STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 6 December 2013

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2. McDonald's gives workers advice on tipping au pairs, trainers, dog-walkers

Have the devolved into the dumbest corporation in America? The world? I know there's a lot of competition, but the seem to be breaking out of the pack.

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McDonald's gives workers advice on tipping au pairs, trainers, dog-walkers
Katie Little CNBC
3 hours ago

Fast-food giant McDonald's has committed another employee advice blunder, listing pricey suggestions for tipping au pairs, personal fitness trainers and pool cleaners on its worker resource website.

This advice comes as fast-food workers from 100 cities across the nation push for $15-an-hour pay, a far cry from the wages most earn, in a mass strike on Thursday.

The tipping guide from etiquette maven Emily 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.

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The tone-deaf advice is the latest is a series of gaffes surrounding its employee resource site. Last month, McDonald's suggested employees get out of holiday season debt by returning unopened purchases. Earlier, it published a budget guide that included no money for heat and $20 a month for health care.

Update: The McDonald's tipping article appears to have been removed by mid-afternoon Thursday following CNBC's post.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/mcdonalds-gives-workers-advice-tipping-au-pairs-trainers-dog-walkers-2D11702467