Is this the death rattle for McDonalds?

[desslok]

yeah, seems like a very smart approach

Rentcels on suicide watch

[headturner1]

Get a grip op.

You shorting mcd? If so, I got some bad newz

[rollerball]

Rentcels on suicide watch

Lol

[CLTRD]

Went into McD's a couple years ago and mcdoubles were like $4??? Used to cost $1.59, no thx Jeff. Plus I sat down for ten minutes and nobody even came to take my order, worst service ever.

[NitrogenWidget]

i literally believe that McDonalds would be the LAST place to ever crumble and close up shop due to the economy

it has been foretold that in the future all restaurants are Taco Bell.

[freeburn]

People used to make the sacrifice of eating chitty food for really cheap.

Now mcdonalds cost the same price as the local mom and pop burger shop that's 20x better quality. People don't wanna eat chitty food for the price of premium food

[FlexLex]

Seems like with millenial generation at least we opt for higher quality fast food.
Boomers thrived on quick Drive thrus
we like the pop ins--choipotles, honeygrows, etc

[legbroke]

I like how they make them work from home so they can fire them via Zoom. That really cuts down on the workplace mass shootings.

[northernlights7]

So that horse shiiiit where McPoverty's employees ignore their posted closing times and shut down 15 - 30 minutes early wasn't just an issue at the one specific location I went to, but it's actually a common enough problem for people across the country to notice it?

The McPoverty's I used to go to started that closing early bullshiiiit back in 2020 during covid lockdowns. They'd have employees randomly shutting the lights off and shutting it down 15+ minutes early while you were still in the drive-through, and they'd shut it down and refuse to serve if you even if you had already been waiting in the stupid lines for 5+ minutes, just so they can be lazy fukkkkers and close early. Lemme tell ya, nothing burns my asssss quite like expecting to be able to get what should be a pretty reliable/predictable fast food experience after work just ordering a couple double cheeseburger or something basic like that, and they F you over by closing early, thus making you find an alternate option at almost 10:30 pm.

I'm actually legit mind blown at how bad McDonald's got over the last few years. Everything from the bs manipulation of closing times by employees, to the worse quality and smaller portion sizes, to the service in general. I legit haven't been to a McDonald's in 5 or 6 months, now that I stop and think about it. I guess I just got tired of it it all.

[crupiea]

Imagine if they went back to the old ways and made big macs like in and out makes burgers. They would destroy every other place.

That or have in and out start making big macs and put mcdonalds out of business.

[chino3]

I've traveled extensively, and McDonald's is the most popular restaurant chain I've personally witnessed worldwide. Their stock is shooting up right now.

This is likely just a cost cutting measure for them. Getting rid of old people with high incomes in Chicago whose jobs should have been eliminated a decade ago, and finally they now have cover to do it without looking bad.

I just looked at their financials, 2021 was their most profitable year ever recorded.

2022 their total revenue came down only 0.17%, but net income dropped 18.13% year over year.

So overall, people are still eating there, but it looks like there is some kind of employee bloat.

Luckily for McD's, AI will easily do the work of cubiclecels.

EDIT: ^^^ oliver the wizard.

these. People like OP are embarrassingly stupid to think layoffs during record profit reporting and a looming recession mean "death rattle" jfc

[OliverHeldens]

So that horse shiiiit where McPoverty's employees ignore their posted closing times and shut down 15 - 30 minutes early wasn't just an issue at the one specific location I went to, but it's actually a common enough problem for people across the country to notice it?

The McPoverty's I used to go to started that closing early bullshiiiit back in 2020 during covid lockdowns. They'd have employees randomly shutting the lights off and shutting it down 15+ minutes early while you were still in the drive-through, and they'd shut it down and refuse to serve if you even if you had already been waiting in the stupid lines for 5+ minutes, just so they can be lazy fukkkkers and close early. Lemme tell ya, nothing burns my asssss quite like expecting to be able to get what should be a pretty reliable/predictable fast food experience after work just ordering a couple double cheeseburger or something basic like that, and they F you over by closing early, thus making you find an alternate option at almost 10:30 pm.

I'm actually legit mind blown at how bad McDonald's got over the last few years. Everything from the bs manipulation of closing times by employees, to the worse quality and smaller portion sizes, to the service in general. I legit haven't been to a McDonald's in 5 or 6 months, now that I stop and think about it. I guess I just got tired of it it all.

Yeah, there was a time in 2020 or 2021 where I thought McDonald's was on the way out. My McDonald's would have random closing times, and often they would close at like 6PM. Combined with the food going up in price, I didn't really go there much for about 2-3 years.

[CalmWind]

I prefer Taco Bell + Chic Fila over them anyway

[northernlights7]

Went into McD's a couple years ago and mcdoubles were like $4??? Used to cost $1.59, no thx Jeff. Plus I sat down for ten minutes and nobody even came to take my order, worst service ever.

I haven't actually walked inside of a McDonald's since about 2018. Back then, they were already implementing the switch to making customers completely self-service their orders with touch screen kiosks near the cash registers area.

Between crap like that and other bs they pull these days (ridiculous prices and portion sizes, constantly worsening quality, closing early, etc.), I don't see the point of going there at all anymore. I mean hell, these days, there are always even gas stations around that sell better hot food than half the bs McPoverty's serves, so they don't even have the location factor going for them at this point anymore (a big point of McDonald's success always involved them picking prime locations for fast food dumps, but that matters less and less as the years go by).

[Cleveland33]

I haven't actually walked inside of a McDonald's since about 2018. Back then, they were already implementing the switch to making customers completely self-service their orders with touch screen kiosks near the cash registers area.

Between crap like that and other bs they pull these days (ridiculous prices and portion sizes, constantly worsening quality, closing early, etc.), I don't see the point of going there at all anymore. I mean hell, these days, there are always even gas stations around that sell better hot food than half the bs McPoverty's serves, so they don't even have the location factor going for them at this point anymore (a big point of McDonald's success always involved them picking prime locations for fast food dumps, but that matters less and less as the years go by).

McDonald's corporate owns so much prime commercial real estate they really don't need to worry about how the restaurants do

[xcav8r]

McD's is horribly overpriced for the disgusting food that they serve. Only thing I would ever buy there is a chocolate shake. ( which is getting smaller and more expensive....)

[northernlights7]

Imagine if they went back to the old ways and made big macs like in and out makes burgers. They would destroy every other place.

That or have in and out start making big macs and put mcdonalds out of business.

McPoverty's completely abandoned the concept of basing their business model on any kind of quality (product quality, service quality) long time ago, breh.

[havoc00]

McD's is horribly overpriced for the disgusting food that they serve. Only thing I would ever buy there is a chocolate shake. ( which is getting smaller and more expensive....)

the quarter pounders are good as is the app 20 nuggs for 5 bucks

[headturner1]

these. People like OP are embarrassingly stupid to think layoffs during record profit reporting and a looming recession mean "death rattle" jfc

Op is a goddamned wealth of information, some have compared him to the oracle of Omaha, but round these parts he’s simply referred to as “****göt”

[northernlights7]

McD's is horribly overpriced for the disgusting food that they serve. Only thing I would ever buy there is a chocolate shake. ( which is getting smaller and more expensive....)

Bingo.

Their awful prices are what gets me the worst. McDonald's being shiiiit-tier quality has been a widely known running mainstream gag among people for as long as I've been alive. But, they used to be cheap, and pretty fast. Now they are expensive af for what you get, and they usually move pretty slow compared to even a few years ago too.

[Cleveland33]

Bingo.

Their awful prices are what gets me the worst. McDonald's being shiiiit-tier quality has been a widely known running mainstream gag among people for as long as I've been alive. But, they used to be cheap, and pretty fast. Now they are expensive af for what you get, and they usually move pretty slow compared to even a few years ago too.

yeah but what is cheaper? Not BK, not Wendys, not CFA

they have their niche

[wings_unhinged]

Miss the days when you could go into a Mickey Ds and get a meal for $5. I still eat there on occasion.

[redmelly]

Get a grip op.

You shorting mcd? If so, I got some bad newz

Are you denying McDs has seriously gone downhill? Nothing I've had there in the last 3 years has been tasty. It's like they never change the fryer oil. I hated to spend a free meal on that garbage but typically I was on the road so had no choice. And the McD's in Michigan that used to be open all night are now closed at 9pm!

They deserve to go out of business.

[headturner1]

Are you denying McDs has seriously gone downhill? Nothing I've had there in the last 3 years has been tasty. It's like they never change the fryer oil. I hated to spend a free meal on that garbage but typically I was on the road so had no choice. And the McD's in Michigan that used to be open all night are now closed at 9pm!

Not at all, but most things service/food/hospitality have gotten progressively chittier.

That’s not what you broached originally, you said that this was a “death rattle”..

It’s not, mcd cranks hard af (chitty food or not).

[Mr.Roarke]

I wonder if the local AAs will attack the automated screens and robots when they don't get their fresh cookies.

Lol this is just pathetic.


SAD!

[tricepertops]

The revamped stores are disgusting. Paper straws are also terrible, will never get a milkshake again.

[rollerball]

Lol this is just pathetic.


SAD!

She wants her MOTHER****ING FRESH COOKIES, MOTHE****AH!

She's a queen!

[redmelly]

Not at all, but most things service/food/hospitality have gotten progressively chittier.

That’s not what you broached originally, you said that this was a “death rattle”..

It’s not, mcd cranks hard af (chitty food or not).

I guess we'll see. I'm not gunning for it to go out of business if the food quality improves and the stores hours go back to the same hours as pre pandemic.

[Cleveland33]

I guess we'll see. I'm not gunning for it to go out of business. I'd like to see the food quality improve and the stores to be open the same hours as pre pandemic.

hours are franchise dependent. Mine is back to 24 hours on the weekend

[xcav8r]

For the price of their combo meals, you can go to a local mom and pop diner or restaurant and get a nice fresh cooked meal with more substance for the same price.

Hell , even a cheesburger in Five Guys now is $11.00