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qui_est_ce
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I’d have to see what their positions are. Certainly a fast food worker is not going to make the same wage as a forklift driver, so this article isn’t exactly honest.
I’m betting the forklift driver’s pay at Cosco of $22.00/hour includes his benefits. You can’t compare Wal-Mart to Cosco because Cosco is members only. Probably a better comparison is Sam’s Club.
Regarding friendly employees, Sam’s Club has extremely friendly employees. They go out of their way to make the shopping experience easy. The clothes are constantly folded, and rarely do I find an item out of place. Sam’s Club also hires a lot of elderly people. Is that good or bad?
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october_baby
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Sam’s club is also members only.
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josephback
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I know someone who works at WalMart making $13 an hour, but they’ve been there 20 years.
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qui_est_ce
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That’s why I think it’s a better comparison to Cosco than Walmart.
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Orogeny
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There seems to be several threads lately bemoaning the pay at fast food restaurants and at Walmart. Is there really a shock that the pay is low at those places? If so, why?
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MJJean
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Back when fast food workers were kids earning their spending money no one really cared that they paid minimum wage. Now that most fast food workers are somewhere around 24-28 and are working there to pay bills, and those companies are posting some serious profits, people care.
I suppose they think that those who are working full time at companies who post multi-billion dollar profits each year should be paid better.
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stinkcat_14
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Can you post some data that supports your contention that most fast food workers are between 24-28?Back when fast food workers were kids earning their spending money no one really cared that they paid minimum wage. Now that most fast food workers are somewhere around 24-28 and are working there to pay bills, and those companies are posting some serious profits, people care.
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J_Peterson
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This article about McDonalds states the average age of a McDonalds worker is “almost 30” (meaning 29) up from 22 years old in 2000.
ETA: forgot the article
bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-18/mcdonald-s-jobs-are-drive-thru-not-dead-end.html
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PatriceA
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Because currently, many people are being forced to work in the fast food industry or at places at Walmart because they can’t find a full time, salaried position. They are getting a rude awaking.
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Mumbles140
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It is easy to say multi-billion, but divided over how many locations? Plus, once you take out the franchise fees from the profits, how much is actually left?Back when fast food workers were kids earning their spending money no one really cared that they paid minimum wage. Now that most fast food workers are somewhere around 24-28 and are working there to pay bills, and those companies are posting some serious profits, people care.
Look, I’m all in favor of a living wage, but making a statement that these companies have multi-billion dollar profits is somewhat deceiving if you look at it from a franchise level.
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Lochias
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A-freaking-men.Back when fast food workers were kids earning their spending money no one really cared that they paid minimum wage. Now that most fast food workers are somewhere around 24-28 and are working there to pay bills, and those companies are posting some serious profits, people care.
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Lochias
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The CEO of McD’s made ***twenty millions dollars in 2011. ***
forbes.com/lists/2011/12/ceo-compensation-11_rank.html
If someone thinks that one man is entitled to that much money while thousands of 30-year olds struggle and sweat just to support their families in a never-ending cycle of living hand-to-mouth, I’d call 'em stark raving nuts. That man is making the money that thousands of minimum-wage workers make in a year.
I am a public school teacher in NC. We just took another pay cut (well, elimination of another increase). Now I can whine and moan about the cut, or I can just take it, or I can simply resign and find another job.Back when fast food workers were kids earning their spending money no one really cared that they paid minimum wage. Now that most fast food workers are somewhere around 24-28 and are working there to pay bills, and those companies are posting some serious profits, people care.
If the productivity of a worker is such that the job warrants $13.00 per hour, then it makes no sense to say they should be paid $23.00 per hour. That’s a recipe for bankruptcy.
If it does make sense, then maybe $33.00 per hour makes more sense. Or $43.00 per hour. At what point does paying someone in excess of their productivity no longer make sense?
Has anyone stopped to think that maybe the reason 16 year olds can’t get a Burger King job is because of the increases in minimum wage?
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Trader
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That sounds like a good reason to start their own companies if they can do work that is worth more. Dave Thomas and Harlan Sanders became overnight successes in just 20 years or so. Many of the early employees of Sam Walton and Ray Kroc became millionaires. They should do the same for all their employees.
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stinkcat_14
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Nothing makes a boss more humble than when you tell him you are leaving to do something more lucrative. I know a guy that quit his job twenty years ago because he was making more in his part time business than he was in his full time job. He always had one decision criteria: what else could I be doing? Today he probably makes five times as much as his idiot bosses.
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Orogeny
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Did they find out what the job pays AFTER being hired?
These threads baffle me. Should someone who is out of work be able to demand that McDonald’s or Walmart pay them what their last job paid? Or should they get paid for the job done?
What is fair?
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St_Francis
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There are almost 2 million employees of Macdonalds. If the CEO split his take with them, they would each get less than a 1¢/hour raise, only slightly over $10/year.
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Orogeny
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I think that all of the thousands of 30-year olds should quit in protest of the CEO’s salary.
That will show him.
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