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In reply to the discussion: McDonald’s CEO Says the Company Pays ‘Fair’ Wages [View all]TheFrenchRazor
(2,116 posts)36. what's your point? your niece should make more, or other people should make less? i've worked
"real" jobs and i've worked semi-fast food jobs (i have two university degrees - one in engineering, btw), and yes, highly skilled workers should be paid better than fast food workers, but these low level jobs are not exactly "unskilled" and they are hard work, and the bottom line is that if employers pay poverty wages, they should expect very, very little in return from their workers.
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I don't know how else to say it: McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson is a Liar. n/t
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#5
Just one? Surely your vocabulary is large enough to tell us how you really feel
Scootaloo
May 2014
#7
I like adjectives, too but, I was trying to be as nice as possible and still tell the truth ...
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#10
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
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
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
what's your point? your niece should make more, or other people should make less? i've worked
TheFrenchRazor
May 2014
#36
"fair" and "competitive" means about what other similar companies are paying; so if they were all
TheFrenchRazor
May 2014
#35