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grump3r

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28. Franchises

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 04:36 PM

Aug 2013

McDs also needs to stop squeezing their franchisees. Some of the smaller ones at least.

The service center franchises have ZERO excuses. Prices are jacked, and traffic is heavy at those.

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This picture sums up the fast food worker wage issue. [View all] muntrv Aug 2013 OP

K&R.... daleanime Aug 2013 #1

USA USA USA USA !!!!! #16th in wages..Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BlueJazz Aug 2013 #2

Think Outside Minimum Wage leftstreet Aug 2013 #3

+1 Little Star Aug 2013 #11

This should be its own OP. n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #31

No kidding gopiscrap Aug 2013 #4

Opportunity for advancement though. JohnnyRingo Aug 2013 #5

That fact is as stomach turning as their food. Marie Marie Aug 2013 #6

almost Supersedeas Aug 2013 #39

Do you think some of these companies are hurting because we pay CEOs so damn much?? Initech Aug 2013 #7

Am I... Lancero Aug 2013 #8

K&R DeSwiss Aug 2013 #9

How about they just start living in their EC Aug 2013 #16

That wouldn't work. BobbyBoring Aug 2013 #24

I love the "McBullshit" name. I'm stealing that one! The Bastids! Little Star Aug 2013 #10

When my daughter worked at McDonald's EvilAL Aug 2013 #12

It is, but here's the kicker... bobclark86 Aug 2013 #17

Yeah, I can agree with that EvilAL Aug 2013 #36

My kid works at Boston Market. He gets 6 hour Flatulo Aug 2013 #30

Employers around here EvilAL Aug 2013 #37

My kid would be delighted to be able to piss. Flatulo Aug 2013 #38

He's breaking the law, so take him to the mat now, EvilAL Aug 2013 #40

Oh, this manager is a piece of work. My kid has asked him twice now when he's going to Flatulo Aug 2013 #41

He isn't going to pay him what he owes him. He'll pay a bit, but will keep stringing your son along msanthrope Aug 2013 #43

You're probably right. There's no record anywhere of the hours worked, since he can't punch Flatulo Aug 2013 #44

Does your son have a smartphone? A uniform? What state is this? (PM me if you want.) msanthrope Aug 2013 #48

No uniform, just street clothes. He works out back as a dishwasher and carver. Flatulo Aug 2013 #50

I'm Sicilian-American. I understand. Tell your son to snap away, file a complaint with wage/labor, msanthrope Aug 2013 #52

I believe you have to have been working for six months to Flatulo Aug 2013 #54

Unless you live in one of EIGHT states, this law you all talk about does not exist CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #49

Nearly 20 years ago, our son was working for Dominos Pizza chain mountain grammy Aug 2013 #13

The name for this is Wage theft kmlisle Aug 2013 #20

I do heaven05 Aug 2013 #14

there's a problem with the McMath here hfojvt Aug 2013 #15

Their profit margin is 19.1% wickerwoman Aug 2013 #22

you may have more accurate numbers for their workers hfojvt Aug 2013 #25

Ah nope, my mistake wickerwoman Aug 2013 #26

True enough - if everyone got bumped to $50 per hour, Flatulo Aug 2013 #32

"To appease all the critics"... SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #33

+1: Analysis rather than emotions Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #27

Just some more crappy little jobs brought to you by capitalism. fasttense Aug 2013 #18

Hmmm.... wrong issue at work here, I think. Adrahil Aug 2013 #19

The problem is we're turning out kids wickerwoman Aug 2013 #23

Right, just the CEOs and upper management. Rex Aug 2013 #46

Yeah, but on the plus side The2ndWheel Aug 2013 #21

Franchises grump3r Aug 2013 #28

+1 Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #34

You don't have to "suppose" anything... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #35

Here's a suggestion - if they won't increase their pay rates, assess them for the cardiac Flatulo Aug 2013 #42

I see the trolls are out in force and toeing the CEO line Rex Aug 2013 #45

I'm all for raising the wages of McDonalds workers but... kentuck Aug 2013 #47

McD's like WallyMart are crying out to be broken up under Antitrust Laws. Let ten new smaller leveymg Aug 2013 #51

Am I a bad employer? Bay Boy Aug 2013 #53