By Eve Tahmincioglu
I felt a burst of excitement this morning when I heard about the creation of 50,000 new jobs. But a big womp womp soon followed when I found out the job creator was McDonald’s.
I don’t want to look a gift job horse in the mouth, but thousands of low-paying fast food jobs does not make for a robust job-market, at least for people looking for a middle-class life, good health benefits and job security. And don’t get me started on the working conditions.
The jobs for a manager, A MANAGER, pay less than $10 an hour.
Here’s a rundown of what workers there make from PayScale.com:
* Cashiers: $7.39.
* Fast Food Worker: $7.55.
* Assistant manager: $10.02.
* Restaurant manager: $9.65.
* Cook: $7.49.
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