Went to McDonalds hiring day today and applied

[TwixVoy]

So I went to McDonalds hiring day today.... Would have been the same affair any other day of the year. Many others were there. Turned in the application and got a "thanks we'll look at it and call you if you meet what we are looking for" along with the others ahead of me who got the same response.

I've been watching multiple Youtube videos today with local and national coverage of this event. I've noticed the same talking points from every McDonalds manager interviewed (including the CEO). "We are expanding!" "Our business is doing great!" "We need more people to meet the demand!".

At one point the CEO was asked "So are these minimum wage jobs?" to which she responded "We pay WELL above minimum wage".... when pressed she answered the average wage would be $8.30/hour. Minimum wage is $7.25/hour. That qualifies as "WELL above minimum wage"? If they are going to bull shit about something as simple as the wage it makes me wonder what else is going on.

Call me paranoid.... but I would bet this whole affair was dreamed up by the marketing department to convince investors that business is so great they are pulling in money hand over fist in hopes to raise the stock price and gain positive publicity. Not once did I hear anyone interviewed in McDonalds management bring up ANY concern for the well being of their employees. It was all "Business is great!!! See all the people we need to hire?"

Plus I noticed every McDonald's I went to in order to apply today was plastered with "Business is great we are hiring!" signs. Marketing event if I've ever seen one. McDonalds was on damn near every local and national news channel today. Free advertisement. All involved in the marketing department will likely be getting promotions.

[Snoutport]

1. They got a lot of positive press for this, that is for sure!

[Earth_First]

2. Would this be illegal?

...running a public relations campaign in order to create confidence in the investor?

[Canuckistanian]

23. Investors are usually excited by layoffs

It means the companies are offshoring and thus saving $millions.

Hiring Americans doesn't excite investors.

[walldude]

3. I heard they were going to start opening 24/7

and that's why they needed new employees.

Woo Hoo 24/7 processed food product!

[cyberpj]

10. THAT would explain their big hiring need. They need a whole "night shift" crew. Whoo-hoo! Can I?

Oh please, please.... pick me, pick me to work the 11 to 7 where I can be both bored AND in danger from drunks and theives for $8.something an hour!

[walldude]

15. LMAO... and the race to the bottom is on! n/t

[SnakeEyes]

18. Night shift at McDonalds isnt bad..

depends what store you work at. I know someone that worked 24/7 McDonalds. Also, McDonalds pays more for night shift workers.

[cyberpj]

24. RUFKM? Try paying for housing and 2 kids on their 'premium' night shift pay. nt

[hugo_from_TN]

27. Dude, not everyone has 2 kids.

[cyberpj]

33. Dude, not everyone is a dude.

[Erose999]

42. The 24/7 truckstop Mickey D's in my hometown gets robbed about once a month. Cops always

catch the robbers in the same place. Its like a running joke.

[virgogal]

16. And people will go to them 24/7. Boggles the mind.

[bullwinkle428]

35. I think a number of them already are operating 24/7, but perhaps

they want to do it at every location? I live in a college town, so I suppose it's not weird at all to see that around here, but I'm not sure about that business model for every place in America.

The only thing I ever eat there is the occasional Egg McMuffin, if it's morning and my choices are limited.

[Marie Marie]

4. I think that you are right. Also, great FREE advertising for them.

If you still want the job, then I am keeping my fingers crossed for you. I worked at Burger King as a teen - not great but there are much worse jobs out there.

[d_r]

5. from reading your post

I'm afraid you may be too smart for your own good.

[sarcasmo]

6. The marketing angle is what I thought when I first heard this news.

[habitual]

7. in NYC 1010 wins certainly didn't spin it in a positive way

they interviewed bunches of people that said they had no interest in a job that had no real upward mobility and weren't interested being stuck flipping burgers... One of the interviewees said that she knew no one that moved into a management position and that they only hire managers with experience so there was no where to go with that company in contrast to their claims of advancement opportunities.

[blue_onyx]

14. I doubt...

that anyone really works their way up in McDonalds. They probably worked at McDonalds in college, left for a better job, and then got hired for a management position after getting experience elsewhere. The news interviews just leave out the middle part...they just say "first job was flipping burger and now he/she is a manager."

[snooper2]

40. A lot of folks do actually...

Happened in a couple of the different stores I worked at in high school...

[SnakeEyes]

17. Two things.....

I can tell you two things though I dont know the percentages. MGT generally does come from within. And I believe it's a majority franchisees were McDonalds employees.

[itsrobert]

8. You should of told them today is national hiring day

And you want them to hold up to the deal or it is false advertising. Calling people back later is not what was advertised.

[Obamanaut]

46. Should 'have' nt

[cyberpj]

9. I watch BBC-America and it was mentioned on their world news segment. Really?....... n/t.

[tammywammy]

11. I thought you were moving overseas? Was this going to be a temp gig? n/t

[tammywammy]

12. Dupe n/t

[Botany]

13. I don't like McDonald's food but the free P.R. they are ....

..... getting from their "national hiring day" might very well boost their
business of selling food which in turn might let them hire more people
to make and serve that food. Businesses need to make money in order
to hire people.

[EmmettKelly]

19. McDonald's hires around 1 million workers in the US every year

This estimate from Fast Food Nation assumes a 700,000 domestic workforce with 150% turnover rate. 50,000 new hires is about the normal replacement rate, but it is a good pr stunt.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-facts-mcdonalds-2010-12#mcdonalds-hires-around-1-million-workers-in-the-us-every-year-5#ixzz1K14IVGdD

[SheilaT]

20. About six or seven years ago, during

one of those summers where summer jobs for young people were hard to come by, I sent my son out every single day to apply for work. Now, this son is very awkward socially, and although he's smart and willing to work hard, his people skills are not his strongest point. But every day I specified three or four places to apply to, and on about the third day, when the first place on the list was the Mickey D's about a half mile from home, he came home a couple of hours later with a look of bewildered amazement on his face and said, "They hired me."

I likewise am not all that fond of McDonald's food, and in fact I haven't been to one in about four years now. But a job was a job. The manager at that location was also a very good manager, and a couple of years later, when the son tracked down the manager to use as a reference, the manager said he'd really like it if the son would be willing to come back to work for him.

It was a very positive experience all around.

[Dappleganger]

22. I feel the same, a job is a job

especially when it comes to teenagers. The best thing about working for McDonald's is that she can get more hours with her school schedule than if she were working at Publix or Walgreens (our 17 yr. old son works at Publix).

[SheilaT]

25. I will say that I would not have been inclined

to send him to WalMart for a job, at least not until exhausting every other legal possibility. But I have often told my sons that it's better to work than not work. That same son recently completed a CAD (computer aided drafting) degree at his local junior college, and because of the economy can't find a full time CAD job. So I suggested he apply at the CAD lab at his school, and they just about hired him on the spot. It's only thirty hours a week, but he does get benefits, and again, it's better than not working.

[Dappleganger]

21. Our daughter was just hired by them on Saturday.

She starts work on Friday (she's been looking for a part-time job for two years and is 19).

[hugo_from_TN]

28. Awesome!

Every kid needs a place to start. I bagged groceries for minimum wage but I learned to clock in and out on time and developed other skills that helped later.

[Dappleganger]

32. Yes, it's a good start.

Our oldest son has been bagging groceries since he was 14 and is in training at the deli now (he'll get a decent raise and far more hours). We also found out that they will also reimburse him for certain college classes and books as long as he has good grades, so that will be a help!

[Bozita]

26. "The Golden Arches are offering golden opportunities." - CBS Evening News + local teevee reporters

Heard that exact phrase three times this evening.

Was that shit on some kinda McPress release?

[Pterodactyl]

29. Good luck! I hope you get the job!

[Mnemosyne]

30. Are they trying to send a message to current and future employees? Letting us know how expendable

we really are now? I'm just speculating, but with the current economic slavery push by the corps...

The situation is truly getting dire when McD's is the best prospect most have for any employment at all at this time. Isn't it considered a manufacturing position now, after Jr.**?

I wish you the best of luck, Twin Vox. Any port in a storm these days. But damn it, the ports should at least support a living wage, not below poverty level. :hug:

[MilesColtrane]

31. I did my time at Mickey D's.

A little advice: Be prudent about your meal choices when on break, and try to avoid being the one who has to empty the grease traps.

[upi402]

34. sad

THIS is our growth industrty?

wow

[Obamanaut]

36. So, you're back from Portugal? Where did you work while you were

there?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8445924

How did this job from March turn out? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=679502

[FreeStateDemocrat]

37. Good luck on your job search. Are most of these McD jobs part-time w/o bennies?

[Dreamer Tatum]

38. I thought you converted all your assets into gold and left the US.

Now you're whining about McDonald's?

Surely your conversion to gold has made you many thousands of dollars, no? Why do you even need McDonald's?

[Obamanaut]

45. I guess neither Portugal nor the new job last month worked out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=924695&mesg_id=928014

[Imagevision]

39. yah right! McDonald's is doing great - go and buy a car now..:-)

[Erose999]

41. These are all temporary jobs for the summer too. They probably won't make near as much of a to-do

about the layoffs they're gonna have in September or October.

[Ikonoklast]

47. What are you talking about?

McDonald's LOSES employees when school starts in the fall, they actually hire more workers at that time of the year than almost any other.

[negativenihil]

43. Look

At least SOMEONE is creating jobs in America... Love 'em or Hate 'em McDonald's is trying. I wouldn't be surprised if this was part of a long term strategy - Take a dip in overall profits for a little by hiring some extra help, so when we crawl out from under this mess and people have moved on and found bigger/better jobs - they'll look back and think fondly of McDonald's for helping them when they were down.

To me, this looks like a billion dollar company trying to do the right thing, right now.

Then again maybe my glass is half full.

[Gin]

44. not where I want to work..but a job is some money anyway...

I like seeing mature fast food employees mixed in with the younger ones...the stores are cleaner and seem to be run better.

to those who applied...good luck...hope it comes through and is the beginning of better things to come.