The Oxford English Dictionary defines McJob as “An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, exp. One created by the expansion of the service sector.”
It’s no mystery that “McJob” is derived from terms coined by McDonald’s Corporation, the ubiquitous fast food chain. During the past three months, the UK branch of McDonald’s has collected close to 105,000 signatures to petition publishers of the dictionary to stop carrying the word “McJob.” Employees, suppliers, customers and people on the street have signed close to 1,000 signatures a day.
“Its genesis came in the strength of feeling at McDonald’s that the current definition is out of touch with reality and ultimately insulting to the hard-working people who serve the public every day,” said David Fairhurst, Senior Vice President and Chief People officer at McDonald’s UK subsidiary.
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