McDonald’s Corp. for years has fought back against critics who complain it’s making people fat. On Tuesday, it went on the offense against those who assail it as a lousy place to work.
Thousands showed up to restaurants nationwide to apply for jobs on the hamburger giant’s first National Hiring Day, creating lines at some restaurants. The world’s largest burger chain planned to use the day to add 50,000 new workers.
McDonald’s painted the event as a boon for an economy where more than 13 million Americans are still looking for work. But the company usually staffs up for summer anyway. It added 50,000 new workers in April last year, so the blitz amounts to typical hiring compressed into a day.
The real purpose of the hiring campaign, industry experts said, was to portray the fast-food chain as a good employer.
Associated Press
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