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re: McDonald’s to Move Headquarters to Downtown Chicago

Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:15 pm to
Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
11842 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:15 pm to
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I've wondered about that

Black folk must eat a shite ton of Mcdonalds for all of the marketing attention they get from the company.


Maybe lowkey employment ads.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
23314 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:17 pm to
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Yep. They would rather pay some kid $30,000 a year.




Not in downtown Chicago.
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:20 pm to
McDonald's should have moved its corporate headquarters to Southside Chicago to be more in line with its customer base. The customers on West Loop are more in line with Michigan Avenue/Rush Street eateries than MickieDs
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
111638 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:21 pm to
Wasn't that in Queens?
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:23 pm to
Ok well the downtown Chicago proportional equivalent of 30,000 a year. Point still applies. They would rather go cheap and hire a kid with less financial need and sacrifice good leadership skills I n the process. Have been seeing this in just about all fast food joints the last 15-20 years.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87735 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:25 pm to
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Black folk must eat a shite ton of Mcdonalds for all of the marketing attention they get from the company.



You whites just don't know the joy that comes from getting an asian girl, 3 black people, and a sort of hispanic looking guy and feasting on a 10 pack of mcnuggets on some rooftop. LOL! One of the black girls just tried to steal one of your nuggets and you had to tell her what's up!

duh duh da da daaa
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
63518 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:26 pm to
I'm sure they expanded in the last 20+ years
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8719 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:35 pm to
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Ok well the downtown Chicago proportional equivalent of 30,000 a year. Point still applies. They would rather go cheap and hire a kid with less financial need and sacrifice good leadership skills I n the process. Have been seeing this in just about all fast food joints the last 15-20 years.


That's not necessarily the case in Chicago, and Boeing has already done this. MasterCard did something similar (though not all the way), and more F500 companies in the region are looking to do the same.

The maturing talent (late 20's to early 40's) within the companies still lives in the city. The reverse commute to the big corporate campuses in the burbs is now worse than the commute from the burbs into the city. The suburban campuses are dying relics around here.

McDonald's new facility will be near Google's new facility, and that's a pretty badass/wealthy area of the city.
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 1:38 pm
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
44187 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:43 pm to
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replace them with some cheaper millenials.


That will go over well.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74875 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 2:15 pm to
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McDonald's caters to the black demographic so bad now


I think McDonald's is one of those companies like Coca-Cola that tries to market to everyone. They have ads that target so many different demographics. The people you see in a McDonald's ad on a commercial during the NBA playoffs is not the same people you see in a commercial on Lifetime. They target demographics and items. The Filet of fish only was conceived to get Catholics to eat their on Fridays. (look it up, no lie) Sure they go hard after the black demographic. They go after the young white demographic too, and sales show they have a grip on every demographic.

So long text short, if you are upset about who they are targeting, likely you have an issue and not McDonald's/
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 2:16 pm to
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replace them with some cheaper millenials.



That will go over well.


It's what's happening. Older, family types tend to like less crowded suburban areas. Younger, single folks tend to like the dense urban scene. McDonalds is trying to attract young talent but it will be a revolving door.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
216679 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 2:22 pm to
Yes it was......
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
32130 posts
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:32 pm to
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#StayWoke


Saw a black dude on my FB feed posting something to everyone using the #StayWoke hashtag.

He was telling everyone #GoBackToSleep

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