Claude Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 (edited) McDonald's anger over McJob entry BBC News, Sunday, 9 November, 2003, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3255883.stm McDonald's has expressed its outrage over how the latest Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary describes job prospects at the US fast-food giant. In its latest edition, the dictionary defines the term McJob as "low-paying and dead-end work". McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo dismissed the term as "an inaccurate description of restaurant employment". He called it "a slap in the face to the 12 million" industry's staff, according to the Associated Press news agency. In an open letter to Merriam-Webster's, Mr Cantalupo said that "more than 1,000 of the men and women who own and operate McDonald's restaurants today got their start by serving customers behind the counter". The letter has been sent to media organisations, and it was also published in the latest edition of an industry trade organisation. McDonald's - the world's largest fast-food chain - has more than 30,000 restaurants and nearly 500,000 employees. The term McJob was coined by the American novelist Douglas Coupland in his 1991 novel Generation X to describe a "low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector". Edited November 10, 2003 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 McDonalds should be happy that that the McJob definition doesn't include how godawful the food is or how bad it is for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I'm just surprised that it's only anger -- how long will it be before McDonald's files a lawsuit over this?? Speaking of McD's, here's an interesting statistic from Fat Land : How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World: Twenty times a month is now McDonald's marketing goal for every fast-food eater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 For me, McDonalds, Burger King and the rest might add up to twenty times a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 And in a related story, NPR said they had no McProblem banning Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary from every station nationwide....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller center Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 What are those white pills above the paprika? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I'm just surprised that it's only anger -- how long will it be before McDonald's files a lawsuit over this?? Speaking of McD's, here's an interesting statistic from Fat Land : How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World: Twenty times a month is now McDonald's marketing goal for every fast-food eater. I wonder how pissed off when the add the word McFat to the dictionary. McFat: The state of being obese that is brought on by excessive intake of fast food. McCoronary: A heart attack brought on by excessive fast food intake. SuperSize: 1) A larger fast food meal 2) What happens to a person after too many large fast food meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I wonder how they feel about the term "McMansion"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 What are those white pills above the paprika? So that's the secret to a good diet, Tony!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 What are those white pills above the paprika? So that's the secret to a good diet, Tony!! YEP! That must also explain why I'm just so effing happy all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 How about "McMastered"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 How about "McMastered"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I took the album to a guy named Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering in LA. I chose Ron because his last name was McMaster. He McMastered my album beautifully. http://www.matthewstewart.com/bio.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Seems to me that Webster's is a little slow in adding important words that have already been widely circulated. Here's an egregious omission: Mcpissed. (n) 1. A condition of great agitation caused as a result of slow lines at the drive thru. 2. Feelings of ill will aroused when one discovers that one could never complete that monopoly promotion in a hundred years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minew Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 McDonald's has expressed its outrage over how the latest Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary describes job prospects at the US fast-food giant. McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo dismissed the term as "an inaccurate description of restaurant employment". He should just contact Ed Gillespie and the GOP. They'll get the whole dictionary shut down right quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Mcpissed. (n) 1. A condition of great agitation caused as a result of slow lines at the drive thru. Well, as Pesci fans everywhere know, "they fuck you at the drive thru!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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