What the asshole forgot to mention was the free meal ya got every shift...I've seen some of the HS guys scarf down 3 quarter pounders plus fries and a drink...and no way did ya have to buy the uniform..ya did have to wash the damned thing,,and turn it back in when ya quit....Also when I worked at McDs in the 70's mim wage was about 3.25
Sorry but the DUmmie is right. You did get the free meal though and he's being deceptive not mentioning it. You were allowed 1 premium sandwich or 2 small sandwiches. All you could guzzle soda from your 1 allowed courtesy cup and fries were always available as long as you didn't use a bag or box.
Uniforms shirts for men and whole outfits for women were supplied. You got 2. One to wear and one to wash. You didn't get your last check until they were returned. Aprons were supplied for the grill crew. Luckily they were unlimited because McDonalds was still using fine quality Grade D fresh meat. It was
Greasy. The aprons went out for cleaning with the rags.
McDonalds was "Proud to pay above minimum wage" in 1975 when I worked for them. The pamphlet they gave me said so. They paid the $1.90 an hour the DUmmie mentioned. That lasted as long as the minimum was $1.80. When it went up to $1.95 an hour so did the proud.
Our waste food went into a trash can that was specially for the waste. At the end of the day the closing manager counted everything that was in the can. The reason wasn't to keep the employees hungry it was because they accounted for everything, even single piece of cheese. The system was so silly that you could go on break, get your 2 cheeseburgers
BUT you couldn't get a double {cheese}burger. A double burger was a death sentence offense. Why? You had an extra bun to account for. They didn't care if you ate it but don't screw up the accounting. We couldn't be trusted to throw away a bun because it could be seen and moved to the waste can.