McDonald's pulls internal website after it advised workers to avoid eating fast food
http://www.khon2.com/news/national-news/mcdonalds-pulls-internal-website-after-it-advised-workers-to-avoid-eating-fast-food CNN) -- McDonald's has pulled an internal website that advised its workers to avoid eating the fast food it sells.
It's the iconic fast food meal a burger and fries, and there it was on McDonald's own website dubbed unhealthy.
McResource, McDonald's internal website for its employees, told employees to eat a salad and sub instead and avoid the very food they sell.
The website said fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt, and may put people at risk for becoming overweight.
Now McDonald's has shut the site down.
It was the last straw after a long list of embarrassments calling even more attention to what workers are already protesting, that it's hard to live on a McDonald's wage.
Recently, the web site instructed McDonald's workers how to find a second job, sell off possessions to get out of debt, and provided a hotline on how to get food stamps.
Another example: McResource linking to other sites with holiday tipping advice for au pairs, doormen, and pool boys.
McDonald's, in essence, said they're not "lovin' it."
"Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary." - McDonald's
