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In reply to the discussion: McDonald’s Advice To Underpaid Employees: Sell Your Christmas Presents For Cash [View all]Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)74. I appreciate the time you took to give a glimpse
into your world. My heart breaks for you, and the millions of others in the same position.
This post, and the following addition, are so incredible, they should be an OP.
Thanks for sharing this/ranting. It does need to be said.
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diabeticman
Nov 2013
OP
Well do we really need two of everything? really you need both eyes and ears, that's just selfish
Heather MC
Nov 2013
#95
Great idea! The 1% can use them for giblet dressing or gravy for their turkey. n/t
Tanuki
Nov 2013
#41
Got a bit of the idiot advice from a food stamp information trainer today
Half-Century Man
Nov 2013
#49
Having spent long years of my life in this state, the analogy you used..........
socialist_n_TN
Nov 2013
#61
Thanks for the insights. You're a good writer - good voice and you know how to tell a story...
polichick
Nov 2013
#82
Cover California entitles residents to free healthcare if your income is less than 17 grand..
busterbrown
Nov 2013
#97
somebody needs to make a color cartoon of official new character Ronald "Scrooge" MacDonald
librechik
Nov 2013
#5
That was a joke. Organ selling is illegal. So they wouldn't advise you to do it, just nudge.
Shrike47
Nov 2013
#16
you could still come out ahead if you bought a plane ticket to where it was legal
yurbud
Nov 2013
#107
Attention 1%'ers. Great to hear you have Christmas presents and that they are resalable commodities
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#11
Remember when they caught a Walmart manager taking toys out of the 'Toys For Tots' bin?
Shrike47
Nov 2013
#17
What is it with these corporations they dig themselves into a hole and instead of addressing the
Arcanetrance
Nov 2013
#26
Actually, I just busted them, they've scrubbed the "Digging out from Holiday Debt" page.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#65
Yes, "nynurturlife.com" manages resource sites for lots of different clients and insurance cos.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#79
It's almost as if execs are saying, "Let's see how much the pawns will take..."
polichick
Nov 2013
#42
3 bowls of gruel per day, an onion twice a week, and they have the nerve to ask for more
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#50
Wanted: Will pay up to $34.95 "A partridge in a pear tree" ...and YES!..We have Lads a Leapin'
BlueJazz
Nov 2013
#53
These über rich criminal assholes are becoming characatures of Ebaneezer Scrooge.
Initech
Nov 2013
#68
I hate McDonald's so much that I never yield for cars pulling out of their lots
valerief
Nov 2013
#72
WTH uses the phrases "break apart food" and "breaking food"?? These are NOT American-English terms!
WinkyDink
Nov 2013
#86
McDonalds could have added, "and don't buy presents for anyone" so all in all, this wasn't too bad
progree
Nov 2013
#91
It's a sick management that allows "advice" like this to be released. I think they secretly laugh at
reformist2
Nov 2013
#92
I think this and Wal-Mart just go to show how far our economic system has devolved...
AngryOldDem
Nov 2013
#99