McDonald's under fire for advice to employees
November 21, 2013, 11:49am Yahoo!7
Fast food giant advises underpaid employees to break their food up into smaller bites, sing to lower blood pressure, and sell their Christmas presents.
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McDonald's has taken a lot of heat lately for the sub-par wages it pays its employees, and the fast food giant is facing fresh controversy for posting a holiday survival guide for their staff on their McResources website.
The website suggests its hungry, underpaid employees to break their food up into smaller bites so that it "results in eating less and still feeling full."
The close-up of the advice from McDonald's.
Other nuggets of advice:
• Take a holiday - it will reduce your risk of heart attack by 50 per cent
• Sell your unopened Christmas presents online to make some "quick cash"
• Sing to lower your blood pressure
• Use olive oil to prevent the blues
• Quit complaining, it only increases your stress
The tips have created uproar and have been mocked online by wage advocates seeing as the company pays thousands of workers across the US minimum wage.
McDonald's claims the advice was taken out of context, telling NBC the video is an attempt to undermine a "well intended employee assistance resource."
"The McResource website has helped countless employees by providing them with a variety of information and resources on topics ranging from health and wellness to stress and financial management," the company said.
"The website also includes some rotating "quick tips" and while we recognise that some of these could be taken out of context, the vast majority of the resources and information on the site are based on credible outside experts and well-published advice."
It was revealed recently that McDonald's HR helpers actually advise employees to go on food stamps if they're struggling with bills.
The Atlantic Wire reports that a help-line call leaked by a fair-pay advocacy group captured a McResources HR operator acknowledging that 10-year employee doesn't make a lot of money and also urging that employee to sign up for federal benefits.
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