What We Saw at NYC's Fast Food Strike

[bcop]

[bcop]

fast misc is fast.

[Rusty82]

oh my. wonder how it will play out.


I find it pretty interesting how a company like CostCo can pay their employees on average $20 and hour and have prices to compete with and beat Sam's Club and Wal-mart who are notorious for paying as low as possible with no benefits. The ramifications on higher wages are not what big corporations would have you believe more often than not.

[bcop]

oh my. wonder how it will play out.


I find it pretty interesting how a company like CostCo can pay their employees on average $20 and hour and have prices to compete with and beat Sam's Club and Wal-mart who are notorious for paying as low as possible with no benefits. The ramifications on higher wages are not what big corporations would have you believe more often than not.

Do you realize that people must pay for the privilege of shipping at costco?

Also, they are slightly more expensive than sam's club.

[datderblake]

oh my. wonder how it will play out.


I find it pretty interesting how a company like CostCo can pay their employees on average $20 and hour and have prices to compete with and beat Sam's Club and Wal-mart who are notorious for paying as low as possible with no benefits. The ramifications on higher wages are not what big corporations would have you believe more often than not.

Lol, nothing will come of all this. No one is going to acknowledge any of their requests, and the movement will just fizzle out.. probably in a week.

It's pretty disturbing to see this chit. I worked my ass off to obtain a 4 year degree, spent a lot of money in the process (still am, paying off loans) and am now a writer for a marketing firm.

I make just under $15 an hour doing complicated, and tedious work that requires a lot of knowledge of writing, the many industries that our clients are involved in, and having the ability to discipline myself to sit and write for hours each day.

These fast-food employees (who aren't in school, and rely on their wages to support their lives) wanting $15 an hour for their jobs is a joke, considering that probably 98% of them would either be fired, or quit within a few days of trying to do my job.

Hilarious how these people are saying "this wage wont support my 3 kids." Yea? How about you stop blaming others for being an actual retard and having 3 kids, thinking a fast-food wage will support your family.

Fuk this gay earth.

[CurryTech777]

oh my. wonder how it will play out.


I find it pretty interesting how a company like CostCo can pay their employees on average $20 and hour and have prices to compete with and beat Sam's Club and Wal-mart who are notorious for paying as low as possible with no benefits. The ramifications on higher wages are not what big corporations would have you believe more often than not.

u realize costco basically makes no profit right

[SergeyBrin]

i worked at a wendys when i was 17

everyone else there was 30 srs

[Rusty82]

Do you realize that people must pay for the privilege of shipping at costco?

Also, they are slightly more expensive than sam's club.

does that "slightly more expensive" make up for the massive difference in wages?

Lol, nothing will come of all this, no one will acknowledge any of their requests, and the movement will just fizzle out.. probably in a week.

It's pretty disturbing to see this chit. I worked my ass off to obtain a 4 year degree, spent a lot of money in the process, and am now a writer for a marketing firm.

I make just under $15 an hour doing complicated, and tedious work that requires a lot of knowledge of writing, the many industries that our clients are involved in, and having the ability to discipline myself to sit and write for hours each day.

These fast-food employees (who aren't in school, and rely on their wages to support their lives) wanting $15 an hour for their jobs is a joke, considering that probably 98% of them would either be fired, or quit within a few days of trying to do my job.

Fuk this gay earth.

you have no idea how sad and pathetic you sound right now. You don't want others making $15 and hour because in your mind it will lessen your own self worth or something if "these dirty fast food peasants" somehow make the same as a big shot marketing writer who makes $15 an hour after a 4 year degree? FKN LOL

[gmenfan40]

These people actually think they deserve $15/hour for a job that requires no talent? They should blame themselves for being pathetic...

[Rusty82]

u realize costco basically makes no profit right

not sure if trolling or just has brain damage.

Costco was the first company to grow from zero to $3 billion in sales in less than six years.[12] For the fiscal year ending on August 31, 2012, the company's sales totaled $97.062 billion, with $1.709 billion net profit.Costco is 24th on the 2012 Fortune 500.[19] The ACSI (The American Customer Satisfaction Index) named Costco number one in the specialty retail store industry with a score of 83 in Q4 2008.[20]

[bcop]

does that "slightly more expensive" make up for the massive difference in wages?

Yes.

The lower profits that costco makes also contributes to this.

And don't compare stock prices to disprove me. Wal-Mart makes a much greater profit, but they have much more shares outstanding, so that profit gets more diluted through all of the extra shares.

[Rusty82]

Yes.

I would gladly pay another 10% at fast food locations so that the people working there could earn a decent wage. in the same sense I would gladly pay extra money for American companies like Apple and Nike to make their products in the USA. if a US based Nike or Apple factory meant another couple hundred for an iMac and another $20 for a pair of shoes I would be totally fine paying more to help our own economy grow more because of the new and better jobs they could provide

[Zca4]

And what you see here is a bunch of delusional idiots who thought they could live the same life their idols do on minimum wage or slightly above. We live in a materialistic society where people see all these ads and celebrities just buying a bunch of ****. If you make minimum wage you have no phucking business buying a new iphone every year. You have no business buying hundreds of dollars of new clothes every season. Pretty controversial but you really have no phucking business having kids if you make minimum wage. People think they can just use credit cards and everything will be ok. They need to grow up.

[SlootFlute]

The reason Costco employees make $20 hr

is in thanks to their CEO who makes 6 figures

compare that to his peers who make way more

[gharamlifter]

this chit is more pointless than the occupy movement protests.
they'll calm down after awhile.

[Smithers115]

LOL

Well we dont need any experience or education, but we want more moneys

[TheApathy]

does that "slightly more expensive" make up for the massive difference in wages?



you have no idea how sad and pathetic you sound right now. You don't want others making $15 and hour because in your mind it will lessen your own self worth or something if "these dirty fast food peasants" somehow make the same as a big shot marketing writer who makes $15 an hour after a 4 year degree? FKN LOL

Actually, he doesn't sound pathetic at all. Why should these scumbags earn $15/hour for a job that a local Juan outside of Home Depot can do AND at a faster rate? That's why I'm glad that McDonalds are installing computers to replace these lazy cashiers that aren't trying to move up in the industry, pursuing a college education, or learning a trade.

[skiezics]

Lol, nothing will come of all this. No one is going to acknowledge any of their requests, and the movement will just fizzle out.. probably in a week.

It's pretty disturbing to see this chit. I worked my ass off to obtain a 4 year degree, spent a lot of money in the process (still am, paying off loans) and am now a writer for a marketing firm.

I make just under $15 an hour doing complicated, and tedious work that requires a lot of knowledge of writing, the many industries that our clients are involved in, and having the ability to discipline myself to sit and write for hours each day.

These fast-food employees (who aren't in school, and rely on their wages to support their lives) wanting $15 an hour for their jobs is a joke, considering that probably 98% of them would either be fired, or quit within a few days of trying to do my job.

Hilarious how these people are saying "this wage wont support my 3 kids." Yea? How about you stop blaming others for being an actual retard and having 3 kids, thinking a fast-food wage will support your family.

Fuk this gay earth.

The best part is that they are too dumb to realize that if they did get $15/hr. that people from other professions who are better workers would come in and take their jobs away.

[bcop]

I would gladly pay another 10% at fast food locations so that the people working there could earn a decent wage. in the same sense I would gladly pay extra money for American companies like Apple and Nike to make their products in the USA. if a US based Nike or Apple factory meant another couple hundred for an iMac and another $20 for a pair of shoes I would be totally fine paying more to help our own economy grow more because of the new and better jobs they could provide

Good for you. You are in the extreme minority.

By the way, there is no such thing as a strict definition of a "decent wage". It always equals to "more than I am making now".

Fast food is cheap in part because fast food labor is cheap. Fast food labor is cheap because it is relatively low skilled.

Welcome to the free market.

[Sethylis]

fkn pizzes me off, all these slumbucket people that want 15$ an hour for flipping burgers.

[Brobreh]

we president now.


lol @ the guy not letting them speak to the interviewer. He knows anything they say will just sound so ****ing retarded and cause the movement to lose even more support ( as if it had any to begin with).

[Rusty82]

The reason Costco employees make $20 hr

is in thanks to their CEO who makes 6 figures

compare that to his peers who make way more

ok well lets examine this…everybody ITT saying a simple job such as fast food employee does not warrant $15 an hour, but why do we not say things like a CEO does not warrant 40 Million a year when others can do the same job just as well for far less?

do you all think a fast food employee does not deserve $15 an hour, yet the CEO and others need tens of millions per year? if we raised the lowly employees we would see an increase in the prices of the goods and services, yes? well conversely if we decreases the salary and stock options and private jets of the CEO's we would see a decrease in the cost of goods and serves, right? same exact logic being applied here. what's the difference? why does nobody call for CEO's of failing banks who have taken huge bail out money to forfeit their salaries?

[crupiea]

the only thing these protests will do is to distract people from their new, high insurance rates.

Thats the whole reason for them.

[saggies]

WHAT DO WE WANT????

FIFTEEN DOLLARS!!!!!!!

murica!!!

[Rusty82]

Actually, he doesn't sound pathetic at all. Why should these scumbags earn $15/hour for a job that a local Juan outside of Home Depot can do AND at a faster rate? That's why I'm glad that McDonalds are installing computers to replace these lazy cashiers that aren't trying to move up in the industry, pursuing a college education, or learning a trade.

no he sounds extremely pathetic crying about how others may make as much as him and he feels entitled to be somehow better than them. and that because he had to work so hard, nobody should make $15 an hour without busting their ass by his standards. sadkunt is sad.



srs question, it seems like most of you ITT make around $15 an hour or even less, is this why it upsets you? because you feel you are better than them, therefore should make more money?

if you were ballin out of control would you still give a fuk what other random ppl make?




why does it not bother you that people get jobs making stupid money that they don't "deserve"? does anybody do anything worth 40 million year? NO.

[GodsAssassin69]

How do people like this go on strike!? wtf? Wouldn't you just lose your job?


^edit
I am currently working for the lowest rate I have ever had (minimum wage)
I have worked plenty of jobs and have made up to $20/hour while working 60 hour weeks.

I can honestly say that minimum wage is fine for me, however I wish I currently could get more hours at work.

I know I will eventually have another job that requires more effort on my part that will pay more.

I think they all deserve to lose there job, unless "on strike" means gathers on days off.

[JBisGod]

The best part is that they are too dumb to realize that if they did get $15/hr. that people from other professions who are better workers would come in and take their jobs away.

lol yup

I'm pretty sick of hearing "I deserve more", "I have 3 kids. Who is going to pay for this?", "Wall Street is evil because they make a lot of moneyyyy"

[bcop]

ok well lets examine this…everybody ITT saying a simple job such as fast food employee does not warrant $15 an hour, but why do we not say things like a CEO does not warrant 40 Million a year when others can do the same job just as well for far less?

Because others can not do the same job just as well for far less. A CEO, especially a CEO of a big company, is an extremely skilled, extremely important job, with a lot of responsibility. Fast food employees have a much easier job than a CEO.

do you all think a fast food employee does not deserve $15 an hour, yet the CEO and others need tens of millions per year? if we raised the lowly employees we would see an increase in the prices of the goods and services, yes? well conversely if we decreases the salary and stock options and private jets of the CEO's we would see a decrease in the cost of goods and serves, right? same exact logic being applied here. what's the difference? why does nobody call for CEO's of failing banks who have taken huge bail out money to forfeit their salaries?

The price of an employee is not dependent on what they "deserve", or on what they "need". It is dependent on:

-What skills these jobs require
-How hard is it to find people with these skills
-How hard is it to retain people with these skills

Anyone who has basic manual dexterity and is not mentally retarded can be a fast food worker. One has to be a very logical and forward thinking person who works well under pressure to be a CEO.

[Zca4]

ok well lets examine this…everybody ITT saying a simple job such as fast food employee does not warrant $15 an hour, but why do we not say things like a CEO does not warrant 40 Million a year when others can do the same job just as well for far less?

do you all think a fast food employee does not deserve $15 an hour, yet the CEO and others need tens of millions per year? if we raised the lowly employees we would see an increase in the prices of the goods and services, yes? well conversely if we decreases the salary and stock options and private jets of the CEO's we would see a decrease in the cost of goods and serves, right? same exact logic being applied here. what's the difference? why does nobody call for CEO's of failing banks who have taken huge bail out money to forfeit their salaries?

You are a pseudo intellectual. The CEO's of banks that have been bailed out and the CEO of McDonalds are not intertwined. Who are you to tell the CEO's of profitable companies what wages "they should be making." They run the company and call the shots. They are there to make money, not tuck their employees in bed at night. People have the freedom of choice. They choose to work there, they agree upon a wage. If they have no bargaining chips then they are **** out of luck. Maybe they should think of learning some skills? You are everything that is wrong with this country. Calling for people to get something for nothing.

[datderblake]

you have no idea how sad and pathetic you sound right now. You don't want others making $15 and hour because in your mind it will lessen your own self worth or something if "these dirty fast food peasants" somehow make the same as a big shot marketing writer who makes $15 an hour after a 4 year degree? FKN LOL

It has nothing to do with reassuring my own "self-worth." I don't consider myself better than anyone else, and I'm completely confident with my abilities in almost every aspect of my life. I don't need to compare my wages to others to validate my self worth. I know what I've gone through, the experiences I've gained, the work I've put in. I know my worth.

It has everything to do with what I had to go through to achieve this position and income. There's a reason why those fast-food employees make small wages, it's because their roles are 100% replaceable. If they want a better wage, then do something about it. Learn a skill, get a better education, gain experience in a field you are interested in. No time to do that because you have a family to care for when you're not working? Aw, that's too bad. Maybe you should have been more responsible with your decisions in life so that you could avoid being in such a situation.

A corporation like McDonalds isn't going to give out wages like $15 an hour, because they don't have to. They will always be able to find employees who can work the positions that require very little intelligence or creativity. That's life, that's business. There's no hand-outs in the game of life, you have to work for what towards your goals, and if your goal is to get a higher wage, then work your ass off to get to the wage you want.

I worked my ass off, I dedicated my life after high school to improving my grades in a community college so I could transfer to a university and obtain a 4 year degree. During my college years, I worked a multitude of jobs and internships, to earn more money and professional experience. My senior year at my 4 year school, I took 18 credits both semesters, while working 2 paid internships and a part-time job that paid for my housing. I worked to improve myself, so that I can obtain a wage that I want.

I feel I'm a bit underpaid at my current position, but you don't see me out there protesting against my company. You don't see me blaming others and asking for handouts just because I believe I'm underpaid. No, I continue to work on gaining professional experience, and continue to search for long-term investments to better my finances in the future.

Do you even logic?