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951-Riverside

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32. I did not know Grimace became CEO of McDonald's

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Sat May 24, 2014, 03:47 PM

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McDonald’s CEO Says the Company Pays ‘Fair’ Wages [View all] xchrom May 2014 OP

then that's what they should pay you leftyohiolib May 2014 #1

My thoughts too! B Calm May 2014 #2

Who wrote this shit? ChairmanAgnostic May 2014 #3

Technically it could be correct. All you take home is bus fare. hobbit709 May 2014 #4

After all they pay 1.5 Big Macs an hour! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #23

But that's before withholding. ChairmanAgnostic May 2014 #29

so sadly true! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #30

I don't know how else to say it: McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson is a Liar. n/t Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #5

I would put another word in front of liar. hobbit709 May 2014 #6

Just one? Surely your vocabulary is large enough to tell us how you really feel Scootaloo May 2014 #7

The F word would be sufficient and fully descriptive. hobbit709 May 2014 #8

I like adjectives, too but, I was trying to be as nice as possible and still tell the truth ... Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #10

Using the F word would be nice compared to what I would normally say. hobbit709 May 2014 #11

I said some choice words when typing above. I assure you but, when you have had as many hides I have Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #12

Uncle Sam couldn't shut me up and no one else is either. hobbit709 May 2014 #14

A DU jury has shut me up many times. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #16

Only once for me. Someone in BOG didn't like what I said. hobbit709 May 2014 #17

it happens. My last hide on here was to a troll. I really think hides to trolls should drop off when Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #18

Competitive, sure. Laelth May 2014 #9

Corporate McDonalds pays pretty well, as fast food goes Recursion May 2014 #13

It Takes A McDonald's Worker 4 Months To Earn What The CEO Gets In An Hour struggle4progress May 2014 #15

Should McDonald workers make more than a person who went to college for 4 years? oneofthe99 May 2014 #19

Teaching should pay better than what your niece is getting. surrealAmerican May 2014 #20

I'm not arguing with you oneofthe99 May 2014 #22

They should. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #27

what's your point? your niece should make more, or other people should make less? i've worked TheFrenchRazor May 2014 #36

Shitty, fair, good, excellent... Wounded Bear May 2014 #21

Will he have the courage to speak to the people who were arrested? Boomerproud May 2014 #24

Unfortunately, he's right about it being a "competitive" wage. Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #25

Have you seen the latest fast food commercial? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #26

I believe this man speaks with a "forked tongue". nt ladjf May 2014 #28

McDonald's CEO is black? SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #31

? tkmorris May 2014 #34

indeed. a tad alarming. nt xchrom May 2014 #37

I did not know Grimace became CEO of McDonald's 951-Riverside May 2014 #32

And the jury results are in..... aikoaiko May 2014 #39

Workers should take over McDonalds and make it a cooperative Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #33

"fair" and "competitive" means about what other similar companies are paying; so if they were all TheFrenchRazor May 2014 #35

Unfortunately, SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #38