We’ve all heard the stories of food contamination, thefts and assaults committed by McDonald’s employees. Well, one McDonald’s franchise in Massachusetts has decided to take proactive measures to increase the intelligence and maturity levels of its cashiers.
Update: According to an article in today’s Boston Globe, the owner of the Winchendon, Mass. McDonald’s says his restaurant is an equal opportunity employer, and that the ad seeking cashiers with advanced degrees and 2 years experience is bogus.
“We do not require a bachelor’s degree for employment,” said Joe Ruscito in a statement. “My organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse work force.”
Originally posted on April 4, 2013 @ 11:02 a.m.
The Winchedon, Mass. restaurant recently ran an ad seeking cashiers who have bachelor’s degrees and 1 to 2 years’ experience working a cash register.
“Get a weekly paycheck with a side order of food, folks and fun,” the McDonald’s ad reads.
The Massachusetts McDonald’s published the ad in English and Spanish.
Youth advocates are crying foul over the advertisements. They say that if other McDonald’s franchises adopt the same cashier requirements it will make jobs more scarce for high school students who already have difficulty finding work.
“Sadly we’ve taxed-and-spent our way to an economy in which there’s intense competition for just about any job. Combine that with government meddling in the student loan market that has artificially inflated the cost of higher education and young people are getting screwed over even worse than the country overall,” said Evan Feinberg, president of the Washington-based youth advocacy group Generation Opportunity.
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So there Paying the Price to have schlolars as MickeyD cashiers??
is that what it takes to get Better customer service?
@ luVn_liFe: They have to do something to bring customers back. Everyone that I know has stopped eating at McDonald’s.
Man, this economy is a FOOL!
Well I hope they are prepared to pay to have a cashier with a degree. Wouldn’t it make more sense to scout these ppl for a managerial postion? If the college educated cashiers aren’t compesentated as equally as the would somewhere else, they are just gonna jump ship at the first oppoutunity.
Maybe they’ll be able to add without the register now.
Shut the front door da hell
I hate the sight and smell of McDonalds
Perhaps a proper training program (Health & Safety, Customer Service)? Better wages?
Still wouldn’t consume that garbage.
Everyone that I know has stopped eating at McDonald’s.
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I stopped eating there cold turkey after I saw that documentary “SuperSize me” it made me sooooo sick. The moment I knew I couldn’t do it anymore is when they ordered a sandwich and fries and left it out in the open for several several months and it looked EXACTLY the same. Nothing decomposed! All preservatives.
Who wants to have a degree to go deal with unruly customers at 10:35 that want an Egg McMuffin KNOWING that McDonalds stop selling breakfast at 10:30? #Tuh
In other words your bachelor degree aint ish these days
this is why I am going to the Master’s program and if the good lord sends me a job to pay back my loans, I’m getting my Doctorate 
My daughter applied for a job at McD’s at LEAST 4 times. And what I TOLD her is…”Don’t get discouraged. There are folks with degrees applying for that same job”
So they should be straight.
Sandra Rose says:
@ luVn_liFe: They have to do something to bring customers back. Everyone that I know has stopped eating at McDonald’s.
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Have they considered the fact that no one wants to eat a burger with a 10 year shelf life?
That’s just stupid anyway college is not for everyone
I went for a Bachelors in the Network Engineer field but I work in insurance now working towards being an underwriter
iAmChan says:
Who wants to have a degree to go deal with unruly customers at 10:35 that want an Egg McMuffin KNOWING that McDonalds stop selling breakfast at 10:30? #Tuh
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How bout there are FED jobs, you can get without a degree
Is McDonalds gonna pay degree money?
Folks stop eating at McDonalds because their foods are chemically altered and have fats that are strongly linked to diabetes and early heart disease?
Maybe they are going for Zagat rated now?
Ain’t nobody thinking about McDonalds…What’s going on with the fake condom case?
They’re gonna need to outsource for that
Most people don’t stop eating Mcdonald’s because of the service and intellignece of the workers. They stop eating it because it’s just unhealthy.
They could just hire competent unemployed folks.
A bish with a degree will beat your ass too. I will.
I try not to fugg with “McDeath”…last time I ate a full meal from there it was NAT pretty.
My situation had one and that nukka was
I was like why you thank I only got a parfait?
Remember back in the day, kids could get a job at McDonalds? Now they can’t for immigrants workers, that will accept $5.50 Maybe that’s the reason.
I don’t eat McDonalds and it does not take a decree to turn and salt fries!
<—-really wishing this was a Mimosa
@JENIE
“In other words your bachelor degree aint ish these days ”
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BRUH!
It’s ridiculous. You can’t even be a ditch digger without that degree and college is off the charts expensive!
I see why niggas is trying to be rappers and ball players. You ain’t got chit to lose anyway.
with the way the economy is, non-degreed folks are making more than people with 2-3 degrees…I feel for the kids but the economy is completely jacked all the way up
Hey folks :wave:
Looking, I’m thinking that MCD is gonna fight that one, because it’s only for 50k, and they would’ve just settled by now IMB
:wave: hey Who Dat!!!!
Let’s be real here guys……
I eat mcdonalds frappe, oatmeal,
coffee. And fries. 
<-Gravy check Grandman!!!!
Kdub
I think its an excellent idea. The cooks need degrees as well. I get so tired of going into these restaurants and the ghetto ppl or the kids in there dont give a fck what their doing. Sure its no gurantee that the ppl with degrees will care, but theres a better chance. At local restaurants where I live requires at least a 2 yr degree. Of course youre not gonna stay there the rest of your life but it would be a step in the right direction for quality service.
What I learned in Masters school was that ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ALIGN YOURSELF WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME…
After recessions/depressions facts show that this is when wealth is either created or shifted.
ALL of these companies are not ran by college educated folks
with the way the economy is, non-degreed folks are making more than people with 2-3 degrees…I feel for the kids but the economy is completely jacked all the way up
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Yup! Plus with the debt you take on in college, it just ain’t worth it these days. Might as well start your own business or something.
with the way the economy is, non-degreed folks are making more than people with 2-3 degrees
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You ain’t lying…My cousin in law (he makes 120 an hour), got my sisters boyfriend a apprenticeship as a Welder. He gonna be making $30.00 an hour. A 21 year old making that kind of money is NICE and no only a High School and Valid Drivers Lic is required.
Diva says:
<-Gravy check Grandman!!!!
Puhleeeze leave him up for another 1 1/2 hrs yo!
I wanna see him 
OutsidetheBox says:
I eat mcdonalds frappe, oatmeal, coffee. And fries.
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I forgot about that Oatmeal! I ain’t had it in over a year though. Starbucks has the best oatmeal hands down!!!!
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says:
Diva says:
<-Gravy check Grandman!!!!
Puhleeeze leave him up for another 1 1/2 hrs yo! I wanna see him
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ok DTTS
I knew this was coming!
Yo are so right DTTS
This a joke right?
for $120 an hour maybe my uncoordinated azz needa go learn how to weld som issh
I agree Naija. I wanna get some certification so I can teach. Just to get on the loan forgiveness program.
Working just to pay for your degree. Its suppossed to work for me.
I get mad when I see older ppl in these restaurants. Taking those jobs from the youth
Might as well start your own business or something.
Tis thee only way you will be rich, if that’s what you want
This country ain’t fooling me!
They train the citizens yo! School 8 yrs, school 4yrs, school 4 yrs, work 40 yrs :stop: No Ma’am… Not the kid!
@THAT PERSON THAT SHOULD BE BANNED
“with the way the economy is, non-degreed folks are making more than people with 2-3 degrees
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You ain’t lying…My cousin in law (he makes 120 an hour), got my sisters boyfriend a apprenticeship as a Welder. He gonna be making $30.00 an hour. A 21 year old making that kind of money is NICE and no only a High School and Valid Drivers Lic is required.”
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I remember I met this yt boy that was 21 and a former criminal and crackhead and he was making like $45-$50 an hour back in 2006 doin that off-shore drilling.
I was like chit, I need to get my azz out there!
Diva that grand baby is so adorable
@Miany – He’s been doing it for years. But that a righteous amount of funds, and ain’t none of it going to Sallie Mae.
OTB, I got something else for you too! How far are you from Miami?
Man, you can get trained on a trade here, and go to the Middle East (not a joke) and get paid
I know some guys that are doing that, and GOD willing they will make it back. They aimed to do it for 3-6 yrs
Not jugding…
@Beta thanx ma!
They sure do Diva. I frequently have to go in mcds and make sure my oats are right. I said no toppings dammit
Starbucks always gets me right. With their high asses..
Just Looking says:
<<<<—- Snatches Baby from Diva for 5 mins
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Just 5 huh?
Unless Mickey D’s is paying 80k + I doubt this will catch on.
I’ll have my bachelors soon (it’s been a long 4 years) and I refuse to work at McDonalds for minimum wage and my parents have spent 75k+ for my me to get my degree! Good luck with that!
Hey Fam!!!
jeniefrumdabloc says:
iAmChan says:
Who wants to have a degree to go deal with unruly customers at 10:35 that want an Egg McMuffin KNOWING that McDonalds stop selling breakfast at 10:30? #Tuh
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How bout there are FED jobs, you can get without a degree
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Yup…cause I damm sholl got one of em.
San says:
I get mad when I see older ppl in these restaurants. Taking those jobs from the youth
I half way agree
I receive better service from someone that is scared to lose their job 
OutsidetheBox says:
They sure do Diva. I frequently have to go in mcds and make sure my oats are right. I said no toppings dammit
Starbucks always gets me right. With their high asses..
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chile that Starbucks sure is high!!! It’s just oats dayum!!!!!
Mamacita says:Most people don’t stop eating Mcdonald’s because of the service and intellignece of the workers. They stop eating it because it’s just unhealthy.
EXACTLY!
NOt my cup of tea.
I havent Eaten McDs in over 7yrs . .
that person that should be banned?
About 5hrs @dtts.
…I refuse to work at McDonalds for minimum wage and my parents have spent 75k+ for my me to get my degree! Good luck with that!
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that’s nice in theory but when bills are due and you’re competing for that $75K job with someone with more experience than you, then what do you do? plenty of folks end up in ‘careers’ they never imagined cause there weren’t any in the fields they wanted
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says:
Man, you can get trained on a trade here, and go to the Middle East (not a joke) and get paid I know some guys that are doing that, and GOD willing they will make it back. They aimed to do it for 3-6 yrs Not jugding…
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No lies are here. You make serious money contracting in Iraq for several years. 10 years= 1 million… if you have the right contract. You get two weeks off per four months you can go where ever you want.
Bedazzled His Razzle says:
that person that should be banned?
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Did I miss sumfthing?
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says:
I half way agree I receive better service from someone that is scared to lose their job
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Like how many choices they actually have at a certain age???
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says: ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ALIGN YOURSELF WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME…
1,000%. I got a job offer at a pool party and I was 8 margaritas in. I never imagined I would have the opportunities that are now available to me.
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Oh, there’s is money(I think $250, plus pkg, food) for a focus group involved
You have to fill out a survey. You will see it within the next 1 1/2…
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Have you heard anything back? I haven’t?
@Diva Man said that about Niaja
I guess she hurt him feelings
@Naija I’ll work almost any job other than fast food service. I’ve been a waitress, hostess and secretary …but I know I have a bad temper and its no way in hell I can control my attitude for 7.25. I’ll be fired day 1. My mom is one of those customers that push workers to the edge…if I ever encountered a costumer like her I’ll catch a charge lol
chit the only recession proof career is the mortuary…folks die everyday
One of my Son’s classes read ‘Food, Inc’. and after that, he won’t eat at McDonald’s…
Bedazzled His Razzle says:
@Diva Man said that about Niaja I guess she hurt him feelings
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I thought that nucca was tuff as nails
All this talk of McDonalds gotta bish hungry. What yall eating for lunch?!
FEED ME SEYMOUR!!
Wow @ Chris Bosh having a birthday party, but his house got robbed of $340K worth of jewelry and hand bags. #PoorHim
NaijaGal says:
chit the only recession proof career is the mortuary…folks die everyday
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That is the booming bitness to be in……
Bedazzled His Razzle says:
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says:
Man, you can get trained on a trade here, and go to the Middle East (not a joke) and get paid I know some guys that are doing that, and GOD willing they will make it back. They aimed to do it for 3-6 yrs Not jugding…
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No lies are here. You make serious money contracting in Iraq for several years. 10 years= 1 million… if you have the right contract. You get two weeks off per four months you can go where ever you want.
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That's what I am aiming to do once my Son is out on his own…
Going to the Middle East, baby
<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says: ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ALIGN YOURSELF WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME…
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So true! I've never had a job interview. Every job I've had someone connected to me had put me on! It's all about who you know ! I love going out to events and chopping it up with random people! I got my second job that way.
NaijaGal says:
chit the only recession proof career is the mortuary…folks die everyday
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yea, for people who have money to pay for the work done… some people have to ask for donations these days because not everyone has the money or insurance.
Wow @ Chris Bosh having a birthday party, but his house got robbed of $340K worth of jewelry and hand bags. #PoorHim
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that oompa loompa set him up
yea, for people who have money to pay for the work done… some people have to ask for donations these days because not everyone has the money or insurance.
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nope…get you a contract with the city/county and your good
Wow @ Chris Bosh having a birthday party, but his house got robbed of $340K worth of jewelry and hand bags. #PoorHim
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He is a joke!
That’s what I am aiming to do once my Son is out on his own…
Going to the Middle East, baby
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I forget whether or not the money is taxed or not, I think you do have to pay taxes, but you can just save up and do that all at once depending on if your contract keeps getting renewed.
@TAINTED_LOVE
Where the hell you been??
NaijaGal says:
chit the only recession proof career is the mortuary…folks die everyday
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Girl pretty soon folk will be burying their people in the backyard and having the funeral online.
@KyCakes I tried to get my mom on, but she be on some other ish sometimes. She’ll have words for the job that she has and be ready to quit, but when she quit… you know the rest..
NaijaGal says:
yea, for people who have money to pay for the work done… some people have to ask for donations these days because not everyone has the money or insurance.
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nope…get you a contract with the city/county and your good
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Yep…
:woot: Buttercup! I am happy for you!


<—-AND just in case yall didn't know *snickers* Is Gonna Be Rich
And so are all of my friends
Bedazzled His Razzle says:
That’s what I am aiming to do once my Son is out on his own…
Going to the Middle East, baby
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I forget whether or not the money is taxed or not, I think you do have to pay taxes, but you can just save up and do that all at once depending on if your contract keeps getting renewed.
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I have a friend who contracted in the middle east for a few years. $85k a year tax free. He banked it and bought houses and flipped them when he came home.
Wow, just as Mickey D workers in NY are protesting due to low wages…I can see why they feel the need to seek individuals with degrees because some of the children working on these registers are the pits…I came to my senses and stopped eating at Mickey Ds over 2 years ago and some others since…It’s sad for the kids with sense that want to work, but folks are getting tired of the poor customer service received everywhere for that matter…A simple order they can’t get right…the days of fast food is slowly seeing its demise anyway…But a degree for Ronald is a bit much…I don’t know how many folks that speak Spanish, or English for that matter with a degree that’s going to be lining up to apply for Ronald like that…
Electricity and Natural Gas Are Recession Proof!
#youjustgottafindtherightcompanyforyou #iaintworkingfortwentyplusyrs!
How many of yall unplugged yall refrigerator when yall left for work? Mmmm Hmmmm, that’s what I thought…
Every US citizen has the opportunity to make money in this industry
Diva says:
I eat mcdonalds frappe, oatmeal, coffee. And fries.
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I forgot about that Oatmeal! I ain’t had it in over a year though. Starbucks has the best oatmeal hands down!!!!
MY GV oatmeal Packet with Hotwater added to my cup is the BEST!!!
Sandra Rose says:
@ luVn_liFe: They have to do something to bring customers back. Everyone that I know has stopped eating at McDonald’s.
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I don’t eat there because it isn’t healthy. A cashier with a degree isn’t going to help. They aren’t going to get anyone with a degree to take the job anyway. The economy ain’t that bad that college grads are accepting part time minimum wage jobs because that is exactly what Mickey D’s is.
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The MickD employees in NYC are demanding $15/hr. so they need to be having some kinda of degree asking for that kind of payment.
But considering this isn’t in NY….I got nothin’. Good Luck.
Tt, as they should! The price of living is high! They should not want to be on walmart status with their employees
have you seen the youtube video of the bionic burger. . idk what they put in that burger but it never decays.. ive seen the ingredients but cant pronouce any of them. every time i post something about mcdonalds it gets taken down.