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Old 04-05-2013, 11:01 AM   #1
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So this is what a degree will get you nowadays...


"McDonald's demands a bachelor's degree and two years' experience - just to be a cashier"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Pbop44ee
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:03 AM   #2
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Has this been corroborated by any paper other than the (snicker) Daily Mail, reporting from the UK on a McDonalds in the US?
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:04 AM   #3
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So this is what a degree will get you nowadays...


"McDonald's demands a bachelor's degree and two years' experience - just to be a cashier"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Pbop44ee
It's also not true.

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"There has been some misinformation reported by an independent job site with no relationship to the Winchendon, Massachusetts McDonald's," restaurant owner Lori Ruscito said in a statement. "The original job posting, which could be accessed through McState.com, did not require a bachelor's degree. We are working diligently to have the misinformation removed from the site but to date the website has been unresponsive to our requests."
http://gawker.com/5993623/no-mcdonal...chelors-degree
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:11 AM   #4
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I'm relieved that I'll still be able to serve as a celebrity worker during McHappy Day.
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:16 AM   #5
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It made no sense. What would the unemployment numbers have to look like to see that? 20%? Higher?

I also love how the original article says it's a result of the "tax and spend" policies. WTF?
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:19 AM   #6
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Dang.... well at least I got to laugh twice today (once at myself)
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:20 AM   #7
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People have no idea how laughable some of the media is in the UK, and Europe in general. News providers like these make Fox News look good.
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Old 04-05-2013, 12:15 PM   #8
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One would hope that "what a degree will get you nowadays" is the ability to discern a credible source.
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One would hope that "what a degree will get you nowadays" is the ability to discern a credible source.
Yeah, thank god I don't have one or that might have been embarassing.
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Old 04-05-2013, 12:43 PM   #10
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Yeah, thank god I don't have one or that might have been embarassing.
One look at that site and it's pretty clear nothing is legit on it, or credible.
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Old 04-05-2013, 01:10 PM   #11
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Yes!! My fallback plan is still viable.
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Yes!! My fallback plan is still viable.
You know the McGangbang is just a sandwich, and not a "perk" of the job, right?
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Old 04-05-2013, 02:58 PM   #13
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You know the McGangbang is just a sandwich, and not a "perk" of the job, right?
If he wanted that, he woulda just gone to work at Chicken on the way.
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