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McDonald's Rejects Over 938,000 Job Applicants on a Single Day - Congratulations Are Definitely In Order

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McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), the world’s biggest restaurant chain, said it hired 24 percent more people than planned during an employment event this month.

McDonald’s and its franchisees hired 62,000 people in the U.S. after receiving more than one million applications, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. Previously, it said it planned to hire 50,000.

The April 19 national hiring day was the company’s first, said Danya Proud, a McDonald’s spokeswoman. She declined to disclose how many of the jobs were full- versus part-time. McDonald’s employed 400,000 workers worldwide at company-owned stores at the end of 2010, according to a company filing.

The number of applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose last week, a sign that progress in the labor market may be fading. Jobless claims increased by 25,000 to 429,000 in the week ended April 23, the most in three months, according to data from the Labor Department in Washington today.

Earlier this month, McDonald’s said sales at stores open at least 13 months climbed 2.9 percent in the U.S. after it attracted more diners with items such as beverages and the Chipotle BBQ Bacon Angus burger. The fast-food chain has about 14,000 stores in the U.S. and more than 18,000 abroad. About 80 percent of all McDonald’s stores are franchised.

McDonald’s rose 16 cents to $78.03 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares gained 11 percent over the past 12 months.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/mcdonald-s-hires-62-000-during-national...
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38 comments // McDonald's Rejects Over 938,000 Job Applicants on a Single Day - Congratulations Are Definitely In Order

  • Jeremy_Benson
    • +2
      Jeremy_Benson  

    • That's a large number of rejected applications. But, you know, for what it's worth McDonalds at least tried. I'm one of the first to jump on them for serving crap and being shitty in general... but this mass hiring is more than most others have done. And this massive number of rejections is not really the fault of McDonalds, but rather fueled by the massive unemployment making people so desperate for jobs that the prospect of even a potential lowest-tier job results in mass turnouts and scattered violence.

      McDonalds not only filled all the jobs they promised, but 24% more than that. So point your fingers at the other employers and companies and say "now it's your turn."

    • 2 years ago
  • freecrack
    • +1
      freecrack  

    • wouldnt it be a bitch if mcdonalds had no choice but to deny employment to those people cuz they were all actualy incapable of working at mcdonalds?

      i mean we all know we are getting stupider.maybe this is the warning?

    • 2 years ago
  • CCorsair
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      CCorsair  

    • even if this had work out the way the PR spin had it it would have put 4 people per McDee's extra.. and the EDD stats on working there say it will not be an easy job and most last 2 to 4 weeks if not truly inspired to work at a fast food place so again this was just BS PR stunt..

      CC

    • 2 years ago
  • tlbuffin
  • EdJoyProductions
  • tlbuffin
  • letsliveinpeace
  • EdJoyProductions
  • Warren_Merrill
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      Warren_Merrill  

    • I guess filling out an application is an entitlement to a job (sarcasm). McDonald's hired 12,000 more people than expected. A smart person would have been running to their competitors for a job instead of competing against the rush.

    • 2 years ago
  • dreamsenvoy
  • MAssappeal
    • +2
      MAssappeal  

    • I was wondering why today my local metro paper featured about 300 advertisements styled as news commending mcdonalds for hiring whatever number they actually did...

    • 2 years ago
  • Omle_Du_Fromage
  • EdJoyProductions
  • CCorsair
    • +1
      CCorsair  
    • Omle_Du_Fromage:

      in which many of those will end up out of a job as most fast food places if you are not skilled to work there and yes it takes skill to work them you will last on the average 2 to 4 weeks .. this by the EDD research . they say you really need to be willing work hard and give up a lot of personal control to work at a Fast food place and yes i have done it and it true it sucks to work at fast food . Work when you are older than the guy who is you manager had a impact on you and people even with all their need will not find working at fast food will make it . so 62.000 will turn out t much lower in 2 to 3 weeks .. I figure like 20,000 will make if they are young and have not worked before. Those who moving down in a job will have the wore time working at these jobs ..

      CC

    • 2 years ago
  • MAssappeal
    • 0
      MAssappeal  
    • CCorsair:

      exactly. You have to consider the nature of the positions as well. McDonalds, like many other companies in the restaurant, retail, and service industries, relies heavily on "revolving door" policy to keep their employees non unionized and poorly paid. the figures, which I cynically see as little more than a PR release, are only one part of it.

    • 2 years ago
  • Omle_Du_Fromage
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      Omle_Du_Fromage  
    • CCorsair:

      Really sounds like a work ethic problem for those people you speak of. No matter what job you have you need to do it to the best of your ability or risk losing it especially with so much competition. I don't see it as damning of the fast food companies, I think it is good that they hold such high standards of their employees. I just wish they'd practice the same standards with their food :O

    • 2 years ago
  • musicjohnny
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      musicjohnny  

    • Yeah...I really think the important thing here is that they hired a hell of a lot of people. They shouldn't be expected to hire more people than is necessary. Some people seem to be acting like it's their fault that they turned down so many people...but if way more people apply for jobs than a company has a capacity to hire, they're going to have to turn down those who go over than capacity. That's just math, it's nothing to bash mcdonalds about.

    • 2 years ago
  • Omle_Du_Fromage
  • EdJoyProductions
    • +2
      EdJoyProductions  
    • Omle_Du_Fromage:

      You do have a point. Something is better than nothing, but the overwhelming number of part timers in proportion to full timers at McDonalds could use some fixing. They may be off of unemployment, but they will need to find another job in order to support themselves.

    • 2 years ago
  • WagonMaster
  • sammykatz
    • +4
      sammykatz  

    • Glance through some old photo journals of the 1930"s and witness the long lines of people applying for jobs as gas station attendants, the long bread lines, etc.: it is a mirror to our future rather than a reflection back at our past. What a sad state of affairs.

    • 2 years ago
  • bailey78
  • Richard_Wyatt
  • EdJoyProductions
  • Richard_Wyatt
  • Omle_Du_Fromage
  • Warren_Merrill
  • EdJoyProductions
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      EdJoyProductions  
    • Omle_Du_Fromage:

      That is actually true. So does Burger King. It is actually not the worst job in the world. There is actually room for advancement if you are a good employee. My only issue is with the disproportionate amount of part timers.

    • 2 years ago
  • August_K
  • KB723
  • NiceN
  • kennymotown
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      kennymotown  

    • You know when the story came out about Mcdougals hiring 50,000 people, it took me a couple of days to realize this was a mere slap in the face of people who have lost their jobs do to out sourcing and the failed economy in general. The Lame stream Media hyping 50,000 jobs by McFucking Mcdougals should have everyone demanding the Elite's heads on platters with fries!

    • 2 years ago
  • Angeliron
  • kennymotown
  • EdJoyProductions
    • +6
      EdJoyProductions  

    • Danya Proud, a McDonald’s spokeswoman declined to disclose how many of the jobs were full- versus part-time.

      Let's just say that full time workers are rare because benefits and overtime pay become an issue. Sociopathic corporations are not really keen on providing viable, substantive employment that might negatively effect the profit margin.

    • 2 years ago
  • Schnookums
  • Warren_Merrill
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