▲ 817 ▼ $3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com) submitted 2 years ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 279 comments fedilink hide all child comments "Even though we're pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well," he said in October analyst call. normal way to talk about 'fellow' human beings
[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 120 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a good thing we haven't raised the Minimum Wage! Otherwise they may have Raised their prices! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) The legal minimum wage hasn't risen, but the real minimum wage has. Around here, in a poor little redneck town, you're getting $10-$12 to start at McDonalds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago That’s actually even more depressing. The legal minimum wage is so low that it’s not even lifting up the wages of the most modest jobs in the lowest COL areas. It functionally doesn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, I think part of the recruitment policy for each workplace is to state "We're above minimum wage by a decent margin!" But if minimum wage were bumped up to $10, that would no longer be the case, and McDonalds would be doing little to differentiate themselves - at least until they offer $15-$18. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) The legal minimum wage hasn't risen, but the real minimum wage has. Around here, in a poor little redneck town, you're getting $10-$12 to start at McDonalds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago That’s actually even more depressing. The legal minimum wage is so low that it’s not even lifting up the wages of the most modest jobs in the lowest COL areas. It functionally doesn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, I think part of the recruitment policy for each workplace is to state "We're above minimum wage by a decent margin!" But if minimum wage were bumped up to $10, that would no longer be the case, and McDonalds would be doing little to differentiate themselves - at least until they offer $15-$18. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago That’s actually even more depressing. The legal minimum wage is so low that it’s not even lifting up the wages of the most modest jobs in the lowest COL areas. It functionally doesn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I mean, I think part of the recruitment policy for each workplace is to state "We're above minimum wage by a decent margin!" But if minimum wage were bumped up to $10, that would no longer be the case, and McDonalds would be doing little to differentiate themselves - at least until they offer $15-$18. permalink fedilink source parent