Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Aug 29, 2013 8:42am
Apparently fast food workers are striking across the country in an attempt to raise their minimum wage to......15 FUCKING DOLLARS PER HOUR. This has got to be the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
http://news.msn.com/us/more-fast-food-strikes-set-for-cities-nationwide
http://news.msn.com/us/more-fast-food-strikes-set-for-cities-nationwide
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Aug 29, 2013 8:47am
What do you expect when the "leaders" of our country push an entitlement mentality?
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Aug 29, 2013 8:51am
The dumbest thing I've ever heard is the idiots who think people not buying gas on a certain day will cause prices to drop because the gas companies will panic.
This is up there though.
This is up there though.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Aug 29, 2013 9:14am
Bet Sleeper isn't too happy about this.
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Sonofanump
Aug 29, 2013 9:21am
Yep.bases_loaded;1492917 wrote:What do you expect when the "leaders" of our country push an entitlement mentality?
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Aug 29, 2013 9:33am
These jackasses do realize that if they get their wish half of them will be let go, right?
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Aug 29, 2013 9:36am
WOW! I was wong I thought this Thread was going to be about how Fast Food give somepeople the shits ... it does me I don't eat fast food..
.... Wait a minute this thread is crap and the idea of $15.00 per hour min wage for fast food worker is bat shit crazy
.... Wait a minute this thread is crap and the idea of $15.00 per hour min wage for fast food worker is bat shit crazy
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Aug 29, 2013 9:39am
Fire all of them and then bring in a new bus load from Guatemala.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Aug 29, 2013 9:57am
Truth, meals would double in price with their wages. There'd be less fast food restaurants to work at. How about developing a skill worth more than minimum wage?justincredible;1492940 wrote:These jackasses do realize that if they get their wish half of them will be let go, right?
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Aug 29, 2013 10:23am
ObamaBelly35;1492943 wrote:WOW! I was wong I thought this Thread was going to be about how Fast Food give somepeople the shits ... it does me I don't eat fast food..
.... Wait a minute this thread is crap and the idea of $15.00 per hour min wage for fast food worker is bat shit crazy
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Aug 29, 2013 10:25am
Shaniqua Davis, 20, lives in New York City with her boyfriend, who is unemployed, and their 1-year-old daughter. Davis works at a McDonald's, earning $7.25 an hour.
...ccrunner609;1488895 wrote:I bet I know what race they were
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Aug 29, 2013 10:31am
I'm just now hearing and reading about this. WTH!?!?!
Why wouldn't this one thing happen.
Managers fire the folks making the $7.25 and bring in a new crop of people who ARE willing to work for the $7.25???
If one is unwilling to work for a company at a certain wage, a) don't work there, or b) work hard enough and good enough to warrant a raise/promotion.
Or does that kind of reasoning not work anymore?
EDIT: If ANY of these employees buy cigarettes, purchase alcohol, have a cell phone - with monthly plan, or cable TV, they should be forced to walk on their hands while stating, "Look at me. I have to pee."
Why wouldn't this one thing happen.
Managers fire the folks making the $7.25 and bring in a new crop of people who ARE willing to work for the $7.25???
If one is unwilling to work for a company at a certain wage, a) don't work there, or b) work hard enough and good enough to warrant a raise/promotion.
Or does that kind of reasoning not work anymore?
EDIT: If ANY of these employees buy cigarettes, purchase alcohol, have a cell phone - with monthly plan, or cable TV, they should be forced to walk on their hands while stating, "Look at me. I have to pee."
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Aug 29, 2013 10:34am
That reasoning seems to be going away. The fact they are on strike over wages is funny enough. Fire them and hire ones that will work. With unemployment as it is, shouldn't be that hard to find order takers.cruiser_96;1492976 wrote:I'm just now hearing and reading about this. WTH!?!?!
Why wouldn't this one thing happen.
Managers fire the folks making the $7.25 and bring in a new crop of people who ARE willing to work for the $7.25???
If one is unwilling to work for a company at a certain wage, a) don't work there, or b) work hard enough and good enough to warrant a raise/promotion.
Or does that kind of reasoning not work anymore?
EDIT: If ANY of these employees buy cigarettes, purchase alcohol, have a cell phone - with monthly plan, or cable TV, they should be forced to walk on their hands while stating, "Look at me. I have to pee."
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Aug 29, 2013 11:04am
Hopefully Americans can lose a little weight during the strike(s).
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Aug 29, 2013 11:11am
These people want to make a living while working for fast food restaurants. You want to support your 3 kids? Learn a trade.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Aug 29, 2013 11:22am
The numbers don't work for a viable business in that industry at anywhere close to that wage level. Unless we are willing to pay at least 20%-25% higher prices with no decrease in transaction counts.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Aug 29, 2013 11:24am
That reasoning seems to be going away. The fact they are on strike over wages is funny enough. Fire them and hire ones that will work. With unemployment as it is, shouldn't be that hard to find order takers.cruiser_96;1492976 wrote:I'm just now hearing and reading about this. WTH!?!?!
Why wouldn't this one thing happen.
Managers fire the folks making the $7.25 and bring in a new crop of people who ARE willing to work for the $7.25???
If one is unwilling to work for a company at a certain wage, a) don't work there, or b) work hard enough and good enough to warrant a raise/promotion.
Or does that kind of reasoning not work anymore?
EDIT: If ANY of these employees buy cigarettes, purchase alcohol, have a cell phone - with monthly plan, or cable TV, they should be forced to walk on their hands while stating, "Look at me. I have to pee."
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Aug 29, 2013 11:27am
The whole concept is silly anyway. An effort to increase egg production by strangling the chicken.WebFire;1492997 wrote:The fact they are on strike over wages is funny enough.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Aug 29, 2013 11:28am
There's 28 million small buisness owners in US who have risked their capital to start a buisness. Should they be guaranteed a living wage?
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Aug 29, 2013 11:32am
Fast food workers striking would improve the quality of life in this country, since it'd cut down on the shit that people pump into their systems on a regular basis.
So I applaud this and hope that things never get resolved.
So I applaud this and hope that things never get resolved.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Aug 29, 2013 11:36am
proud to be an american. woo!
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Aug 29, 2013 11:42am
Ya think he is opposed to getting himself a raise?Raw Dawgin' it;1492931 wrote:Bet Sleeper isn't too happy about this.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Aug 29, 2013 11:43am
Yeah, I bet they became billionaires by working less than fast food workers. :thumbdown:"They work harder than the billionaires in this city," he said.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Aug 29, 2013 11:45am
Haha I was wondering today when I stopped at McD's to get breakfast the dude who took my order actually sounded intelligent. Get up there to pay and he's in a shirt and tie and I thought damn a bunch of people must have called off. Then went to the next window to get my food and they had a flier that the were doing walk in interviews one day next week to hire people on the spot haha. Guess this explains it.
15 dollars is fucking ridiculious though. I agree with pretty much everything else that had been said though.
15 dollars is fucking ridiculious though. I agree with pretty much everything else that had been said though.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Aug 29, 2013 11:47am
They don't expect to get it to 15 bucks. I know right now many places are short on work due to school back in session so you will see more adults and managementIliketurtles;1493009 wrote:Haha I was wondering today when I stopped at McD's to get breakfast the dude who took my order actually sounded intelligent. Get up there to pay and he's in a shirt and tie and I thought damn a bunch of people must have called off. Then went to the next window to get my food and they had a flier that the were doing walk in interviews one day next week to hire people on the spot haha. Guess this explains it.
15 dollars is ****ing ridiculious though. I agree with pretty much everything else that had been said though.