You might want to think twice the next time you feel the urge to smart mouth the guy who asks you if you want to super size your Big Mac combo meal.
According to a new report in Businessweek, some McDonald’s employees are netting super-nice, supersized paychecks that may shock not-so nice customers.
The magazine reports that in Dickinson, North Dakota, prospective McDonald’s workers are raking in $300 bonuses before they even ask customers if they want fries or apples in their kids’ Happy Meals.
Not a bad haul for merely signing on the dotted line.
In fact, studies show that even though the economy is still in the dumpster and unemployment rates have changed little in the last six months, some companies are using signing bonuses to lure well-qualified workers, including McDonald’s and Merrill Lynch. Reuters recently reported that last year Merrill Lynch gave managers access to extra cash in order to sway top talent from rival banks.
Burger King did the same a few years ago, according to the New York Times. The paper maintains that the fast food giant handed out $5,000 signing bonuses to select individuals working at other chain restaurants. The poached workers were also enticed with managerial positions and other benefits.
Food for thought the next time you feel like going off on a fast food worker. These days you just never know. The guy sporting an unflattering uniform and quizzing you on what type of sauce you want with your Chicken McNuggets could be raking in more dough than you.
How surprising is that?
Who knew you could score $5,000 for making the jump from Arby’s to Burger King?
What’s more, why don’t more school districts dole out five-figure signing bonuses to lure well-respected, high-quality educators to teach kids who are disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic status?