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Reminder that this article is directly referencing the fast food industry. In n Out has long proven that such places can easily afford to pay much higher wages
by nonameiguess 6y ago
Reminder that this article is directly referencing the fast food industry. In n Out has long proven that such places can easily afford to pay much higher wages and remain in business, but they are a pure chain without franchising. Maybe the key here is the McDonald's business model is great for McDonald's corporate and shitty for individual franchisees. In n Out has always been privately held by an extremely religious family that has higher priorities than making investors maximally rich.
- olyjohn 6y agoIt kinda reminds me of Dick's Drive In burger chain up in Seattle. They pay workers above minimum wage, and give them some pretty decent benefits. There seem to be way more people working in Dicks than any other fast food place too... yet somehow they manage to do it selling little cheap burgers, and can still afford to add new locations. https://www.ddir.com/employment/ https://www.ddir.com/employment/
- bsder 6y agoAs annoying as I find their religious angle, Chick-fil-A is a franchise model who seems to treat their employees somewhat better and they don't seem to be struggling either.
- jjeaff 6y agoChick-fil-a is not really a franchise model. I believe all their locations are corporate owned, but they make all their managers part owners. I don't think it takes any upfront cash to become a manager/owner either. But it is difficult to be selected. You also don't generally have the option to select locations or even manage more than one location without special approval.