Yeah, the burger-flippers are exploited in a really hardcore and efficient way, no kidding. It’s exemplarly of how far modern capitalism can go in full view of its 1st world clients. (Do read “Manna”!) I’d also argue that they’re emotionally abused through all the phoney “team-building” and such, but that’s another matter.
But hey, that’s exactly where organized labor could find a good spot to make a stand—“We’re working as hard as we possibly can, we’re not some big fucking happy family, treat us like adults!”. Mcdonalds itself is known for trying various HR tricks (“Not bad for a McJob!”) to defuse serious discontent, but lesser fast food chains might indeed have cause to fear such industry-wide organization. A better and more infamous example is Walmart.
Yeah, the burger-flippers are exploited in a really hardcore and efficient way, no kidding. It’s exemplarly of how far modern capitalism can go in full view of its 1st world clients. (Do read “Manna”!) I’d also argue that they’re emotionally abused through all the phoney “team-building” and such, but that’s another matter.
But hey, that’s exactly where organized labor could find a good spot to make a stand—“We’re working as hard as we possibly can, we’re not some big fucking happy family, treat us like adults!”. Mcdonalds itself is known for trying various HR tricks (“Not bad for a McJob!”) to defuse serious discontent, but lesser fast food chains might indeed have cause to fear such industry-wide organization. A better and more infamous example is Walmart.