@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-12-10 12:35:57
McDonald's Netherlands pulls an AI-generated Christmas ad, made by TBWA\NEBOKO with film production company Sweetshop, after backlash that the ad is distasteful (Joe Wilkins/Futurism)
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-generated-comme…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-12-10 20:31:02
McDonald's Netherlands pulls an AI-generated Christmas ad, made by ad agency TBWA\NEBOKO with film production company The Sweetshop, after social media backlash (Joe Wilkins/Futurism)
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-generated-comme…
@servelan@newsie.social2025-11-03 16:10:35
From 2020, likely the same today...
Walmart and McDonald's among top employers of Medicaid and food stamp beneficiaries
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-top-employers-of-medicaid-and-food-stamp-beneficiaries.html
@der_raddler@dresden.network2025-11-06 21:43:59
Kennt ihr die Geschichte der Frau, die von McDonald's Millionen einklagte, weil ihr der Kaffee zu heiß war? Was haben wir darüber gelacht, dass man zu doof zum Kaffee trinken sein kann und auch noch Geld dafür bekommt.
Turns out: So einfach ist die Geschichte nicht und wir sind auf das Narrativ von McDoof hereingefallen.
Who Did What Now: 167. The McDonalds Hot Coffee Case
Webseite der Episode:
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-31 21:46:57
McDonald's hit by penny shortage, rounds cash transactions to a nickel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/31/mcdonalds-penny-shortage-rounding-cash-transactions/87008678007/
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2025-11-07 22:34:46
Door Dasher Life Fun Facts: This might be useful to think of when you're rating your Dasher.... Who's at fault in this situation?
Let's say I accept an offer for McDonalds.
I head straight there... pull up to the store, and as I walk in the app buzzes again with a 2nd order for the same McDs.
Naturally, I accept. (not accepting reduces my Acceptance rate and potentially my ability to get new offers).
Now I have two orders at the same place! Great! Efficient!
The first order comes up quickly, I put it in my bag, 'pick it up' in the app, and wait for the 2nd order.
Now the fun begins. The restaurant says the 2nd order will be 10 minutes beyond the pickup time. I notify the app, and both customers of the wait... and I wait... and wait... if I remove the 2nd order from my app it affects my completion rate *and* means the customer has to wait for another dasher to come along.
Eventually the 2nd order is ready and I head out to make the deliveries. Both of course now late.. the first potentially cold (even in an insulated bag) *and* late.
In addition, sometimes, often a day or two later, the dasher will receive a “Contract Violation” for the lateness. 3 Contract Violations in a short period and you can be deactivated.
So... there ya go. It happens. I'm never sure what the best course of action is... unless both orders are immediately ready, which you can never predict, someone will end up losing; the store, customer, dasher, or a mix of all three.
#DasherLife #GigWork #DoorDash #Uber
P.S. It's worth noting that Door Dash is the only service I know of that is this strict. Uber Eats does not have mechanisms like this (at least in my experience). Never used Skip, so can't say on that.