NYC fast-food workers walk out... demanding more than double minimum pay.

[Drukqs]

Burger-flippers are demanding $15/hour minimum pay... more than double the current minimum wage of $7.25/hour. Why? As one 21-year-old employee states, "Everything we do needs to be fast, needs to be perfect... when you’re actually there for eight hours smiling like you’re on the Miss Universe contest, it’s not easy... there is a lot of verbal abuse."

1) I've never had a perfect fast food meal in my life. Fast? Sure, but is that really an unreasonable request of fast food establishments?
2) Doubling pay for eight hours of smiling? Fast food employees don't smile. They're all miserable.
3) The employees are more verbally abusive than anyone.

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/29/in_r...kers_walk_out/

[oneshotGG]

maybe not double but slightly above minimum would make them happy enough

look at costco's system, looks like it works for them

[54m0n6]

Fuking ungrateful *******s. Its like $5/day here in the philippines

[bodybuilder89]

lol how can you walk out when you do a job that requires no skill

[CarlMcGuirk]

Fuking ungrateful *******s. Its like $5/day here in the philippines

because comparing the philippines to NYC is a 100% direct translation.

[ChikN10der]

Maybe some fresh new employees will be a good thing....

[ftblplyr46]

Really? No way that should happen. The McDonalds near my work has like 20 people working there during the day. Its ridiculous. Some just wonder around.

[cchar042]

It's hard to not agree with them

$7.50 an hour may be enough in Arkansas, but it's not enough in NYC.

[7rmr]

Fuking ungrateful *******s. Its like $5/day here in the philippines

In no way is there a difference in purchasing power between Philippines and NYC.

Also, I've been to the Philippines, is Banue pretty? Yes. Is most of the country a backwards **** hole? Yes. Basically if the Philippines is doing something you want to be doing the opposite of that. Take your poverty country mentality and gtfo.

[Forlace91]

Fuking ungrateful *******s. Its like $5/day here in the philippines

cost of living in nyc is a lot higher brah

[EdmundGTP]

fuk em.. let em walk..

[54m0n6]

In no way is there a difference in purchasing power between Philippines and NYC.

Also, I've been to the Philippines, is Banue pretty? Yes. Is most of the country a backwards **** hole? Yes. Basically if the Philippines is doing something you want to be doing the opposite of that. Take your poverty country mentality and gtfo.

Stfu u manlet

[zakmosis]

Lol turnover rate is high enough McDonald's will just fire and replace. Moving on...

[Backus24]

Brb have no skills that can get better employment
Brb demand I get paid a premium for my services when I can be replaced tomorrow

Brb $0 per hour > minimum wage

[Ricky116]

Really? No way that should happen. The McDonalds near my work has like 20 people working there during the day. Its ridiculous. Some just wonder around.

Same over here. Why the hell does McD's employee like 50 people per small fast food joint?? Looks mental over the counter

[Drukqs]

It's hard to not agree with them

$7.50 an hour may be enough in Arkansas, but it's not enough in NYC.

Do you live in NYC, or are you just going by what you've heard? NYC can be a very cheap place to live.

[diminishedlogic]

Because how are you supposed to live on minimum wage in NYC?

Its bs and ridiculous you couldnt live in the dumpiest place in the city off of welfare on that wage.

BRB wasting my whole week working for chit pay
BRB living like chit


good for them would rep irl

[RainingBlood]

fuk em.. let em walk..

couldn't grow a calf if I owned a pregnant cow crew

[7rmr]

Stfu u manlet

I would much rather be short than live in the Philippines.

[C. Griswald]

brb applying at burger king

[WaterIsGooD]

Why not?

[diminishedlogic]

I would much rather be short than live in the Philippines.

[WaterIsGooD]

What's wrong with letting the workers of our **** jobs live well?

[BeefyMcNasty]

I think one of the first rules of negotiating is having something to bargain with. Thinking you're an irreplaceable fast food employee is ridiculous.

[RobertPlant]

meanwhile.

dude in china has to zukyerdick for 3 yen a month

[BongoBanger]

heard abrys pays 8.00

and 5 guys goes to 8.50$

[cchar042]

What's wrong with letting the workers of our **** jobs live well?

Then the executives only get $250k bonuses instead of $260k. That is a travesty and should NOT, under any circumstances, be allowed.

[JeepCreeper]

It's hard to not agree with them

$7.50 an hour may be enough in Arkansas, but it's not enough in NYC.

Its hard TO agree with them. They are unskilled, yet demand higher pay just because they don't like their job, and because NYC is expensive to live in?! This is why the majority of smart people get some sort of skill training or a college degree. If they can't afford to live in NYC on minimum wage, move somewhere else. Many people learn that early on in their working life.

[Staberella]

The Chinese food workers sho am gonna be happy to make those extra delivery tips on top of their $2 per hour salary today.

[FearThisjake]

What's wrong with letting the workers of our **** jobs live well?

if you make $15/hour standing around flipping burgers or mopping floors, that's not really a ****ty job

if you make $7.50/hour standing around flipping burgers or mopping floors, that's a ****ty job