Don Thompson took the reins at McDonald's two years ago as its first African-American CEO. His charge: to make the Golden Arches golden again. Lee Cowan reports.
Sounds like this man came up from humble beginnings, got a good education,a decent job, worked hard, and made his way to the top. He has great people skills and this is an awesome American story of dedication and hard work! Great job man!!!
Death Row you are dumb to believe that. whats the point of working if it doesnt meet minimum needs of living. I think people in this country are confused about what the government is for. This nation isnt supposed to be an every man for himself free for all. We pay taxes and elect people to project the citizens from different things.
I bust my ass working for you guys for one whole year never got a raise so I quit then I went to work for In and Out Burger got a raise within 3 months
Well your first mistake was going to work for a fast food company and expect a raise. When I was a young adult I swore that I would never work for McDonald’s or any fast food restaurant because I knew that meant lowering who I was and my standards as a person.
I love the part where he talks about his Grandmother. “We are going home and I will make you a McDonalds”. This is something I think every kid growing up, especially in humble means, has heard. Much respect for his Grandmother for raising such a hard working and decent man. God bless.
This guy grew up in a poor rough neighborhood, worked his way up from the bottom, and became the CEO of a huge corporation. That is true black excellence.
That brother went out and worked hard! Sacrificed, and didn't listen to all the negative people making excuses.Now thats the American dream! God bless him and his family.
+Jeff In Chicago When your country constantly has systems in place to tell you that your race/skin color is in inferior, you have the right to say “black excellence.”
+Jeff In Chicago As a black woman who started college at the age of 16 and graduated with my Master’s by the age of 20, I am very well-aware that anyone can succeed and excel via hard work. However, it is ignorant to think that these systems are nonexistent. I used to be ignorant to these systems until I became exposed to low-income, predominantly black populations as a result of my professional work.
Your comment sounds stupid. You start off by declaring healthy and then confirm that the menu has less than healthy items on the menu. Why not remove the Unhealthy items?
raz Z Jones lol the salads are more unhealthy than the burgers ' hi R... i did eat mcdonald chicken with salad before... it was so good tastey... better than fatty / greaseey / oilly burger
Wayne Dome Personal Choice. @Raz Where is your source for such a claim? What makes mcdonalds fruits and vegetables less unhealthy compared to the ones at the super market .Ill wait.
I worked at McDonald's for about 8 months. I needed the money. It wasn't bad. And it was a really positive experience I could throw on a resume. I'm thankful for any opportunity to work and it's led me down a pretty good road.
Who says you have to eat there all the time. It's up to us to take care of ourselves. I enjoy McDonalds every now and then but I also exercise and make sure I take in a healthy amount of veggies and proteins. It's up to you how you take care of yourself and if you wind up being a fatass then you have only yourself to blame.
As an African I will never complain or blame anyone for my failures. In America it's your choice to succeed and or fail. Watch what and who is around you. Don give up ealry.
technically working at McDonalds does require some skill. you need to be able to think and make things with your hand nothing more demanding than someone who makes pottery or a someone who cuts grass. so yes there is some skill required even if you think there not.
+Gage Groff I know plenty of 16 year olds who work at McDonald's and there not necessarily geniuses ... You train for a job at McDonald for a week but for a engineer or surgeon it's upward of 10 years of school training .
john smith unskilled? when you work with your hands and work over a hot Grill for eight hours a day working full-time, yet you still qualify for FoodShare is a business problem, not a responsibility of the employee problem. This guy should be more sensitive to those that work full-time that are only earning minimum wage. Since he came from that background he should be a lot more understanding than he is. Greed changes people.
While living in Asia I traveled two hours by bus every Sunday morning on my way to the nearest McDonald's for their breakfast. Their breakfast meal was a feast and their coffee a real treat. No offence but Starbucks coffee was streets behind a McD's cuppa!
@JALO, you didn't need to tell me your age. It was a major story covered by every major news outlet about 10 years ago. If you were an adult 10 years ago you would have known about it.
Went to McDonald’s yesterday. I haven’t been there in a long time. I had a coupon for a free soda and med fry with any large sandwich. What surprised me was the prices. All the meals were over $10. No prices were shown for individual sandwiches. They must be ashamed of prices. My 1/4 pounder with cheese was close to $7. Really, if I’m going to spend over 10 bucks it won’t be at a McDonald’s. That burger was not worth the money. There were more workers there than customers. Not posting prices was ridiculous and the workers barely spoke English. I won’t be back unless I’m on a road trip and nothing else is available.
No, that is incorrect. For example, Hobby Lobby , which is a right-wing family owned chain, does pay their full-time workers a living wage. In my area it's over $15 per hour. They are still able to compete with their competitors such as JoAnn and Michaels. Furthermore, Disney World and Amazon just raised wages to $15 per hour. Business is booming for both. Fox News is not going to tell you the truth so look at what's happening on the ground instead.
I wouldn't expect to be able to feed a family of 2 or 3 or 4 on burger flipping wages. It's ludicrous for people to expect this. There's a reason that these jobs historically went to kids and college students. If you're flipping burgers and bemoaning your inability to pay your rent....you should probably be spending your time on regretting not studying enough in high school.
if everyone went to college, the exact same of amount of people would be working at mcdonalds. the only difference would be college degrees would be worthless mcdonalds make more money from the people that work there than what they pay them, so why not pay them more? why should the money go to the people who need it least?
They use those people as slaves, or indentured servants if you will. Then you have the common man putting them down because they didn't use the opportunity to get a degree, as if everyone is suited for college or manual labor. They don't even have to do it themselves, these corporations, they have idiots like this who attack people working on min wage and consider them beneath them.
You're forgetting that in today's economy, going to college, even in a "profitable" field like law or computer science, doesn't guarantee you a job when you graduate. And college graduates have to pay off those loans somehow.
@Nicolas Martin I support the idea of the minimum wage and raising the current one over a period of time, but people forget that different areas of the country have different costs of living. $15 gets you a lot farther in Mississippi than the Bay Area. As you were getting at, people care more about their emotions than the actual economics of it.
I remember my first McDonalds burger about 1960. Still love them better than any of them. If he gave all $15 million to employees each would get about $71. They don’t understand that.
they arent on the east coast, and they have almost literally no locations compared to mcdonalds. That said theres a billion other better options then mcdonalds including cooking your own burgers on a grill
Old joke: Customer: "Waiter, there's footprint on my burger." Waiter/Helper: "Well, I don't see what the problem is. You ordered a Big Mac and told me 'to step on it.'"
This make me feel good. My favorite job was McDonald's. It was always great to have the owner in the restaurant an right there cooking with me. It made me work harder an want to be a better employee. I learned so much there.
I work fulltime at a McDonald's as a crew Trainer Monday through Friday and love it. My customers love me and I enjoy them. I afterwards go to my other job and work as a housekeeper at a local hospital at night Monday through Friday. Enjoy both of my jobs. You get what you put in. Enjoy what you do no matter what!
Mcdonalds food hasn't tasted good since the 90's: Apple pies were crazy good. The big Mac was a great burger. The Fries were universally considered the best. The food even used to smell good. Now? The food stinks literally and figuratively. Sometimes I'll have a craving for mcds and I'll hit the drive thru but when I get about 5 bites in, I go ahead and accept that it's disgusting and that my "craving" was more nostalgic-- wanting what I remembered mcds tasting like in the 90's. On another note, does anybody remembr when Burger Kings breakfast croissant sandwiches used to actually be on a REAL croissant (buttery and flakey)? Those were hella good. Only fast food burger I trust now is IN and OUT (Please stay private IN and OUT, so u dont start cutting corners/quality to thicken profits).
CliffHuxtableSweater AGREED! 90s McD’s... the Big N’ Tasty... the same happens to me with the ‘nostalgia cravings’ and every time I try to eat I’m like ohhh yeah the chemicals are DAMN strong! 😭
The whistling and humming characteristic of him reminds me of a quote by Jim Rohn about 30 years ago. He said "You can take out the garbage at McDonalds and earn minimum wage. But if you take out the garbage and whistle as you do it every day，you’re likely to earn 50 cents more per hour." Add value to your workplace by controlling your own attitude. Congrats on this man for working hard. True and inspirational story and journey.
You should be able to earn a livable wage at any job (not talking about rolling in the dough) but you should be able to pay your rent with any job you have and then go upwards from there. We depend on these people to do incredibly important jobs for us, without them we would be highly inconvenienced.
Ridiculous. Does color have anything to do with it? No. It should be based on education and attitudes how you treat people. Color has no limits. Personality is priceless.
Not just sometime , but " EVERY TIME" there's trouble in a company " a black man or women we don't see or hear from until things are terribly wrong , gets dug up to take the blame for everything.I bet they gave him a promotion ,they were glad to get " of course " but at the time didn't tell them the bad news.. I BET MANY OTHERS knew BEFORE HE DID.. ( IT'S CALLED PASS THE BUCK)..
The have innovated at all? They have only gotten worse over time. In the 1980s they had great food that actually tasted good. They have slowly worked the quality out of their food and even if they change now I doubt they can shake the image of being the lowest quality fast food you can get.
I'm happy for the CEO but I HATE McDonalds.....that stuff makes you go to the bathroom in 15 minutes. I haven't eaten that stuff in 4 years.....my kids dont eat it either
I do like all races but what I mean no black I mean by peoples character not by SKIN COLOR NO!!!! HOW WELL ROUNDED ARE YOU!!! THIS GUY I LIKE!!! HE HAS MANY CAPS!!!
That's 100% a myth. Fast food restaurants already run as economically as possible meaning they hire the minimum number of people needed and have them work the minimum number of hours they need. A higher wage doesn't effect the staffing requirements of the restaurant and wouldn't result in firings or in hours cut, it would simply result in higher costs for the company and eat into their enormous profits.
I worked at McDonalds back in early 2000 while I was in high school. I look back at it now and think wow what a great time. I was 17 making my own money and able to buy my own things. I worked in the grill on closing shifts. What I actually enjoyed the most was shifts where I had dish washing duties. It was great because I was in the back room doing my job and nobody to bother me. On pretty much every night we racked up about $30-40k in sales. On special days (2 for 1 deal, fish filet Friday, etc.) we would rack up about $100k of sales in 24 hours. My McDonalds was in a pretty decent spot and location matters.
@Nizzle FoShizzle Yea im sure he earns that $10 million and the next board member deserves $7 millon and the next board memebr deserves $5 million! They earned it right?!?!
Bring back the old seasonings. Those nuggets dont taste the same anymore. Honestly believe McDonalds lost they flavor. I'm keep rooting for this man. It nice see a African American man being the CEO.
*"No its 100% TRIMMINGS"* Why not just beef!!! I have boycotted you all for 6 years now and my Son used to cry for chicken nuggets... now we enjoy a *ALL BEEF* Wendy's or Hardee's Burger or Tenders. Smh LIARS AND WORD PLAY!
Everybody hating on how much the dude makes, that’s his position, his given salary, he goes to work does what HE does and makes his money. I’m sure 99% of the people who have watched and commented on this couldn’t keep 35,000 McDonald’s fast food restaurants in business. Lots of stress, complaints, rules and changes to agree and disagree on. The dude made the decision to go big or go home and he made a decision in his life that is making him the money he earns. Don’t hate, go do better for yourself so you can stop feeling so angry seeing this.
Bo Rood capitalism needs a little control . You abolish the minimum wage and I promise you you will start to hear people earning $1/hour . Those people in the top don’t care about anyone when it comes to money
@@jeffsedam9827 Make it a law that they have to give raises to employees that last and perform well. But giving a mandatory wage to every loser off the street is just a waste.
This guy looks like a friendly guy. Unfortunately, that doesn't do anything for his employees living in minimal wage conditions, and below the poverty line..
Interesting, MCD does offer a competitive package besides wages they offer: tuition reimbursement, health insurance and opportunities for advancement with increased pay opportunities that overshadow min wage subject. Not bad huh?
+Julian Jackson the Ceo of large companies don't regulate or even get the chance to look at what the grunts make an hour. all of that is determined by McDonald's board of directors and their legislatures, only they set that bar for what the people make not Don Thomson. and if your not into making 9$ an hour then maybe you be more interested in making 8 cents a day in Indonesia or Thailand.
Sounds like this man came up from humble beginnings, got a good education,a decent job, worked hard, and made his way to the top. He has great people skills and this is an awesome American story of dedication and hard work! Great job man!!!
whodat he got fired in 2015
Alex Yeager actually he didn’t get fired he step down from his spot so do ur research before talking
Yeah he “stepped down” from the world largest restaurant chain. I’m sure it was his idea.
McDonald's has a deeper darker secret...
whodat well said and agreed. The youth of America should see this.
Id be whistling too making 15.4 million from mcdonlads
Vincent Doyle same here hahah
I was about to say the same lmfao
yeah, while my workers live off government support
@@yuka7.999 its not McDonald's responsibility to give the workers life support the job is not supposed to be a high paying one
Death Row you are dumb to believe that. whats the point of working if it doesnt meet minimum needs of living. I think people in this country are confused about what the government is for. This nation isnt supposed to be an every man for himself free for all. We pay taxes and elect people to project the citizens from different things.
The receptionist is named PAM
its a office refrence
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Beesly
GOD HOWARD
Freddy Brainy Name does not check out
PAM is also cooking oil
The mcchallenges will be mcfixed with the mcsolutions.
Now that’s a mcjoke
Mc Far Lane
now thats mcfunny
McLol
you are just McCringe!! 👻
I bust my ass working for you guys for one whole year never got a raise so I quit then I went to work for In and Out Burger got a raise within 3 months
Kim Lee God bless you. That's the benefit of capitalist market. Us as employees get to choose our employers as well
DAMMMMMMN SON
I got a 30 cent an hour raise at Pizza Hut too when I was young! Good for you!
Well your first mistake was going to work for a fast food company and expect a raise. When I was a young adult I swore that I would never work for McDonald’s or any fast food restaurant because I knew that meant lowering who I was and my standards as a person.
Yes Cali has In and Out and I love to eat there. I don't know why where I live they are only by the 101.
I love the part where he talks about his Grandmother. “We are going home and I will make you a McDonalds”. This is something I think every kid growing up, especially in humble means, has heard. Much respect for his Grandmother for raising such a hard working and decent man. God bless.
This guy grew up in a poor rough neighborhood, worked his way up from the bottom, and became the CEO of a huge corporation. That is true black excellence.
Disendangered. That comment is race hustling right there.... so what of skin color..... you are part of the reason this country is so divided.
That brother went out and worked hard! Sacrificed, and didn't listen to all the negative people making excuses.Now thats the American dream! God bless him and his family.
+Jeff In Chicago When your country constantly has systems in place to tell you that your race/skin color is in inferior, you have the right to say “black excellence.”
+Jeff In Chicago As a black woman who started college at the age of 16 and graduated with my Master’s by the age of 20, I am very well-aware that anyone can succeed and excel via hard work. However, it is ignorant to think that these systems are nonexistent. I used to be ignorant to these systems until I became exposed to low-income, predominantly black populations as a result of my professional work.
If i was worth that much id whistle in my sleep
Da Gr8one I only have one response to that..
Facts
You mean McWhistle 🤦♂️
The burgers are getting so wafer thin these days
With the obesity epidemic were having maybe that's a good thing.
@@solomongrundy1467 Maybe but it is not filling and the customer ended up buying other stuff like ice cream
Sean , right? More like they're sausage patties. Lol
@@camsmith4559 Yes indeed haha
Steak burgers are healthier and filling.
Who’s here after the new McDonalds’ CEO got fired?
They need to bring this guy back, that other dude was weeeird
Why?
I wouldn't mind having a McDonald's and Burger King franchise
I work minimum wage here in Arizona is $11.00 hour. I ain't complaining it's loving your job in what you do is what makes you happy.
Minimum wage in AZ is $13 an hour 👀 lol
10 here
@@00survive not a year ago I guess when this was posted
@@wlonsdale1 now it’s 15
@@00survive No it’s not trust me it’s 12 like 15 it will never be up that much anytime soon
McDonalds has healthy menu options. Don't blame them for what their customers want to order.
Z Jones lol the salads are more unhealthy than the burgers
Your comment sounds stupid. You start off by declaring healthy and then confirm that the menu has less than healthy items on the menu. Why not remove the Unhealthy items?
raz
Z Jones lol the salads are more unhealthy than the burgers
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hi R...
i did eat mcdonald chicken with salad before...
it was so good tastey...
better than fatty / greaseey / oilly burger
Wayne Dome Personal Choice.
@Raz
Where is your source for such a claim? What makes mcdonalds fruits and vegetables less unhealthy compared to the ones at the super market .Ill wait.
@@WayneDome-dm8iu they sell.
I worked at McDonald's for about 8 months. I needed the money. It wasn't bad. And it was a really positive experience I could throw on a resume. I'm thankful for any opportunity to work and it's led me down a pretty good road.
We need more CEO's like this awesome guy.
"Money doesn't solve all the problems, but hard work can."
Love that quote
Milkshake machine is down.
McNormie Deluxe !!!!!!!!
If your in the UK it's the ice cream machine being down lol
Fargeto Fargeto COW
Fargeto Fargeto
Its always down every dammmmn time I want a milkshake. Got damit son. 🤷♂️
Fargeto Fargeto ALWAYS!
It's hard to retain a customer base when you've killed them off
Hamburgers are like cigarettes.
you genius
Max's Cognac Review McDonalds might be killing me but I'm gonna die happy and full. Big Mac combo with a vanilla shake please!
Who says you have to eat there all the time. It's up to us to take care of ourselves. I enjoy McDonalds every now and then but I also exercise and make sure I take in a healthy amount of veggies and proteins. It's up to you how you take care of yourself and if you wind up being a fatass then you have only yourself to blame.
@@NicholasLittlejohn I couldn't agree more. They're both delicious, I agree.
What an inspiration! I love his attitude. I bet he's a great boss to have.
A black man is the CEO of McDonald's
We will have a black President one day.
Awww excuse me Boo Boo...you late on that
sjg2 trump is probably the blackest realest brother we’ll get
I think your kinda late on that
As an African I will never complain or blame anyone for my failures. In America it's your choice to succeed and or fail. Watch what and who is around you. Don give up ealry.
That’s why you are African and not Aboriginal American (African American).
@@KeniBey
Preach
Elijah Thomas Right thanks for the comment. It’s brilliant.
@@KeniBey you're African too.
@ about as bright as you.
How does a UNSKILLED employee justify making $15/h when the work takes no skill ? A man who went to 2 years of college may start out at $15/h.........
technically working at McDonalds does require some skill. you need to be able to think and make things with your hand nothing more demanding than someone who makes pottery or a someone who cuts grass. so yes there is some skill required even if you think there not.
Being able to use your hands to work is not a skill.......
+Gage Groff I know plenty of 16 year olds who work at McDonald's and there not necessarily geniuses ... You train for a job at McDonald for a week but for a engineer or surgeon it's upward of 10 years of school training .
john smith unskilled? when you work with your hands and work over a hot Grill for eight hours a day working full-time, yet you still qualify for FoodShare is a business problem, not a responsibility of the employee problem. This guy should be more sensitive to those that work full-time that are only earning minimum wage. Since he came from that background he should be a lot more understanding than he is. Greed changes people.
What do u consider skills? Timing and multitasking and problem solving are skills right, so how is fast filled not skilled?
While living in Asia I traveled two hours by bus every Sunday morning on my way to the nearest McDonald's for their breakfast. Their breakfast meal was a feast and their coffee a real treat. No offence but Starbucks coffee was streets behind a McD's cuppa!
The man seems genuinely friendly and nice
Great story of McDonald's CEO.
"We don't use pink slime in our burgers"
Duhhh, it's in the CHICKEN!
econ
Um... if your chicken isn’t pink before you cook it then something is wrong with it
@@jalo7289 pink slime isnt pink meat
@JALO, go google "pink slime" it was a viral news story but I suspect you were too young to remember it.
Leggo My Ego I never told you my age. It might be because I have better things to do then watch about ‘slime’ that taste good af
@JALO, you didn't need to tell me your age. It was a major story covered by every major news outlet about 10 years ago. If you were an adult 10 years ago you would have known about it.
Bro Taco Bell snapped on that commercial💀😂
A billion dollar company and yet they pay there employees nothing..... that's sad
Went to McDonald’s yesterday. I haven’t been there in a long time. I had a coupon for a free soda and med fry with any large sandwich. What surprised me was the prices.
All the meals were over $10. No prices were shown for individual sandwiches. They must be ashamed of prices. My 1/4 pounder with cheese was close to $7. Really, if I’m going to spend over 10 bucks it won’t be at a McDonald’s. That burger was not worth the money. There were more workers there than customers. Not posting prices was ridiculous and the workers barely spoke English. I won’t be back unless I’m on a road trip and nothing else is available.
That's McDonald's for you
Lovely couple
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I'm tired of people demanding $15 for a "first job." Either climb the ladder, and make more money, or go to school and get a better paying job.
Nonsense! These companies can afford it. We have the widest gap between CEO's and frontline workers in the world.
There is no ladder.
You are paid what your employer thinks you're worth, if you don't like it ask for more, increase your skills, or leave. Americans are spoiled.
@@lenblack1462 but then prices would rise up and they wouldn't get as much business
No, that is incorrect. For example, Hobby Lobby , which is a right-wing family owned chain, does pay their full-time workers a living wage. In my area it's over $15 per hour.
They are still able to compete with their competitors such as JoAnn and Michaels. Furthermore, Disney World and Amazon just raised wages to $15 per hour. Business is booming for both. Fox News is not going to tell you the truth so look at what's happening on the ground instead.
There's nothing more annoying than when a big shot from corporate comes down and pretends he's just one of you.
he whistles and hums to himself. What a down to earth gentleman
I wouldn't expect to be able to feed a family of 2 or 3 or 4 on burger flipping wages. It's ludicrous for people to expect this. There's a reason that these jobs historically went to kids and college students. If you're flipping burgers and bemoaning your inability to pay your rent....you should probably be spending your time on regretting not studying enough in high school.
Stupid
if everyone went to college, the exact same of amount of people would be working at mcdonalds. the only difference would be college degrees would be worthless
mcdonalds make more money from the people that work there than what they pay them, so why not pay them more? why should the money go to the people who need it least?
They use those people as slaves, or indentured servants if you will. Then you have the common man putting them down because they didn't use the opportunity to get a degree, as if everyone is suited for college or manual labor. They don't even have to do it themselves, these corporations, they have idiots like this who attack people working on min wage and consider them beneath them.
Nick Atkinson not stupid at all. Its true. Hard work pays off. The average McDonald's job is not a career.
You're forgetting that in today's economy, going to college, even in a "profitable" field like law or computer science, doesn't guarantee you a job when you graduate. And college graduates have to pay off those loans somehow.
How slow are we talking this was done in 2014 it's 2019 and they still not $15 an hour
raising the minimum wage would cause mass unemployment so I hope it nevers gets raised.
@Nicolas Martin I support the idea of the minimum wage and raising the current one over a period of time, but people forget that different areas of the country have different costs of living. $15 gets you a lot farther in Mississippi than the Bay Area. As you were getting at, people care more about their emotions than the actual economics of it.
I remember my first McDonalds burger about 1960. Still love them better than any of them.
If he gave all $15 million to employees each would get about $71. They don’t understand that.
"AS HAPPY AS A HAPPY MEAL"
*My life in a nut shell*
Id rather get a burger from In N Out
Its limited
Beachdudeca Same. But not on the east coast 😪
In N Out makes a decent burger, but their fries suck!
they arent on the east coast, and they have almost literally no locations compared to mcdonalds. That said theres a billion other better options then mcdonalds including cooking your own burgers on a grill
@@fightttttt they’ll never go east of Texas. It’s a supply chain thing
Old joke: Customer: "Waiter, there's footprint on my burger." Waiter/Helper: "Well, I don't see what the problem is. You ordered a Big Mac and told me 'to step on it.'"
The Frappe with espresso is my favorite. 🌸
This make me feel good. My favorite job was McDonald's. It was always great to have the owner in the restaurant an right there cooking with me. It made me work harder an want to be a better employee. I learned so much there.
He literally looks 30 years old. I can't believe that.
This CEO was fired years ago. Parties over.
Scapone2001 this was from 2014
Of course people like you never read the publish date of videos.
Shows how happy the higher management is...and how unhappy everyone else is.
Love the story of their marriage and childhood. Engineering is such a great education.
*1:25* My man is spittin’ bars,
*_”You mention me, millions of views.”_*
*_”I mention you, lose-lose for me, win-win for you.”_*
I don't eat McDonald's *Cuz* I don't want a McHeartAttack ❤ 💔
Blake Sanden
You can eat other foods, smoke drink etc and have a heart attack🤷♂️
They serve other things I hear
I really wish people wouldn't be racist. Everyone equal.
I work fulltime at a McDonald's as a crew Trainer Monday through Friday and love it. My customers love me and I enjoy them. I afterwards go to my other job and work as a housekeeper at a local hospital at night Monday through Friday. Enjoy both of my jobs. You get what you put in. Enjoy what you do no matter what!
My health has improved dramatically this year after I stopped eating at McDonalds.
Reducing the risk of bowel cancer and heart disease, good for you, I never eat it.
Mcdonalds food hasn't tasted good since the 90's: Apple pies were crazy good. The big Mac was a great burger. The Fries were universally considered the best. The food even used to smell good. Now? The food stinks literally and figuratively. Sometimes I'll have a craving for mcds and I'll hit the drive thru but when I get about 5 bites in, I go ahead and accept that it's disgusting and that my "craving" was more nostalgic-- wanting what I remembered mcds tasting like in the 90's. On another note, does anybody remembr when Burger Kings breakfast croissant sandwiches used to actually be on a REAL croissant (buttery and flakey)? Those were hella good. Only fast food burger I trust now is IN and OUT (Please stay private IN and OUT, so u dont start cutting corners/quality to thicken profits).
Yooo burger king breakfast croissants were so good. My auntie loved them amd used to always take us when we would go stay w/ her in the summers
CliffHuxtableSweater AGREED! 90s McD’s... the Big N’ Tasty... the same happens to me with the ‘nostalgia cravings’ and every time I try to eat I’m like ohhh yeah the chemicals are DAMN strong! 😭
At one point, McDonald’s had shares in Chipotle I believe. I remember seeing the arches on chipotle cups.
The whistling and humming characteristic of him reminds me of a quote by Jim Rohn about 30 years ago. He said "You can take out the garbage at McDonalds and earn minimum wage. But if you take out the garbage and whistle as you do it every day，you’re likely to earn 50 cents more per hour." Add value to your workplace by controlling your own attitude. Congrats on this man for working hard. True and inspirational story and journey.
Wow I didn't know the CEO was black and went to College in Indiana. So cool!
#BLACKLOVE ✊🏿❤️😍 YASSSSS
American dream realized by a very very well deserving brother. Well done sir.
Looking great. Nice to see someone get ahead by hard work.
You should be able to earn a livable wage at any job (not talking about rolling in the dough) but you should be able to pay your rent with any job you have and then go upwards from there. We depend on these people to do incredibly important jobs for us, without them we would be highly inconvenienced.
Orunmila well that’s not tinged with racism at all.
Go to your boss let him or her know you deserve a raise. Let me know how that goes.
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He seems like a great guy but unfortunately the company didn’t do well so he was canned.
Lots of respect for this man.
Go head brother! Proud of you! 🤗
Ridiculous. Does color have anything to do with it? No. It should be based on education and attitudes how you treat people. Color has no limits. Personality is priceless.
Not just sometime , but " EVERY TIME" there's trouble in a company " a black man or women we don't see or hear from until things are terribly wrong , gets dug up to take the blame for everything.I bet they gave him a promotion ,they were glad to get " of course " but at the time didn't tell them the bad news.. I BET MANY OTHERS knew BEFORE HE DID.. ( IT'S CALLED PASS THE BUCK)..
Anglo saxons and their hierarchial nature's...never seems to go
They need bring back the old recipes from early 80s 90s when mcdonalds was good now it changed
looks like a wholesome, hard working couple.
I only eat at McDonald's RN cause they have the $1 sandwich but as soon as that's gone so am I
Juan that’s frozen beef not fresh
@@foragingfleur I don't think he cares.
Mad respect McDonald’s continues to innovate and triumph.
The have innovated at all? They have only gotten worse over time. In the 1980s they had great food that actually tasted good. They have slowly worked the quality out of their food and even if they change now I doubt they can shake the image of being the lowest quality fast food you can get.
I agree IF IT IS PHASED IN SLOWLY THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO WORK HARD!!!!
I need McDonald's and every fast food in the worldwide to stay open at least 18+ hours a day.
I'm happy for the CEO but I HATE McDonalds.....that stuff makes you go to the bathroom in 15 minutes. I haven't eaten that stuff in 4 years.....my kids dont eat it either
stickshiftt hahahaha
He resigned 2015 after sales went down 4%
He got sacked after 5 months, he was NOT CEO he was no 4
Hard work makes u humble and it pays off
Do burger flippers deserve $15/Hr? No. Do CEOs deserve $9 Million/Yr? HELL NO!
I do like all races but what I mean no black I mean by peoples character not by SKIN COLOR NO!!!! HOW WELL ROUNDED ARE YOU!!! THIS GUY I LIKE!!! HE HAS MANY CAPS!!!
And that mcdiabetes
Can I get just a little respect PLEASE!!!!!
$9 million. That's huge!
"Mcchallenges" LMAO
Ppl Don’t realize that a $15 an hour wage is likely to be the reason half of them get let go or get their hours cut.
hours will get cut for sure, same as in other retail
That's a myth.
Lies they cut hours cuz they not fast enough . Hard workers get the hours, trust
It's because of GREED
That's 100% a myth. Fast food restaurants already run as economically as possible meaning they hire the minimum number of people needed and have them work the minimum number of hours they need. A higher wage doesn't effect the staffing requirements of the restaurant and wouldn't result in firings or in hours cut, it would simply result in higher costs for the company and eat into their enormous profits.
Not sure if this man is still the CEO of McDonalds but he seems like a down to earth individual who seems to cares.
Actually, he stepped down as CEO about six months after this aired.
@@billbilly8709 hmmm didn’t know that thanks for the info.
I worked at McDonalds back in early 2000 while I was in high school. I look back at it now and think wow what a great time. I was 17 making my own money and able to buy my own things. I worked in the grill on closing shifts. What I actually enjoyed the most was shifts where I had dish washing duties. It was great because I was in the back room doing my job and nobody to bother me. On pretty much every night we racked up about $30-40k in sales. On special days (2 for 1 deal, fish filet Friday, etc.) we would rack up about $100k of sales in 24 hours. My McDonalds was in a pretty decent spot and location matters.
He ran it into the ground and got thrown out, bottom line.
MCDONALDS KILLED MY DADS COUSIN IN 2001- HE WAS 44 A MANAGER TOO
A SMOKER, FRIED FOOD , GREASY BURGERS
IT KILLS PEOPLE
It wasn't his fault. The company was on a decline before him and he couldn't stop it. The company still isn't doing that great.
Grew up poor, made it big. Doesn't want to give back to the little guy. Greed at its finest.
U dumb
Stay poor my friend. Those who work smart, hard and believe make the money. Keep blaming others for your lack of money
@Nizzle FoShizzle Yea im sure he earns that $10 million and the next board member deserves $7 millon and the next board memebr deserves $5 million! They earned it right?!?!
thats HIS money what does he owe you? nothing.
No one gave him handouts. He worked his way to the top.
Bring back the old seasonings. Those nuggets dont taste the same anymore. Honestly believe McDonalds lost they flavor. I'm keep rooting for this man. It nice see a African American man being the CEO.
Much respect, that's a smart man 👊
I’d like to order a McMc please
Hey
*"No its 100% TRIMMINGS"* Why not just beef!!! I have boycotted you all for 6 years now and my Son used to cry for chicken nuggets... now we enjoy a *ALL BEEF* Wendy's or Hardee's Burger or Tenders. Smh LIARS AND WORD PLAY!
Underground Jukebox he said “100% beef trimmings”
Wendys has always been my favorite meat.
Dee Loc more like this ceos phat Italian sausage has always been your favorite meat
Where's the pink slime? She responds: we don't put "that". Effectively admitting its existence and proving her awareness of it as well
Great accomplishment, with a humble spirit....
Everybody hating on how much the dude makes, that’s his position, his given salary, he goes to work does what HE does and makes his money. I’m sure 99% of the people who have watched and commented on this couldn’t keep 35,000 McDonald’s fast food restaurants in business. Lots of stress, complaints, rules and changes to agree and disagree on. The dude made the decision to go big or go home and he made a decision in his life that is making him the money he earns. Don’t hate, go do better for yourself so you can stop feeling so angry seeing this.
Mc challenges try filling the large fries paper containers up stop cheating all of us
The headquarters is so old. They need to renovate that building wtf
BOO_HOO!
Put real beef on the Big Mack and your problems will start to go away.
Love this man!!! Great example of what a CEO should be. His wife is just lovely!!!
What? This dude got McFired like 2 months after this aired. (5 years ago)
Hands doun breakfast is best the very best.
Abolish minimum wage!
Let the market determine wages, not the government.
Bo Rood capitalism needs a little control .
You abolish the minimum wage and I promise you you will start to hear people earning $1/hour .
Those people in the top don’t care about anyone when it comes to money
lol yes let's trust the market
we let the chains off wall Street, and we know what happened then
There is a reason the Gov't requires a minimum. I suggest you study a bit of labor history and how workers were exploited
@@jeffsedam9827 Make it a law that they have to give raises to employees that last and perform well. But giving a mandatory wage to every loser off the street is just a waste.
@@borood1188 nonsense but why even discuss it with you as it is clear you have no symphaty for workers.
That Doctor Hibbert laugh at the end. lol
I like the story, hard work pay off
Serving diabetes with a smile 😑
This guy looks like a friendly guy. Unfortunately, that doesn't do anything for his employees living in minimal wage conditions, and below the poverty line..
Interesting, MCD does offer a competitive package besides wages they offer: tuition reimbursement, health insurance and opportunities for advancement with increased pay opportunities that overshadow min wage subject. Not bad huh?
How does that overshadow getting paid below the poverty line?
+Julian Jackson the Ceo of large companies don't regulate or even get the chance to look at what the grunts make an hour. all of that is determined by McDonald's board of directors and their legislatures, only they set that bar for what the people make not Don Thomson. and if your not into making 9$ an hour then maybe you be more interested in making 8 cents a day in Indonesia or Thailand.
monstercichlidkeeper 🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓
Money just makes everything in this country. Im so sick of the bs
Due to a 4.1 percent decline in customer traffic in 2014, Thompson announced that he was stepping down from his CEO position effective March 1, 2015.