McDonald’s to workers: How much to tip pool cleaners, dog walkers, masseuses, fitness trainers [View all]

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Dec 9, 2013 Josh Eidelson http://www.salon.com/2013/12/09/get_a_clue_mcdonald%E2%80%99s_chain_tells_workers_how_much_to_tip_their_pool_cleaners_dog_walkers_and_masseuses/

Get a clue, McDonald’s: Chain tells workers how much to tip their pool cleaners, dog walkers, and masseuses
Corporate giant that told workers to go to church and return their presents has more tone-deaf advice to offer

For the fourth time in five months, McDonald’s has drawn unwelcome attention for what critics call tone-deaf guidance to its impoverished workforce. A section of the corporation’s worker advice website, reported by CNBC Thursday and then quickly removed – offers McDonalds workers advice on how to tip their au pair, pool cleaner, and masseuse.

CNBC’s story landed hours into the biggest fast food strike in U.S. history, in which organizers say thousands of workers in over a hundred cities – from Atlanta, Georgia to Warwick, Rhode Island – walked off the job demanding raises to $15 an hour and the freedom to form a union without intimidation. “I feel like, if I don’t do nothing, how are things ever going to get better?” Richmond Burger King employee Crystal Travis told me before going on strike.

As I’ve reported, the fast food campaign, whose key national backer is the Service Employee International Union, has wed a wave of one-day strikes with a comprehensive campaign effort to shame and squeeze corporations with media, political, consumer, and legal pressure. While the effort targets all of the industry’s top chains, McDonald’s has drawn a disproportionate share of headlines – both for its size, and because it keeps handing its critics additional ammunition. ................

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McFail: McDonald's out-of-touch tipping advice to employees
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101250567

The tipping guide post on McDonald's website lists several high-ticket suggestions for givers during the holiday season, including "a gift from your family (or one week's pay), plus a small gift from your child" for an au pair, "one day's pay" for a housekeeper and "cost of one cleaning" for a pool cleaner.

The site also lists suggestions for dog walkers, massage therapists and personal fitness trainers. .......