You may have read that Facebook & Apple Inc. have started offering this benefit for Women.. but what is the real motive? The reality is that they want women to put off having children until they are "older" - so they don't have to offer benefits like flextime, or family leave etc.
in countries like Norway new Mothers get 100% of there pay for 11 months (or 80% pay for 1 year) to take care of a newborn child.. in Denmark an Entry level job at McDonald's the pay is $21 an hour with medical benefits (that is not a typo) what is happening in the U.S. is the low minimum wage $7.25hr employees are forced onto Government assistance like MedicaidFood Stamps etc. because the pay can't cover expenses. So Mcdonald's is actually costing U.S. Taxpayers an Additional $1.6 Billion Dollars a year by keeping wages low & increasing their profits..
Please Don't tell me "they can't afford it" FACT: When I was 16yrs old. (2007) my parents bought me some Stock in Mcdonald's (MCD) at $45 a share.. Stock today is around $90 ... that's a 100% Return on the investment in 7 years (or around 15% a year)
I'm a full time University Student that works "part time" in a Retail Clothing store.. (think like Abercrombie & Fitch Aerie The Gap Victoria's Secret etc) The Crap I have to put up with is unbelievable ... from being hit on by men, to irregular hours.. (i won't even mention that Christmas/Thanksgiving is upcoming) to having to pretend to be the "happy go lucky.. Girl (Friendly Polite.. but not really all that smart.. so men (or worse some women) don't consider me a threat or get jealous etc... all this crap needs to stop... OK End of Speech
in countries like Norway new Mothers get 100% of there pay for 11 months (or 80% pay for 1 year) to take care of a newborn child.. in Denmark an Entry level job at McDonald's the pay is $21 an hour with medical benefits (that is not a typo) what is happening in the U.S. is the low minimum wage $7.25hr employees are forced onto Government assistance like MedicaidFood Stamps etc. because the pay can't cover expenses. So Mcdonald's is actually costing U.S. Taxpayers an Additional $1.6 Billion Dollars a year by keeping wages low & increasing their profits..
Please Don't tell me "they can't afford it" FACT: When I was 16yrs old. (2007) my parents bought me some Stock in Mcdonald's (MCD) at $45 a share.. Stock today is around $90 ... that's a 100% Return on the investment in 7 years (or around 15% a year)
I'm a full time University Student that works "part time" in a Retail Clothing store.. (think like Abercrombie & Fitch Aerie The Gap Victoria's Secret etc) The Crap I have to put up with is unbelievable ... from being hit on by men, to irregular hours.. (i won't even mention that Christmas/Thanksgiving is upcoming) to having to pretend to be the "happy go lucky.. Girl (Friendly Polite.. but not really all that smart.. so men (or worse some women) don't consider me a threat or get jealous etc... all this crap needs to stop... OK End of Speech