McJobs: Bankers, Accountants and Architects Applying

PasturesNew

UNEMPLOYED bankers, accountants and architects are among hundreds of applicants for staff jobs in Ireland’s latest McDonald’s outlet.

Such was the volume of interest in the so-called McJobs, franchisee of the McDonald’s in Clare Kieran McDermott said he was forced to take down the banner advertising vacancies at the site.

"We have had applications from bankers, accountants and architects to work at the Ennis outlet. I had to do a double take on the CVs. It’s no joke."

Construction work is ongoing on the outlet, which is due to open around Easter and Mr McDermott said he had to remove the ‘Now hiring’ banner after 10 days due to the volume of applications.

"In the 10 days, we had 500 jobs applications and the jobs were advertised nowhere else except for the banner we put up."

Mr McDermott said the applicants have come from all sectors. "They are very skilled, very employable and very enthusiastic."

He said the situation is in marked contrast to when he opened the McDonald’s outlet in Shannon in late 2002.

"Then I had to seek the employees, now it is a different situation," he said.

Ennis-based recruitment expert Dermot Daly, managing director of Key 2 Recruitment, said he was not surprised that professionals such as architects and accountants would be applying for jobs in McDonalds.

"Jobs in those professions aren’t there at the moment and people are taking whatever they can get. Nobody knows when the recession is going to turn around so these people are looking for any kind of part-time or short-term work."

Mr Daly said professionals are willing to take work that they wouldn’t have considered in the past and for substantially less money.

"There are jobs still there, but companies are prepared to wait for the exact match," he said.

http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/idojidaumh/

mr.broderick

PasturesNew wrote: »

http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/idojidaumh/

That would be nice, i always find the staff hopeless on the very rare occasions i venture in there. Probably less chance of a qualified architect spitting in your milkshake when you are not looking. Pasturesnew did you have sausage and mash for your dinner tonight?

lostinrates

I think its an intersting story, but also what I'd expect. Bankers, architects and accountants, all people who (should) understand the importance of cashflow and that some income is better than none. Especially if their savings exceed the limit for state sources of financial support.

Personally, out of work for eternity one of the things I find limiting about not working is the lack of routine. Its possible, ad important to be self disciplines, but having impossed routine for things really does help frame the day. It is, IMO, easier o apply for jobs when working than when not working. I suppose its partly the old adage of ask a busy person when you want something doing!

The truth, as I see it, is that as well as the reviled people with big pay checks and lazy jobs, some people from 'good ' careers work hard, and see benefits in working hard, and would rather work hard for low prestige and financial benefit than sit and accept the rubbish fate has thrown at them.

PasturesNew

mr.broderick wrote: »

Pasturesnew did you have sausage and mash for your dinner tonight?

Sausage sandwich

PasturesNew

Just chatting to my mate online, they have a Sat job going ... close to 600 applicants already.

mr.broderick

PasturesNew wrote: »

Just chatting to my mate online, they have a Sat job going ... close to 600 applicants already.

You going for it?

PasturesNew

mr.broderick wrote: »

You going for it?

It's 200 miles away.

The point I was trying to make was: crappy job = over-subscribed

mr.broderick

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's 200 miles away.

The point I was trying to make was: crappy job = over-subscribed

I was only jesting pn. How was your sausage?

PasturesNew

mr.broderick wrote: »

I was only jesting pn. How was your sausage?

Great

6 in a pack, that was 2 for breakfast this morning, 2 for tea. 2 for tomorrow, probably lunch with mash and beans.

Grade_A_Reject

"Would you like income protection.....I mean fries, with that?" :rolleyes: