Table service at McDonald's

Just told my wife about your post and she replied it might give the servers tips which might slow the fight for the $15 an hour wage raise.

Rich

 

The employees of McDonalds have been fighting for a higher wage, $15 an hour. All my wife meant was the the tips would bump up their wages and might put an end to the argument about a higher wage.

Rich

 

Yup, I know how tips work. In my area, the tips far outweigh the wage in restaurants. In Manhattan, in upscale restaurants and bars, the tips are so good the wage is insignificant. I can't see many people going to Mickey D's and tipping either. That seems to defeat the whole McDonalds' experience, no?

Rich

 

Panara Bread, Chick-fil-A and McAllister's Deli have been providing table delivery of meals for several years. Of course, all three have better food than the big M.

 

Right, Panera is much better. I've eaten there a few times and always tipped the server and always had a good meal. I just looked up the deli and the nearest one in 17 miles away with heavy traffic, not going there. Never tried a Chick-Fil-A. Might give them a shot next time I'm in a mall.

Thinking about delis and we don't have any nearby. Now I'm thinking about a pastrami on rye with french dressing...

Rich

 

Had table service at McDonald's for a while now here. No one tips. It's not like a regular restaurant. It's like Carl's was. They just come and drop off food and disappear.

 

Yeah. But that's kinda expected since Hardee's and Carl's are the same company. In fact they used to use the exact same merchandise and marketing materials simply swapping just the logo and name depending on the market.

 

Went to McDonald's last week, ordered at the counter (no kiosks visible) and got a sign for food delivery. We sat down and waited. My wife saw our order sitting up on the counter but no one seemed to want to deliver it to us. She got up and picked it up herself. Obviously no tip here!

 

Quoting one minimum wage fast food worker in a brief convo about service, or the lack, thereof:

"They don't pay me enough to live on, so why should I care?"

He had a point.

 

Not exactly.

The theory that minimum wage workers are disinterested, or whatever, is just not so. Most minimum wasg workers are not making a career of it, they are working for a specific period of time during their life. Often they are very hard working and eager.

 

Not exactly.

This article walks us through a different picture who are the folks holding this type of jobs.

It’s Getting Harder To Move Beyond A Minimum-Wage Job

 

Wage increase don't make things cheaper for people to buy. But so many believe it does and that's why we have minimum wage increases. It's also why there are less and less mid range wage jobs.

People at McDonald's generally don't stay forever because they use it as a stepping stone. Not everyone of course but most. Most jobs paying minimum wage should be stepping stones. But if you keep easing minimum wage they suddenly lose the ability to be stepping stones because there aren't nearly enough places to step up to.

 

Really poor work, even by Nate Silver standards. Yes, if a person stays in a minimum wage job, they will always make minimum wage. Duh.

The point is that almost no one stays in such a job for very long, let alone a lifetime. Most minimum wage workers are second jobs, spouses earning a second family income, students, and young people. After a while, their life situation changes,they no longer need a second job, spouse income rises, or, most importantly, they GRADUATE or otherwise learn a skill, or simply gain a maturity, and move on.

The lifetime minimum wage worker is a myth. As is the idea that most mw workers give a substandard effort.

 

Not exactly.

You don't have to raise prices in order to keep a decent minimum wage. Minimum wage is NOT on part with inflation, if it was, the minimum wage would be close to $20. So your theory fails the first fact test.

But if you must cut cost somewhere in order to "afford" an minimum wage increase, you can start by paying the CEO 5 Million instead of 8 Million

"The McDonald's CEO got his salary super-sized. The fast food chain's chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, brought home a whopping $7.91 million last year — a 368% raise over his 2014 salary of $1.69 million —while low-wage McDonald's workers are striking around the country for a livable income."

McDonald's CEO gets 368% pay raise

This should be common sense....



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