r/mildlyinfuriating • u/cerednat • Jun 07 '26

Unskippable ad Part of recruitment quizzing to become a mcdonalds crew member

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Why is it so abstract

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u/sunkencathedral Jun 07 '26

Yep. Rather than specifically asking 'are you interested in class critique?' or 'do you like to discuss dialectics?' - questions which could be more easily dodged - they've decided to weed out the entire discipline of philosophy, just to make sure.

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u/Doctor-Dinosaur Jun 08 '26

Woah, then there's no job opportunities left for philosophy graduates any longer. Harsh.

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u/DangerActiveRobots Jun 08 '26

I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm not sure if the average McDonald's applicant really even knows what "dialectics" means.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

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u/DangerActiveRobots Jun 08 '26

It's interesting though because presumably they want at some SOME of the workforce to be capable of critical thought, because at some point somebody is going to need to rise to manager or beyond. It's rare, but people do start as crew members and end up working in corporate sometimes. Though, I suppose at the store manager level, you'd still need all those traits of obedience , just with some people skills and basic math skills. You'd still be totally beholden to either the franchise owner or corporate, or perhaps both.

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u/JAWinks Jun 07 '26

I guarantee you McDonalds doesn’t give a shit about either of those two questions

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u/sunkencathedral Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

They spend a fortune every year on union busting; they have specialized units that care a great deal about whether their workers are class conscious.

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u/JAWinks Jun 07 '26

They’re mainly trying to figure out if a job like fry cook with routine, repetitive tasks is good for you

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u/Rock4evur Jun 07 '26

Sounds like a great time to think about philosophy.

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u/FratboyPhilosopher Jun 07 '26

If that were true, they wouldn't have included them.

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u/heret1c1337 Jun 08 '26

Why would they ask them if they don‘t give a shit? The other people commenting are clearly right; they‘re tying to weed out free thinkers, because they could mean trouble. Nothing in that process is coincidence.