McDonalds Corporate Secrets

I just read on the Internet that there is a McDonalds employee who is telling all McDonalds behind the scenes company secrets. I don't know how an employee could stoop so low to divulge the secrets to the outside world when McDonalds is such a great place to work. I'm sure that employee won't be so happy if he (or she) loses the job when the corporation finds out. How do we even know that the empoyee is telling the truth? For example, the "mac sauce" is not really Thousand Island salad dressing. I know because I've seen the "gun" they use to put it on the burger and it clearly says Mac sauce. There is no way an employee would know what is actually in there because it is a highly secret item. McDonalds does not allow their employees to know their big secrets like that. However, you know some smart alec employees like to act like they know these big secrets and they tell everyone it is Thousand Island dressing.

Is the employee telling everyone that McDonalds no longer mixes the batter for pancakes themselves and does not make them on the grill? That employee is probably telling everyone that the pancakes are now already cooked, frozen, and microwaved. It might affect sales if the customer realizes that they can pick up some frozen pancakes in the freezer section of the supermarket and put them in the microwave for a very short time, and voila, they have the same basic thing that they are buying at McDonalds. Of course, McDonalds has the human laziness on their side....it is a lot more trouble to get some pancakes out of the freezer and microwave them at home when they can just drive through drive-thru and get them without even getting out of their car.

I could write more about McDonalds, but I have 3 burgers waiting for me that Mommy picked up for me when she dropped Jeff off at work. I think it is time for me to get off the computer and go and eat my burgers. By the way, my burgers are plain. This dog does not need mac sauce. I like my burgers without all the extras.

Demon Flash Bandit (Dog Who Enjoys Hamburgers)

McDonalds Employee Has Attitude Problem

I have often said that some of the humans should not have the jobs they have, and I think this video proves my point.
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/09/16/mcdonalds-manager-takes-a-stand-against-coning/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl6%7Csec3_lnk1%7C96577
Evidently, some McDonalds customers have taken the ice cream cones they order by the ice cream instead of from the bottom cone. This is supposed to be a hilarious (not in my opinion) prank. Personally, as long as the customer pays for the ice cream--if they want to make a mess in their car, I don't really see why the employee at McDonalds would care one way or the other. I am sharing this to illustrate a point that this dog has noticed about the humans. The humans are always trying to tell the other humans how to live. The really sad thing about it is that very often the humans offering the most advice are the ones whose lives are the biggest messes. My assumption is that misery loves company. Anyway, if I were running McDonalds, that employee would be in big trouble. In fact, I would probably fire that employee because their job is to sell the product--not to dictate what the customer does with the product. I don't care if they buy it and throw it away, once it is paid for, it is theirs. Sure, some of the customers are stupid, but that is their problem. As Ron White said in one of his stand up routines, "you can't fix stupid", which probably explains a lot about the humans. We dogs know that life is difficult enough solving our own problems so we don't go around telling other dogs what to do as much--except to let them know to leave our stuff alone. If only the humans were as smart as us dogs! The saddest thing about this video is that I think that the employee is a manager--this is the kind of employee that gets promoted to deal with customers? Again, if I were running McDonalds, I'd be investigating that entire restaurant.

Demon Flash Bandit (Observing Human Behavior)

Dedicated Employees at Amazon.com

Occasionally we get things we have ordered from Amazon.com in the mail. I wonder how many of their customers bother to thank them for sending their orders so promptly. Most companies store their merchandise in warehouses that are usually located in cities. Amazon's warehouses are located in the Amazonian rain forest which is why the company is called Amazon. Those workers have to trudge through the jungle to get to work and mail the packages. That takes nerve to know that you could meet a cobra, a tiger, or a lion--not to mention a cute little poison dart frog on the way to work. Most employees do not have to go through such hazards just to get to work. Next time you get a package from Amazon.com, be sure and thank them for their perseverance. It takes dedicated employees to go through so much to get to work and then have Walmart declare war on them every few days. Amazon employees are a brave group!

Demon Flash Bandit (Discussing Amazon.com)

Companies Need New Human Resources Humans

I saw an article on AOL Internet news yesterday that this dog decided to read. It is about the questions you should never ask on a job interview. I know if I were in Human Resources, my first order of business would be to sniff the potential employee's butt; which as any dog can tell you, is the fastest and best way to find a good employee. However, since the humans think they have better ways of doing things, I will tell you what the article said about the humans way of dealing with hiring other humans. After I read the questions you should never ask, I realized why a lot of companies are having such a problem getting competent employees, and why their customers, who have to deal with the employees they hire think many of them are insane for hiring them. For example, a potential employee should never ask if they will be required to relocate. If I were a potential employee or a potential employer, this would be a fair question and would weed out a lot of unsatisfactory employees. This is when I observed that most of the human resources workers must have gotten a college degree from the University of Fantasyland. Employment should not be a war between employer and employee--it is a beneficial relationship. If I were hiring an employee, I would prefer to know if they are unwilling to relocate if the job requires it, and if not, it would save me the trouble and money of hiring an employee who will quit after a short time. Why is it that the amount the job pays is supposed to be a big secret? I think even cats know that companies are cheap and want to pay as little as possible, and employees want as much as possible. NOTE FROM DEMON FLASH BANDIT: Slavery has been outlawed no matter how much that annoys large companies. You will ultimately be better served to live with it unless, of course, you have an entire workforce of illegal aliens in which case, you are exempt from these kinds of rules.

The thing that I noticed is that none of the questions you should never ask really had anything to do with the honesty and integrity of the potential employee or whether or not they are qualified to do the job. Most of the questions are stupid. I suppose that explains why so many of the smarter humans are starting businesses that end up competing with the company that didn't hire them. The ones with brains are less likely to put up with the hiring process. Since most modern companies can check credit ratings and Facebook pages, it is sad that they still have such a rough time finding the right people. Maybe the company should do a better job hiring the humans for Human Resources.

Demon Flash Bandit (Solving Problems for Large Companies)