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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 232 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly, they shure as shit don't have a problem giving their "food" away now. The truth is most likely that telling their investors that they won't make so much money will be a devastating financial blow.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In our local fast foods most places are already advertising at least $19 hour for new hires. Is also over $20 for a kids meal and one adult meal “deal”, which takes less than 5-6 minutes to sell me.

They’re raking it in.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, my kid worked at a McD and got so much free food and not the stuff they are about to throw, but he would straight up make himself a quarter pounder combo, and then make me one fresh for free as many times as he wanted. He even would stop by on his off days, walk in and cook himself something and they didn't care because of how much money they brought in. It was stupid and they should definitely raise the salaries of their employees instead of just showering them with free McD food.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah talk about a blessing and a curse.

This is why labor needs to wake up, like it had to in the 30s.