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I was actually thinking the opposite. I sent my wife this text message: Nonsense world when a comedian doing a late night show is the person willing to say

I was actually thinking the opposite. I sent my wife this text message: Nonsense world when a comedian doing a late night show is the person willing to say something It's not his job I'm glad he's doing it, but this is like watching the McDonald's workers Narcan people as part of their daily tasks For reference she worked as a manager at McDonald's and would regularly have to deal with people ODing in the drive through and there was a "serious" discussion between managers, corporate, etc. about it they should be doing this or if they should be instructing everyone to stay indoors and let them die. Corporate had to say that they must stay inside and eventually it became grounds for suspending employees that didn't want to sit and watch people die. Contact me if you want her information for journalism purposes we have the receipts.

AnimalMuppet 8mo ago
Corporate doesn't realize that forcing people to do nothing and watch others die might be bad for morale? Corporate doesn't realize that people regularly dying in their drive through without assistance is going to be an enormously negative PR hit if it ever comes out? Corporate doesn't even realize that people dying in the drive through is going to leave their drive through plugged for a long period of time? I am appalled. Even ignoring the cold-hearted lack of empathy, I have a hard time imagining that this is even in their best interest.
- ddtaylor 8mo ago
  The drive through has a two lane system so cars can just go around. The EMT would show up and drag them out of the car then a tow truck would come and get the car. Most "regular" employees are happy to see the drive through disabled it makes their job much easier. Most restaurants place a small construction cone out to block one of the lanes to reduce customers as it's too much work. The franchise owners are in a strange spot. I have some compassion and understanding for them, but also have helped build bots they use to submit fake reports to corporate to make their numbers go up or keep their numbers from going down too much. It's fascinating to be paid by a company to perform work they had to be hidden from other layers and that is fundamentally against the interest long term to any of them. I required a contract signed by them to ensure this bullshit isn't my problem. Again, I got the receipts if anyone wants!
  - seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
    I’ve never seen a come out at my McDonald’s in Ballard, and it has two lanes. They charge too much to leave money on the table though. Also, it’s a franchise, not corporate, so maybe a different attitude since the owner is probably also the operator.
    - ddtaylor 8mo ago
      It depends on the hour and the ability of the franchise owners to keep qualified talent. Utah is a decent state without crackheads everywhere.
      - seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
        It’s ironic that Utah and New Mexico touch corners, and are the usual exceptions of red-blue map correlation. I wonder if you’ve ever been to west valley city before, but I digress.
- morkalork 8mo ago
  Corporate doesn't care about morale, they want to stay as far away as possible from testing the limits of good samaratin laws at best, or directing unqualified employees to provide healthcare at worst.
- seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
  The liability for corporate of an employee getting involved and them dying anyways is obscene. Their insurers probably said “if you allow this we will jack your premiums up by 10x” and that was that. Morale and bad PR isn’t going to compete with the inability to do business at all.

AnimalMuppet 8mo ago

Corporate doesn't realize that forcing people to do nothing and watch others die might be bad for morale? Corporate doesn't realize that people regularly dying in their drive through without assistance is going to be an enormously negative PR hit if it ever comes out? Corporate doesn't even realize that people dying in the drive through is going to leave their drive through plugged for a long period of time? I am appalled. Even ignoring the cold-hearted lack of empathy, I have a hard time imagining that this is even in their best interest.

ddtaylor 8mo ago
The drive through has a two lane system so cars can just go around. The EMT would show up and drag them out of the car then a tow truck would come and get the car. Most "regular" employees are happy to see the drive through disabled it makes their job much easier. Most restaurants place a small construction cone out to block one of the lanes to reduce customers as it's too much work. The franchise owners are in a strange spot. I have some compassion and understanding for them, but also have helped build bots they use to submit fake reports to corporate to make their numbers go up or keep their numbers from going down too much. It's fascinating to be paid by a company to perform work they had to be hidden from other layers and that is fundamentally against the interest long term to any of them. I required a contract signed by them to ensure this bullshit isn't my problem. Again, I got the receipts if anyone wants!
- seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
  I’ve never seen a come out at my McDonald’s in Ballard, and it has two lanes. They charge too much to leave money on the table though. Also, it’s a franchise, not corporate, so maybe a different attitude since the owner is probably also the operator.
  - ddtaylor 8mo ago
    It depends on the hour and the ability of the franchise owners to keep qualified talent. Utah is a decent state without crackheads everywhere.
    - seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
      It’s ironic that Utah and New Mexico touch corners, and are the usual exceptions of red-blue map correlation. I wonder if you’ve ever been to west valley city before, but I digress.
morkalork 8mo ago
Corporate doesn't care about morale, they want to stay as far away as possible from testing the limits of good samaratin laws at best, or directing unqualified employees to provide healthcare at worst.
seanmcdirmid 8mo ago
The liability for corporate of an employee getting involved and them dying anyways is obscene. Their insurers probably said “if you allow this we will jack your premiums up by 10x” and that was that. Morale and bad PR isn’t going to compete with the inability to do business at all.