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> The bus stops running at 10 p.m. on Sunday, but McDonald's asked me to stay until close at 1 a.m. They asked me to stay because they need my help. I know it’s

> The bus stops running at 10 p.m. on Sunday, but McDonald's asked me to stay until close at 1 a.m. They asked me to stay because they need my help. I know it’s going to be rough to find a way home, but I need the money so I said yes. Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? Also I didn't understand why she lives so far away from work.

SolaceQuantum 7y ago
"Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? Also I didn't understand why she lives so far away from work." 1) Its unlikely the 30$ she's worth closing or whatever is worth hirind the taxi about. 2) Moving is expensive, and moving to a more desirable location even moreso. She may not be able to afford the time to seek out a space, the credit to be approved, the deposit, etc.
Miner49er 7y ago
Why would McDonald's pay for a taxi for her? I can't imagine them doing that. She might not live that far from work. It might be a 20 minute drive, but with the bus system in most towns in the US it's not crazy for that to take a couple of hours on a bus with walking (the closest bus stop to her is a 30 minute walk it said). I'm sure if she could get a job closer that pays as well she would've by now.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
  A bike would possibly be the ideal solution for someone in her shoes. Of course, there's that lovely enhanced risk of dying you get for daring to brave the streets on two wheels in the US. But if she gets back significant time from changing it up, it might be worth it.
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  - reaperducer 7y ago
    If she's working two jobs and one of them is McDonald's, she probably can't afford a bike.
    - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
      She's contemplating affording a car. If she can swing that, she can swing a used bike. Plus, there are, at least in my city, charitable organizations that will just give you a one.
  - outworlder 7y ago
    > A bike would possibly be the ideal solution for someone in her shoes. Not considering how far she works. And there are of course no shower facilities.
    - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
      > Not considering how far she works. We don't know how far she works. We only know how long her commute takes. Bus routes in cities without good bus infrastructure are often circuitous and don't represent the fastest way to get to any particular place on the route.
      - outworlder 7y ago
        Fair point. We do know that it would take 25 minutes by car, but two full hours by bus. My commute is about 10 minutes by car. Which works out to 4 miles (3 by bike, because there's a trail). So it's doable – if those same 10 minutes where at highway speeds, it would be less so. Regardless, it's getting better, but even 3 miles gets me sweaty and I have to take a shower. We can safely assume this person's commute to be longer. Now she has to go to work all sweaty – at a customer facing role. This won't be well-received.
      - codedokode 7y ago
        She doesn't live in the city because according to Google Maps Durham, NC is 15 km across and you can walk to almost any part of the city in less than 2 hours.
        asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
        She can't live that far out of town, because the buses scarcely go five miles from the city center. https://godurhamtransit.org/sites/default/files/godurham-system-map.pdf https://godurhamtransit.org/sites/default/files/godurham-sys...
  - jhomedall 7y ago
    The average high in Durham is around 30C (86F) in the middle of summer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina#Climate). Without a shower, she would be a stinking mess at work.
    - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
      Ok, so cycling is not a 100% solution and won't work every single day. I did not mean to present it as such. Even if only 50% of days are suitable for cycling, if it saves her an hour a day then, at her hourly rate, a decent bike will return it's investment in less than half a year. And that's assuming her bus rides are free. She/a person similarly situated would have to judge for themselves whether it is a useful tool.
- TurkishPoptart 7y ago
  McDonald's...paying for a taxi? Yeah, maybe in Germany. I'm aghast that anyone could think that would happen in America. I'm at the bottom of the bottom at an IT organization and I don't even get a compensated bus pass. Nor would I expect one.
JustSomeNobody 7y ago
> Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? Should could ask... > Also I didn't understand why she lives so far away from work. Because when you earn so little, you really don't have much choice where you live.
- abledon 7y ago
  also they mentioned she and her bf lived with his parents, and they both paid for the rent.
- AtlasBarfed 7y ago
  Asks, management suspects she might be "uppity" or getting "restless" or <insert codeword here>, replaces her with no notice or warning.
throw1234651234 7y ago
>Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? This is pretty amazing delusion.
- TurkishPoptart 7y ago
  Yes, I just commented on this above. Maybe this happens in Germany or Finland. The idea of a McDonald's manager (at least in the US) paying for an employee's taxi to get to work is laughable and simply unheard of.
dba7dba 7y ago
Your comment has been down voted into invisible state to the point I had to really try to read it. But no, that's now how capitalism works.
- wglb 7y ago
  If you click on the time next to the name, you will see the comment in un-greyed-out form.

SolaceQuantum 7y ago

"Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? Also I didn't understand why she lives so far away from work." 1) Its unlikely the 30$ she's worth closing or whatever is worth hirind the taxi about. 2) Moving is expensive, and moving to a more desirable location even moreso. She may not be able to afford the time to seek out a space, the credit to be approved, the deposit, etc.

Miner49er 7y ago

Why would McDonald's pay for a taxi for her? I can't imagine them doing that. She might not live that far from work. It might be a 20 minute drive, but with the bus system in most towns in the US it's not crazy for that to take a couple of hours on a bus with walking (the closest bus stop to her is a 30 minute walk it said). I'm sure if she could get a job closer that pays as well she would've by now.

asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
A bike would possibly be the ideal solution for someone in her shoes. Of course, there's that lovely enhanced risk of dying you get for daring to brave the streets on two wheels in the US. But if she gets back significant time from changing it up, it might be worth it.
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- reaperducer 7y ago
  If she's working two jobs and one of them is McDonald's, she probably can't afford a bike.
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
    She's contemplating affording a car. If she can swing that, she can swing a used bike. Plus, there are, at least in my city, charitable organizations that will just give you a one.
- outworlder 7y ago
  > A bike would possibly be the ideal solution for someone in her shoes. Not considering how far she works. And there are of course no shower facilities.
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
    > Not considering how far she works. We don't know how far she works. We only know how long her commute takes. Bus routes in cities without good bus infrastructure are often circuitous and don't represent the fastest way to get to any particular place on the route.
    - outworlder 7y ago
      Fair point. We do know that it would take 25 minutes by car, but two full hours by bus. My commute is about 10 minutes by car. Which works out to 4 miles (3 by bike, because there's a trail). So it's doable – if those same 10 minutes where at highway speeds, it would be less so. Regardless, it's getting better, but even 3 miles gets me sweaty and I have to take a shower. We can safely assume this person's commute to be longer. Now she has to go to work all sweaty – at a customer facing role. This won't be well-received.
    - codedokode 7y ago
      She doesn't live in the city because according to Google Maps Durham, NC is 15 km across and you can walk to almost any part of the city in less than 2 hours.
      - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
        She can't live that far out of town, because the buses scarcely go five miles from the city center. https://godurhamtransit.org/sites/default/files/godurham-system-map.pdf https://godurhamtransit.org/sites/default/files/godurham-sys...
- jhomedall 7y ago
  The average high in Durham is around 30C (86F) in the middle of summer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina#Climate). Without a shower, she would be a stinking mess at work.
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
    Ok, so cycling is not a 100% solution and won't work every single day. I did not mean to present it as such. Even if only 50% of days are suitable for cycling, if it saves her an hour a day then, at her hourly rate, a decent bike will return it's investment in less than half a year. And that's assuming her bus rides are free. She/a person similarly situated would have to judge for themselves whether it is a useful tool.
TurkishPoptart 7y ago
McDonald's...paying for a taxi? Yeah, maybe in Germany. I'm aghast that anyone could think that would happen in America. I'm at the bottom of the bottom at an IT organization and I don't even get a compensated bus pass. Nor would I expect one.

JustSomeNobody 7y ago

> Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? Should could ask... > Also I didn't understand why she lives so far away from work. Because when you earn so little, you really don't have much choice where you live.

abledon 7y ago
also they mentioned she and her bf lived with his parents, and they both paid for the rent.
AtlasBarfed 7y ago
Asks, management suspects she might be "uppity" or getting "restless" or <insert codeword here>, replaces her with no notice or warning.

throw1234651234 7y ago

>Cannot she ask them to pay for a taxi then? This is pretty amazing delusion.

TurkishPoptart 7y ago
Yes, I just commented on this above. Maybe this happens in Germany or Finland. The idea of a McDonald's manager (at least in the US) paying for an employee's taxi to get to work is laughable and simply unheard of.

dba7dba 7y ago

Your comment has been down voted into invisible state to the point I had to really try to read it. But no, that's now how capitalism works.

wglb 7y ago
If you click on the time next to the name, you will see the comment in un-greyed-out form.