Re: [melb] yearly met cards

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Jeremy Lunn" <spammers-will-die@austux.net> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote:
>
> > Keeps people employed. Imagine how many staff they would need if there
was
> > never any mess to be cleaned up, nothing ever had to be done, etc. Which
is
> > why I never clear my tray at McDonalds (and I was grateful that people
> > didn't during the three years I worked for McDonalds whilst I was at
> > school) - I keep someone employed.
>
> A little off topic for this thread.  But if people have to employ cleaners
and
> the like then they have to charge more or spend more money that would be
just as
> well spent on something more worthwhile (and would give someone else a job
anyway).

You really think a company (to use McDonalds as an example) is going to say
"Oh, people are clearing their tables, we don't need anyone on dining room.
Let's sack four people and reduce our rpices by 5%." More like they will
report to their shareholders that profits are up instead.

Dave