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Where does this idea of “Never intended to be the sort of job to support a family.” come from? Half or more of the people I see working at any given fast food c
by alphabettsy 5y ago
Where does this idea of “Never intended to be the sort of job to support a family.” come from? Half or more of the people I see working at any given fast food chain are adults, which makes sense considering they need some mature people around and people to work during the day when kids are at school. What about those people?
- strawdynamics 5y agoThey are poor.
- catlikesshrimp 5y ago"Even poor families" need support.
- refurb 5y agoManagers can make good money, I think OP was referring to the entry level positions. And I would agree, they aren’t intended to provide a wage to support a family. That doesn’t stop people who are doing just that to work those jobs. And there are also plenty of adults who don’t need to work who do those jobs. I know a few older guys who work part time at Home Depot making peanuts but they don’t need to the money, they need some routine and interactions.
- js8 5y ago> they aren’t intended to provide a wage to support a family What are these jobs good for then? How is society benefiting from having people doing this for so little, as opposed to them getting a proper job (that is supposed to support a family)?
- refurb 5y agoBecause not everyone needs to support a family? If a 16 year old needs a job are you saying the jobs should support a family?
- alphabettsy 5y agoThe people quitting their jobs to find a living wage and consistent reasonable working hours at McDonald’s aren't 16 though. They’re the people who these jobs aren’t “intended” for. Now that they’re gone where are all the 16 year olds that these jobs are “intended” for?
- refurb 5y agoThey’ll either find people at that wage or they won’t. I’m not sure I understand the handwringing. If some guy opens a used computer shop and asks $1,000 for an old 486 chip I don’t worry about “who is going to buy it?”.
- alphabettsy 5y ago> And I would agree, they aren’t intended to provide a wage to support a family. That doesn’t stop people who are doing just that to work those jobs. Still wondering why or who intends this?
- refurb 5y agoBecause not everyone needs to support a family?
- johnny53169 5y ago> And there are also plenty of adults who don’t need to work who do those jobs. Do you have any numbers on that? Your comment sounds like what an out of touch rich person would say, since only rich people can do without money. > That doesn’t stop people who are doing just that to work those jobs. And why is that do you think?
- WalterBright 5y agoI recall one profiled in the Seattle Times a few years ago. He was working as a Walmart greeter into his 90s. He said he didn't need the money, but the job got him up, out of the house, and socializing with people.
- alphabettsy 5y agoIf the greeter didn’t show up for work one day I feel comfortable saying it wouldn’t matter at all, it’s not the same as when the cooks at McDonald’s don’t show. It is nice to have them welcome you though. That is not the kind of jobs we’re talking about though. People who don’t need to work are not who’s being discussed. Since we’re using anecdotes instead of data I’ll add some. More than one retiree in my family left the workforce because of Covid because they were afraid of contracting it. I don’t know if they’ll go back to work, but they’re not in the labor pool regardless.
- WalterBright 5y ago> People who don’t need to work are not who’s being discussed. That's exactly the topic of the person I replied to.
- refurb 5y agoNo, I don’t have numbers, I just know several people. Not wealthy by any means. People on pensions, etc. And sure, some people works those jobs since they can’t find anything else. Not sure what you’re getting at. Would you prefer those jobs just didn’t exist?
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoMaybe McDonald's hires the kind of people who can't get a job elsewhere? The employer of last resort. There's no welfare system in the US.