McDonald's can't attract teenage burger flippers due to high-paying mining jobs

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http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/mcdonalds-cant-attract-teenage-burger-flippers-due-to-high-paying-mining-jobs/story-e6freqmx-1226064736559

THE mining-boom jobs crunch has become so acute in regional Queensland, even fast-food giant McDonald's has been forced to import burger flippers from Brisbane to work in Mount Isa.

Mines have long flown in specialist workers but it's the first time a Queensland takeaway outlet is known to have resorted to the incentive.

Local teenagers have been refusing to work at Macca's because of the ready availability of other higher-paying jobs in the area.

Small business owners in Queensland's burgeoning mining regions say they are also struggling to compete with wealthy mining giants offering large incentives to potential employees.

[hobbit709]

1. Maybe they should offer more pay.

[xchrom]

2. now there's a thought. nt

[bemildred]

3. "struggling to compete" == "having difficulty exploiting the employees"

[xchrom]

4. ...

:spray: indeed.
they could close up shop -- & let some enterprising person who knows what to do with people who are making a good living and have little money to spend open a place.

[Skink]

5. decrease burger size. Inflate soda prices.

[pscot]

6. Maybe they could import some American kids

to fill the jobs Australians don't want.

[XanaDUer]

7. Or middle-agers or elderly

nt.

[Puzzler]

8. That's the free market for you :)