don't f*ck with the clown.

a marketing assistant claimed that she was fired by McDonald's for her campaign to rid the world of the Hamburglar. the fun points of the story:

• the woman was hired after a newspaper story described her standing in front of a mall with a sign reading "Mother Will Work For Wages." apparently, i've filled my résumé with a bunch of unimportant educational history and employment experience. from this day forward, it will simply say "Will Work For Wages" (like any good prostitute), or, if i'm seeking a white collar position, "Will Work For Salary Plus Benifits," or if i choose to be a politician, "Will Work For Graft."
  
• of all the ills in the world, she chooses to start a crusade against Hamburglar? that'd be a little low on my list of priorities (if i were inclined to actually do something about the world's ills, which i'm not).
  
• "I figured what better way for McDonald's to show the community that they care." ah. so Ronald McDonald House Charities aren't as worthwhile?

had i been her supervisor, i probably would have fired her too for not notifying me that she wouldn't be at work, depending on her job performance. seriously, how good could someone be when they were hired from the standing-in-front-of-a-mall-with-a-sign employee pool?

yeah, it's a six year old story, but it got me laughing.