Companies like Walmart and McDonalds have historically paid minimum wage so that they can get their employees on benefits: it's a type of corporate welfare where the government functionally pays a huge amount of the employee's salary.
Two reasonable guesses:
First, something shifted so that this isn't viable anymore. McDonalds higher ups can't outright tell the franchise stores "yeah this is what's up, the jig's up, pay your employees more or you won't have employees." So they're asking the government to do it.
Second, McDonalds can pay more and is trying to squish notable competition that cannot.
@ceo_of_monoeye_dating "McDonalds" restaurants are usually not owned by the corporation, but are independent franchises. So it's *that* business owner that would need to be able to afford the wage increases.
Anyway, the reason is because their data shows people making less than $100k per year can't afford to eat there anymore.
@ceo_of_monoeye_dating I think there are a lot of tech and business folks who make over $100k that use it as the fastest way to eat lunch and get back to work
@ceo_of_monoeye_dating McDonalds is largely a real estate conglomerate in 2025 hence why all McDonalds look sterile. To avoid the "old pizza hut" look and capitalize on lend lease agreements.
@NonPlayableClown @ceo_of_monoeye_dating dude we went to Taco Bell a few weeks ago on a whim thinking "this will be cheap and quick, let's suffer the digestive consequences, it can't be that bad"
at the window they're like "your total is $42" and my brain glitched out
but I haven't voluntarily eaten McDonalds since... 2007? I usually get tricked into it by some family members once a year who are like "our shitty kids won't eat anything else, we HAVE to do lunch at McDonalds"
I actually have not stepped foot inside a McDonalds for about 7 years, and the last time I did so was to get the Rick and Morty meme sauce for a friend.
im looking forward to finding the right places when i move .. meat and veggies are possible enough here. the butcher has a store next to it , that has veggies but bread is a different matter
@ins0mniak @fknretardlol @NonPlayableClown @ceo_of_monoeye_dating get into sourdough, it's worth the little bit of effort and there are no-knead recipes so you don't need the bread maker. All you need is a bread pan and your oven. Cast Iron dutch ovens work great too.
CMD
in reply to feld • • •Companies like Walmart and McDonalds have historically paid minimum wage so that they can get their employees on benefits: it's a type of corporate welfare where the government functionally pays a huge amount of the employee's salary.
Two reasonable guesses:
First, something shifted so that this isn't viable anymore. McDonalds higher ups can't outright tell the franchise stores "yeah this is what's up, the jig's up, pay your employees more or you won't have employees." So they're asking the government to do it.
Second, McDonalds can pay more and is trying to squish notable competition that cannot.
feld
in reply to CMD • • •@ceo_of_monoeye_dating "McDonalds" restaurants are usually not owned by the corporation, but are independent franchises. So it's *that* business owner that would need to be able to afford the wage increases.
Anyway, the reason is because their data shows people making less than $100k per year can't afford to eat there anymore.
fortune.com/2025/09/03/mcdonal…
McDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase
Nick Lichtenberg (Fortune)CMD
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in reply to CMD • • •Three, sales are so low that they want to funnel some money back to it's restaurant by having employees buy their stuff while on break.
Seriously you've seen their prices lately?
feld
in reply to NonPlayableClown • • •@NonPlayableClown @ceo_of_monoeye_dating dude we went to Taco Bell a few weeks ago on a whim thinking "this will be cheap and quick, let's suffer the digestive consequences, it can't be that bad"
at the window they're like "your total is $42" and my brain glitched out
but I haven't voluntarily eaten McDonalds since... 2007? I usually get tricked into it by some family members once a year who are like "our shitty kids won't eat anything else, we HAVE to do lunch at McDonalds"
CMD
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in reply to CMD • • •@ceo_of_monoeye_dating @NonPlayableClown I know right!!
I believe it was 8 taco supremes and 2 random things to be adventurous (they sucked, the trash enjoyed them tho)
CMD
in reply to NonPlayableClown • • •@NonPlayableClown >Seriously you've seen their prices lately?
I actually have not stepped foot inside a McDonalds for about 7 years, and the last time I did so was to get the Rick and Morty meme sauce for a friend.
NonPlayableClown
in reply to CMD • • •>last time I did so was to get the Rick and Morty meme sauce
Not going to lie... that was probably the last time I ever went there. Their food just gives me the worst stomach ache. Practically inedible for me.
But from what coworkers have complained about, everything so fucking expensive than when I was a teen.
A big mac sandwich is more than 7 bucks now.
Dr. ins0mniak M.D.
in reply to NonPlayableClown • • •@NonPlayableClown @ceo_of_monoeye_dating If you lay off the processed foods in general you feel so much better.
last time I got fast food I couldn't move for like an hour man, felt like I swallowed a softball
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in reply to Dr. ins0mniak M.D. • • •even that is kinda bad
turkey and cheese sammiches FTW
Dr. ins0mniak M.D.
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in reply to Dr. ins0mniak M.D. • • •meat and veggies are possible enough here.
the butcher has a store next to it , that has veggies
but bread is a different matter
Dr. ins0mniak M.D.
in reply to fknretardlol • • •@fknretardlol @NonPlayableClown @ceo_of_monoeye_dating I can't stand most bread from regular stores.
Id get a bread maker if I had room
feld
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in reply to feld • • •shenanigans may ensue
feld
in reply to fknretardlol • • •this is one I did in my dutch oven, it was great
#breadposting
#breadiverse
NonPlayableClown
in reply to Dr. ins0mniak M.D. • • •My wife is the same way. She can only get certain brand of bread the store.
She despises most white bread, especially wonder bread.
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