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[Fuchsdh]

Thats not a lot of money. She probably can't even retire on it.

She wasn't going to retire on a McDonalds' salary anyhow.

What's weird about the case though is it seemed like someone specifically had it out for her. It didn't feel like corporate indifference so much as personal callousness.

 

[ProfessorLobo]

OK the lady got burned badly by the coffee.
But what does it have to do with McDonalds? Coffee is hot you know.

What year is it?

 

[Avari]

120k over five years?

And it was legal offense.

$120k over 5 years including a full trial and appeal. Definitely expensive but an awful lot of work.

 

[IISANDERII]

This is a fair point.



I buy that if an item of work is as a menial task that's well defined, like swinging a hammer or cooking a cheeseburger. What about for middle management positions who's job is not to swing a hammer, but to make sure that all hammers swung according to the executive's wishes?



Not being able to get rid of an employee that you no longer want around is not mutually beneficial either.

BTW, I think your use of "funsies" isn't constructive because it implies that somebody is firing people because it's amusing to them, rather than it being a business decision. I'd assume that firing people for "funsies" is exceedingly rare.

Firing somebody for personal reasons isn't mutually beneficial.

 

[TheOMan]

She deserves waaaaaay more than 100K.

 

[Regiruler]

How dare you mock the northern peso, im texting our PM, expect a politely worded reprimand in 2-3 weeks

Why do I find this so funny.

 

[Dalek]

It's crazy that in 2017 people still don't understand the coffee lawsuit.

 

[VonGreckler]

It's crazy that in 2017 people still don't understand the coffee lawsuit.

Willful ignorance + McDonald's crazy PR on it have pretty well warped public perception.

 

[caliph95]

It's crazy that in 2017 people still don't understand the coffee lawsuit.

"Silly Americans sue for everything"

 

[The Hermit]

Kanata Centrum

sounds like a Star Wars character

hahaah it does indeed

 

[Grizzle_Dat]

It's crazy that in 2017 people still don't understand the coffee lawsuit.

Robo flippers just got their deployment orders advanced a few years

 

[Mr. Giggles]

i mean, i know the canadian dollar is not as strong as the american dollar, but calling northen peso is like....

a canadian dollar is worth like 14 mexican pesos, you dont have it so bad

True, also poutine > tacos

Why do I find this so funny.

Funny how? Like you think Canadians are clowns? Is that it?

You're lucky its summer or I would hockey fight your ass

 

[AlphaSnake]

In this thread: people blame big corporation without even knowing if they were directly responsible or not.

Spoiler

85% of McDonald's are owned by franchisers and not the actual company itself.
Direct your blind hate and disdain towards the franchising company, and not the corporation.

 

[Zoe]

In this thread: people blame big corporation without even knowing if they were directly responsible or not.

Spoiler

85% of McDonald's are owned by franchisers and not the actual company itself.
Direct your blind hate and disdain towards the franchising company, and not the corporation.

Who is the legal team representing?

 

[Snagret]

It's crazy that in 2017 people still don't understand the coffee lawsuit.

Everyone should watch the documentary about it (I'm pretty sure it's on youtube). It's really sickening some of the ways these corporations bully people trying to seek legitimate compensation for having actual damage done to them.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Who is the legal team representing?

They are representing the franchising company.

Again, not McDonald's.

It literally has nothing to do with them. Franchising companies set their own CEOs, executives, and managers. They don't even answer to McDonald's - the only authority McDonald's would have over the franchise owner is the ability to terminate the operating license under certain criterias (failing health codes, failure to pay royalties, and such).

Franchisers operate absolutely independently of the entity they 'represent'. No different than car dealerships, which are also ALL privately owned.

 

[Rest]

Eh, I see we have a mod restriction. Nevermind.