Ahh McDonalds. A treat once a week for me when I was a kid. Not that I’m not one now. For me, it was pleasureable food, a joyous experience and a fantastic meal. But then when I turned 15, I started to realise the ingredients in the food. Not good. On a more general scale, I started realising how low the people who take the orders for the customers (or McPricks as my friend Leigh kindly suggested) are in the grand corporate world that is: McDonalds Corp.
A seemingly wholesome family treat, but underneath the food is something larger: an empire. An empire where the head honcho earns mega-bucks, and an empire where the lowest people earn peanuts. A horrible truth, so why do we need to live in such a world? Surely a franchised McDonalds system would work better? And what about the pay that these poor workers receive? And the low low percentage of “chicken” in the “Chicken” McNuggets.. what’s that all about?
Well, we live in such a world because there are some greedy bastards out there who fight for every penny. Have they earned it? Some say they have, but how the hell did they get so far up? Surely they started off as mere toilet cleaners (hey, not that it’s a bad job, someone’s gotta do it, and I, quite frankly, admire the people who do) and worked there up the crazy pyramid hierachy that is the corporate world?
A franchised McDonalds system would work a lot better; more money for the staff, less money for the corporate heads. A win-win situation. And perhaps that could lead to better food for the paying customer. Perhaps…
The pittance that these workers receive is quite honestly disgraceful. Many of them come from other countries, seeking better money and conditions, and then they come and work at… McDonalds. Not exactly a Utopian society, nevertheless, the little money they earn is enough to support the family back home. But it could, and very well should, be more.
Interesting, yet utterly disgusting fact: Before 1998, the “Chicken” McNuggets were just 30% poultry. An awful figure, one that has since been dealt wealth. Most of the other 70% were preservatives and additives, along with various E-numbers. After 1998, the “Chicken” McNuggets actually became Chicken McNuggets, rocketing up to a quite impressive figure for McDonalds: 98%. Obviously, there has to be some sort of additive and preservative. Still, if it’s not 100%, I’m not eating it.
In conclusion, I strongly feel that McDonalds Corp should just split up and become a franchised company to give business owners newer, more fiscally safe and viable investing opportunities. And, admittedly, their menu has since become ever-so slightly more healthy. But, I still won’t eat there. Together, we can break down this huge empire, as the rest of the world did two millenia ago with the Roman Empire.
McDonalds, anyone?
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