Fast Food Workers Protest Poverty McWages

I worked minimum wage jobs. But after I proved my usefulness, I got a raise. Then I found a job that paid more. I learned more skills and eventually I started my own small business by sub contracting and then eventually building my own customer base.

Everyone starts somewhere. Some people start further ahead than others.

The point is that people have to improve their skillset so they are more employable. Challenging your employer to pay you more than you're worth or find someone else is not a great strategy if there are hundreds of people ready to replace you.
 
I recall that during the summer the year before I went to law school I worked as a welder at a local factory......I made $1.87 an hour......
 
What a bunch of hogwash. I like the cartoon with the moronic college grad. What she really wanted to say was, "I got my degree in something useless, I haven't enough common sense to find a good job, so I'm blaming McDonalds for my low wages".
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Like fuck they don't. They owe you a fair days wage for a fair days work in safe working conditions. Lassiez-faire capitilism has went the way of the communism and the DoDo bird. Get used to it.
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that's crap. every person applying has the option of accepting the pay or not. if it's too low, they can counteroffer. If it's turned down, they can find employment elsewhere. there is no such thing as a fair days pay, never has been, never will be.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Like fuck they don't. They owe you a fair days wage for a fair days work in safe working conditions. Lassiez-faire capitilism has went the way of the communism and the DoDo bird. Get used to it.
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Fair wage for fair work... Your work is worth exactly what somebody is willing to pay you. The work of these people is worth somewhat less, I know I used to be one.
 
tinfoil said:
I worked minimum wage jobs. But after I proved my usefulness, I got a raise. Then I found a job that paid more. I learned more skills and eventually I started my own small business by sub contracting and then eventually building my own customer base.

Everyone starts somewhere. Some people start further ahead than others.

The point is that people have to improve their skillset so they are more employable. Challenging your employer to pay you more than you're worth or find someone else is not a great strategy if there are hundreds of people ready to replace you.
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True but in this case it causes me no pain to support their strike and not cross their picket lines cause I aint eating that shit anyways! :)
 
Disillusioned said:
Fair wage for fair work... Your work is worth exactly what somebody is willing to pay you. The work of these people is worth somewhat less, I know I used to be one.
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That's not true. I don't care how skilled or valuable your work is. There are plenty of people more then willing to pay you nothing for it. You'd better learn that fact fast son if you ever expect to make a decent living. It's a two way street.
 
And it is up to you the provider of your labour to find fair compensation. If Mcdees can find legal relacements willing to work for less than they arent wrong.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Yea that sure did work with those civil rights workers in Alabama, didn't it?
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I guess the right only believes in peaceful protest unless it's crazy teabaggers in tri-cornered hats screaming "OBAMA'S A MUSLIM!" on street corners.

PostmodernProphet said:
just think....instead of protesting they could have used that time to go out and look for a better job......
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Ah...yes, let's reminisce! I remember the days when hard work was rewarded with raises and promotions, when employees were valued, and when employers showed a little compassion for their employees as opposed to hoarding and maximizing all their profits.

I also remember when employers didn't bribe municipalities, states and the federal government and demand subsidies and tax breaks ad nauseum...
 
Howey said:
Ah...yes, let's reminisce! I remember the days when hard work was rewarded with raises and promotions, when employees were valued, and when employers showed a little compassion for their employees as opposed to hoarding and maximizing all their profits.
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back in the day when most politicians, democrat AND republican, weren't corrupt and accepting huge sums of lobbying money to bend the law in corporate favor......BOTH DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN!!!!!
 
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