McDonald's "McResources" and Wal-Mart's Associates Assistance is Despicable
McResourceline Is "Assisting" Their Employees By Telling Them To Sell Unwanted Items and Christmas Gifts On eBay or Craigslist for Cash
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Wal-Mart is Running A Food Drive Asking "Associates" to Donate Food So Other "Associates" Have Food For Thanksgiving
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WAIT! WHAT?! REALLY?!
I don't like to make too many posts on a similar issue but this situation called for an update because both McDonald's and Wal-Mart seem to want to exacerbate their problems by using ignorance and arrogance. Below is a reprint of a post I made on this site in October. But first here are the updates:
McDonald's McResourceline
This is from Low Pay is Not O.K. today, who is doing great work on this cause:
A screenshot if the "McResourceline" website published by Low Pay Is Not OK reads:“You may want to consider returning some of your unopened purchases that may not seem as appealing as they did. Selling some of your unwanted possessions on eBay or Craigslist could bring in some quick cash. Consider bringing a brown bag lunch and skipping the takeout …. You might also consider a temporary part time job to dig out of debt quickly.”Other pages go on to advise McDonald’s employees to “quit complaining” to lower stress that “Singing along to your favorite songs can lower blood pressure.”
As I'm writing this post I received good news from Maria Trisler at Low Pay is Not O.K. She says McDonald's has removed their advice that they posted. She also says:
Don't they read this stuff before they post it on the web?
McDonald's knows they don't pay their employees like me enough
to make ends meet. But instead of paying us enough to get by, their
"help" consists of a website that's chock full of CLUELESS (and
offensive!) tips. You have to see it to believe it.
Great work Maria! We'll look forward to more results that I'm sure you'll get from all your efforts.
And Now For Wal-Mart
In an article from The Wire - Article from November 18, 2013 "Wal-Mart Holds a Food Drive for Its Own Struggling Workers" they say: "An Ohio Wal-Mart is holding a food drive for underprivileged families
who can't afford Thanksgiving dinner, which seems like a noble enough
venture, until you realize the collection box is for the store's own
workers, who are apparently in need because Wal-Mart doesn't pay them
enough."
In Closing this Update
It might not be so bad that these companies are trying (although totally misguided and blind to reality) to help their employees, if they, themselves weren't so blind with greed that they don't see that they are the cause of their employees being in the financial situations that they are in. If they would simply pay a decent wage for a decent days work they could truly help the problem.
REPRINT OF www.Medic3569.blogspot.com POST FROM OCTOBER 24, 2013
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
McResourceline, McDonald's Employee Assistance Hotline Pushing Employees to Apply for SNAP and Medicaid
You would think that someone who truly needs help to feed themselves and
their children would get it if they are eligible. Not so, not wIn California, sometimes even those who qualify get rejected, as
understaffed agencies prove unable to properly process applications.The state's participation rate is the lowest
in the U.S. — only about half of those that qualify get assistance — making
it the envy of more-conservative states.
Wal-Mart: Leader in Costing Taxpayers for Employees Benefit
The cost of low wages at Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500)
are at the center of a new report released last week by the Democratic
staff of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Low wages
are an issue across the economy, but Wal-Mart, as the country's largest
private employer, has long faced closer scrutiny than other
companies.Wal-Mart's low wages and refusal to offer healthcare to their
employees cost taxpayers $80 Million per year. money.cnn.com June 5, 2013
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