Should I have asked for anything other than minimum wage? (detals inside)
6 months ago I applied to McDonalds career fair in Canada and I didn’t get the job . Instead they renovated and put in self-serve kiosks (that don’t always work, but that’s another story). When asked for what I want as a wage I said minimum wage. Should I have said a different amount like $20/hour and let the HR lady haggle me down to minimum wage? In Alberta the minimum wage is going up to $15 a hour in a year or two.
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Edit I applied as a cashier.
I doubt very much if it matters to McDonald’s what you would prefer in the way of wages, and I can tell you, that it doesn’t matter to which position you think you applied. In fact, next time, follow the path of my legendary nephew. On his 15th birthday, he applied for a McJob, and cracked up the guy interviewing him. When the man asked at which of the many jobs in the place my nephew thought he might excel, the boy replied “vice president of sales.”
Grimmus seems like one of the better jobs they have.
McDonalds is so enormous that I’m sure the Internet is full of tales of working there, which might be worth perusing for anyone considering working there.
What you should have done is sort of a strategic (or philosophical) question which I don’t know how to answer for you for certain, but yeah it probably makes sense to ask for more than minimum wage.
Do you have any experience working in fast food? If not, then minimum wage is the most you can hope for, until you start moving up and getting promoted.
Unfortunately minimum wage is what you get when you are starting out in an entry level job and have no experience with that type of job. You would look pushy if you asked for more money when you are just starting out. That would probably trigger the interviewer to start asking you more questions about why you think you “deserve” more money than the other people in your position.
A ferrari would have been nice.
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