Job Application

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That is a beauty! I bet he was surprised to get the job...

It's probably fabricated.

Here's the real McDonald's job application from about 2006:

These days, they take applications online:

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Jeff Liebermann     jeffl@cruzio.com 
150 Felker St #D    http://www.LearnByDestroying.com 
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com 
Skype: JeffLiebermann     AE6KS    831-336-2558

Here's the mini-application for Canada. It seems to follow the article fairly well, although it supposedly occurred in Florida.

Here's the McDonalds web site for Canada:

Odd that the application would not have the usual copyright date and version information found near the end of most corporate documents. Also, the formatting seems seriously sloppy and has no McDonalds logo. The properties for the PDF are essentially blank listing only that it was created using MS Word 2007. The 2006 version was done in Nitro PDF 5.1 and includes a copyright notice and a McDonalds "item number". Quite different methinks. Color me quite suspicious.

Nope. That's a site that archives various applications and lifts content from the legitimate site. Whether they are being paid by the various companies listed, or if those companies have authorized the use of their names is unknown: The lack of contact info makes me rather suspicious:

Try going to the real McDonald's Canada site at: or and you will not find the "mini application".

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Jeff Liebermann     jeffl@cruzio.com 
150 Felker St #D    http://www.LearnByDestroying.com 
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com 
Skype: JeffLiebermann     AE6KS    831-336-2558

Very good sleuthing! If you want to know how to do something, just watch a master.

I tried the Canadian site. I got as far as

Then I got the following message:

"Google has disabled use of the Maps API for this application. This site is not authorized to use the Google Maps client ID provided. If you are the owner of this application, you can learn more about registering URLs here:"

Afterwards, none of the links on the McDonalds page worked. Apparently they need the location before they will continue, and Google killed it.

I tried the USA site at

They want you to pick a state and a city. I picked Los Angeles, CA, and there were plenty of positions. But they all seemed tolead to an online application. There were no pdf application forms to fill out and submit.

So it looks like your suspicions were correct. The sarcastic application was a fake.

But it was worth a chuckle:)

Now, *THIS* one i did not have to patch. I think the previous one that was split int 2 lines also had the same delimiters; i had to patch that one and it still did not work.

Ever been arrested ?

No

Why ?

Never got caught.

I wouldnt have hired him, it doesnt show the necessaries for the job. I have little sympathy for hiring on a moment of 'aww' or some such.

NT

Tell you what, for a sales job I think he would do fine. Pretty much most jobs dealing with the public.

If you want to corroberate on the next generation fusion rreactors (after the new Lockheed Martin one or whatever) you might want someone different. So yes, YOU wouldn't likely hire him. Many cases neither would I. (not all)

Remember the one about thinking on your feet ?

Guy works at a grocery store and this old Lady says she can't eat a whole head of lettuce before it goes bad so she wants to buy half a head.

The guy goes up to the manager and says "Some dumb bitch wants to buy a half of a head of lettuce". Unbeknownst to him she had followed right behind him and he turned and suddenly saw her.

He then said "And this Lady would like to buy the other half".

I know it's a damn shame but the ole song and dance buys alot of people. Sometimes people skills do as much for the business as the business.

And other times not...