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[–] [email protected] 113 points 2 days ago (43 children)

Reported by a worker at McD. Wtf, they’re the group that would benefit the most from a change in the healthcare system. Idiot.

Or, and hear me out here, we can view this with a little sympathy: there's $60k in rewards for anyone who turned this guy in, and the person who did it makes peanuts at McDonalds.

Now, I don't know if I would do it, but I can completely and utterly sympathize why someone who makes poverty wages would turn class traitor for what almost certainly life-changing money.

[–] [email protected] 99 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Well then this person is a moron. They won’t see a dime. Maybe a pat on the head and a gift card from the dollar store.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

With the review bombing and public hatred of that McDonald's location? Fired is more like it.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think that McDonald's gives single fuck about review bombing

[–] pivot_root 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

The corporation? Definitely not. But review bombing and boycotting will hurt the profits of that franchised location, and its owner certainly will.

[–] rigatti 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Do people really look at or read reviews of McDonald's?

[–] njordomir 2 points 14 hours ago

Probably very few if any. Admittedly the outlier, I read Chipotle reviews because I've had too many of them give a time for pickup then proceed to dilly-dally for 20-30 mins past the time they gave me. Not cool. I'm happy to wait, but don't tell me it's going to be done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have never looked at the reviews for a fast food franchise. They're all much the same, which is kinda the point.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You research reviews of McDonald where you are going to get burger? Really?

[–] Shardikprime 1 points 13 hours ago

You people Buy burgers in Macdonald's?

[–] pivot_root 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If I'm stopping by somewhere out of town, yes. Food quality varies by location, and I'm not going to waste my money on an undercooked meal at McDonald's when the competitor down the street is better.

[–] scarabic 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You do not check the reviews before you go to McDonalds. Just quit.

[–] pivot_root 2 points 1 day ago

And you do not speak for anybody other than yourself.

[–] frostysauce -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm not directing this at you personally when I say this, but what the fuck is so hard for most people to believe about the idea? Is it a foreign concept to treat franchized fast food places run by different franchisees as not equal? I'm not the only one who uses reviews to decide if I should skip a crappy location.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/15308270

https://lemmy.world/comment/13889867

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

what the fuck is so hard for most people to believe about the idea?

For me, it is a fact that such establishments are first and foremost matter of convenience, you go there because it is close to where you are at that moment and you expect to get fast food of dubious nutritional quality that is about the same (non)quality as in every other similar place. For fine dining worth prior research you go elsewhere than the McDonald's.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No way the average person working at Mcdonalds does anything but blow 60k even if they get it.

Edit: To be clear, I spent 4 years working at one. Good people, bad people, but not much economic sophistication in either group.

[–] Bgugi 1 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, the fucking idiot will probably all blow it on something stupid like an ER visit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

They'll let him order anything he wants off the dollar menu!

Which is really just a pack of fries, minus the fries at this point, becaues what store has a dollar menu anymore?

[–] scarabic 5 points 1 day ago

Neat how that works. Keep the populace poor and they become a wall to wall surveillance system for you. And people worry about technology…

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't. Might as well just be a cop if you think like that, plenty of room for bootlicking morons in that profession.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Here here. I'm poor as shit, got no insurance whatsoever, 60k would be somewhat life changing for me. I would never ever squeal on a comrade like that, even for millions.

[–] Beldarofremulak 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] wildcardology 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Off-topic question: are rewards money taxable?

[–] roguetrick 5 points 1 day ago

There's no reason for them not to be treated like any other income.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

If I remember correctly, they can be anonymous. If that's the case, they wouldn't really be easily taxable. Still, we are talking about the government here, and if they tax lottery winnings, I would bet they tax rewards.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

that person might get 60k...

maybe because of this circle jerk, regime will pay out to prove a point.

but there is a lesson in this discussion folks.

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