Surveying the inter webs today I came across a great article that shows the way I believe that corporations may be using today's economic system to take advantage of the people that are in dire need of jobs. I have posted the article below. Notice the part where they talk about the ""Mcjobs" will include crew and management positions, part-time and full-time." I have an issue with this, if they are hiring 50,000 people, how many of these people are going to have the opportunity to get these management positions.
I would assume that some people would need to have the right qualifications to be able to get a position like this. Hiring 50,000 workers is good for the U.S. economy because it is putting people that are not able to find jobs the opportunity to do so. I think that this will help the companies that are on top by giving them the ability to widen the wage and income gap between the rich and the poor as some of these jobs will not be available to all individuals, because it may require some college experience that most people who apply to these jobs don't have.
McDonald's to hire 50,000 workers - in 1 day
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- McDonald's said Monday that it is planning a one-day hiring spree of 50,000 new workers on April 19 for its U.S. restaurants.
McDonald's (
MCD,
Fortune 500) said that these new "Mcjobs" will include crew and management positions, part-time and full-time.
"We're excited to offer 50,000 new jobs, all across America, all in one day," said Jan Fields, president of McDonald's U.S.A.McDonald's, which has 14,000 restaurants in the United States, said the hires will occur nationwide.
Fields, who started working at a McDonald's restaurant as a crew member behind the counter in 1978, said the 50,000 new hires will increase the U.S. workforce to 700,000 from its current level of 650,000.
She said the average pay for the jobs is $8.30 an hour. That's compared to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, though in some states the minimum wage is higher. She said that restaurant managers can make $50,000 a year.
This announcement from McDonald's is just the latest sign of an improving job market. On Friday, the U.S. government announced a
gain of 216,000 jobs in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.8%, its lowest level in two years.
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