It seems that McDonald's has finally realized how tone-deaf its internal employee resource website was. It has shut it down.
The final straw? A tip on the site to employees to avoid McDonald's fare.
A graphic on the site shows a meal with a cheeseburger, fries and drink under the caption "Unhealthy choice." Next to it is a picture of a sub, a salad and water under the caption "Healthier choice."
The fast food giant found itself again having to deflect unwanted attention from its internal site this week after CNBC reported that McResource ostensibly advises McDonald's employees to not eat at McDonald's.
"Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight."
Visitors to McResource Line on Wednesday were greeted with this statement: "We are temporarily performing some maintenance in order to provide you with the best experience possible. Please excuse us while these upgrades are being made."
McDonald's confirmed the site had been taken down in a statement posted on its website. "A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate and we've directed the vendor to take down the website. Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary. None of this helps our McDonald's team members."
You know I am not actually a believer in karma per se, but you have to admit that this is pretty awesome.
You may also remember that in the recent past McDonald's gave employees economic advice that suggested they get a second job in order to make ends meet, or return purchases.
Note to CNN: It wasn't a matter of McDonald's slow enlightenment. McDonald's simply didn't CARE how big of a piece of hypocritical bullshit its web site was, until its bullshit became public. Then and only then did it become a problem.
ReplyDeleteWhich one was the Palin Christmas Eve dinner party? Betcha the one on your left.
ReplyDeleteMan. Who can eat that crap anyway? The way they treat their employees is the same thing: Crap!
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Gotta say I really love their fries, but whenever I eat some I know that extra crunches and a few extra miles on the treadmill will also be on the menu :-)
ReplyDeleteShocking Ingredients in McDonald’s French Fries
Delete...It turns out that there are 17 ingredients in MickeyD’s French fries! They contain:
-Potatoes (whew! I’m glad that was the first ingredient)
-Canola oil—Most canola oil is now genetically-modified.
-Hydrogenated soybean oil—Like canola oil, most soybean oil is now extracted from genetically-modified soybeans. Plus the hydrogenation process makes the oil more saturated than it would be in its natural form, and unhealthy.
-Safflower oil—Believed to be a healthier cooking oil, most safflower is unfortunately heated to high temperatures long before it is ever used for cooking, causing it to be chemically-altered from the heat, and a source of inflammation in the body when that is the case.
-”Natural flavor”—McDonald’s natural flavor is apparently obtained from a vegetable source, but the “natural” moniker means nothing since it can even potentially contain the nerve- and brain-toxin monosodium glutamate (MSG).
-Dextrose—a type of sugar.
-Sodium acid pyrophosphate—This ingredient is apparently used to maintain the color of the fries. On the chemical industry’s own safety data sheets it is listed as hazardous for ingestion, which is exactly what you’ll be doing if you eat those French fries.
-Citric acid—used as a preservative.
-Dimethylpolysiloxane—used as an anti-foaming agent, this industrial chemical is typically used in caulking and sealants and comes with a list of safety concerns.
-Vegetable oil for frying, which is a blend of 7 ingredients, including: canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), citric acid, and dimethylpolysiloxane. We discussed most of these ingredients above. Corn oil, like its canola and soybean counterparts is now primarily made of genetically-modified corn.
TBHQ is a petroleum-based, butane-like (yes, that’s lighter fluid!) ingredient used as a preservative. It has been linked to asthma, skin conditions, hormone disruption, and in long-term animal studies to cancer and damage to DNA.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/shocking-ingredients-in-mcdonalds-french-fries.html
http://www.undergroundhealth.com/mcdonalds-reveals-17-foul-ingredients-in-their-french-fries-including-gmos/
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines.shtml?/headlines01/0504-02.htm
If you continue, it sounds like a treadmill will be the least of your worries.
Hey, I know what's in them but ya know, most of us humans, especially those of us that do most things in moderation can take a little bit of poison every now and then. For those that don't moderate, and don't exercise, well, there are too many people on this earth anyway so something has to take out the unwary.
DeleteAlso, if you are a tee-totaler then why even bother going around the sun for the too short time we get here? There are delights to be enjoyed in this one chance we have. All things in moderation my friend, except for exercise.
Hey gang let's play (insufferable witch) hillbilly palin bingo.
DeletePut random words in a hat. Each person draws a word from the hat and lays the words end to end. Of course if it makes sense (doesn't happen) you lose. Read the word salad out loud. The first person who names the incident that the bitch said the word salad wins.
The word possibilities are endless.
They do offer "healthier" menu items. Like salad that's soaked in potato whitener then rinsed and kept in a fridge with a damp towel. The salad lasts for months without wilting, turning brown, limp or taking on a slimey coating. Same with apple slices in "happy meals"
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo, kiddos! Let's eat apple slices and call it "happy"! While the kids beside you eat hamburgers dripping in grease, Genetically modified french fries and soda galore!
Thanks, but no thanks.