It turns out to be a whopping 3 or 4 employees per restaurant. With their turnover, it isn't that big of a deal... but it is good press for them.

JamesMurray

<< <i>Hey now. These are often 'gateway' jobs, among the first young people get. What's wrong with learning to understand that one is expected to report on time, have a certain level of personal hygiene, develop interpersonal skills by dealing with customers ( my kid just puked on the floor, sorry), and all the other attendant joys so that they learn to understand why we call it WORK.
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IMO (and I'm old so I mean ME too) we have somewhat failed the young but not instructing them in these things. Can we wonder that they feel entitled to lounge in the basement playing video games all the livelong day?
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I realise that they are also often low-paying 'desperation' jobs taken by under-funded graybeards, single parents, and those who have succumbed to the seductive song of the credit card Sirens. Still, it's better than no job, and the idea that we can just yammer and blab our way to economic prosperity is twaddle. The way to economic prosperity is to work. Any work is better than no work. >>

roadrunner

The irony of the fast food business is that it is probably one of the largest health risks in our country. If one wants to know why all the major diseases have been in a bull market since the 60's or 70's you don't have to look very hard. What's good for the fast food and health care businesses is not good for our health.

roadrunner

CaptHenway

<< <i>Mickey D's hiring 50,000 workers today. Are you one of the lucky ones? We could have 90% employment just flippin' burgers for each other; a progressive utopia. So, maybe we can revert to 1975 and get a Macker for a quarter...a pre-65 quarter, that is. >>



Or a 1975 quarter......

CaptHenway

Hey, I worked a McDonalds counter for a few months while in high school. Didn't hurt me, and inspired me to not have to work fast food after graduation.

Won't tell you how long ago that was, but while I was there they celebrated changing the sign from "x" hundred million burgers sold to "y" hundred million. The "billion" signs came later.

goingbroke

<< <i>Hey now. These are often 'gateway' jobs, among the first young people get. What's wrong with learning to understand that one is expected to report on time, have a certain level of personal hygiene, develop interpersonal skills by dealing with customers ( my kid just puked on the floor, sorry), and all the other attendant joys so that they learn to understand why we call it WORK.
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IMO (and I'm old so I mean ME too) we have somewhat failed the young but not instructing them in these things. Can we wonder that they feel entitled to lounge in the basement playing video games all the livelong day?
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I realise that they are also often low-paying 'desperation' jobs taken by under-funded graybeards, single parents, and those who have succumbed to the seductive song of the credit card Sirens. Still, it's better than no job, and the idea that we can just yammer and blab our way to economic prosperity is twaddle. The way to economic prosperity is to work. Any work is better than no work. >>

" a certain level of personal hygiene" (NO WONDER THEY NEVER HIRED ME!)

Goldbully

No wonder they are hiring.....their $1 Menu is all the American people can afford anymore!!!

RGJohn

<< <i>Yup, flippin burgers is honest, local work that can't be roboticized or outsourced away... lots of future job growth in restaurant jobs, hair and nail and skin care, lawn and garden care, plumbing, painting, road repair, etc etc. Not so much in assembly line factories and "call centers". These burger handling entry level jobs will teach a percentage of the workers their first lessons in responsibility, time and money management, tax rules, etc.. some will advance and get "better" jobs as they gain experience. >>



Yup. Think small (at first), work hard, don't give up. Keep at it. The nutso stuff you hear on the "News" is only about selling advertising. Got nuthin' to do with you. Do your job. Do it well. Be right and it will be all right.
Result === success.
A pleasant productive life in the company of other such congenial folks. Regardless of political or religious affiliation. Friends. Neighbors. Citizens. All good.