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[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Ummm... Isn't this already true of McDonald's? They aren't at $18 an hour everywhere, but I believe the average is $15+ for starting wages. I would guess they haven't hired anyone for anything successfully at minimum wage. (Edit: my guess is wrong. Can't even serve fries with dignity in oklahoma. Crazy.)

This isn't generosity; several market forces push fast food in this direction. In fact, it makes a lot of sense for this CEO to lobby for it. It will cost competition more than it will cost them.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I took a job at McDonald's for a bit a few years ago. (Living in a small town in Oklahoma when my car broke down and all I could reasonably walk to was Walmart and McDonald's) They didn't start everyone at minimum wage. They started everyone at $8.00/hr. 😞

I did eventually get hired at the Walmart (and eventually move to civilization) at $14/hr.