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McJob McJob is slang for a low-pay, low-prestige job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement. The term was in use at least as early as 1986, according to the Oxford English Dictionary [1], and was popularized in 1991 in Douglas Coupland's novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture as one of the margin definitions. McJOBS (plural, uppercase) was first registered as a trademark by McDonald's on May 16 1984, as a name and image for "training handicapped persons as restaurant employees". www.dcult.com /Slang-(J-Z)/McJob.php   (530 words)

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / Take this McJob Besides, McJob (at least in the plural) is a trademark, said Cantalupo in his letter to M-W, which was also published in Nation's Restaurant News. McJob peaked in print, however, in 1994, with more than 100 US citations; in the years since, it has leveled off, never again topping 50 mentions. McJob citations are up sharply this year, on track to break the '94 record. www.boston.com /news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/11/16/take_this_mcjob   (730 words)

McJob - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term McJob comes from the name of the fast-food restaurant McDonald's, but is used to describe any low-status job, regardless of who the employer is, where little training is required, and where workers' activities are tightly regulated by managers. McJob was in use at least as early as 1986, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines it as "An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector." The word McJob was added to the world's best-selling hardcover dictionary Merriam-Webster in late 2003 [1] despite the objections of McDonald's. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McJob   (923 words)

CNN.com - McDonald's not lovin' 'McJob' dictionary definition - Nov. 10, 2003 In an open letter to Merriam-Webster, McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo said the term is "an inaccurate description of restaurant employment" and "a slap in the face to the 12 million men and women" who work in the restaurant industry. Walt Riker, a spokesman for McDonald's, said the Oak Brook, Illinois-based fast-food giant also is concerned that "McJob" closely resembles McJOBS, the company's training program for mentally and physically challenged people. "McJOBS is trademarked and we've notified them that legally that's an issue for us as well," Riker said. www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/books/11/08/mcjob.dictionary.ap/index.html   (300 words)

Take This McJob and Shove It Dictionary editors regularly include words far more controversial and offensive than McJob because their job is to record how the rest of us use our language, and we don’t always use it politely. Jim Cantalupo isn’t the first person to object to what he feels is bad language in the dictionary, nor is he the first to tell lexicographers how to define their words. We’ve gone way beyond McJob: there’s McPaper, a designation for USA Today that’s been around since that newspaper debuted (the oldest OED citation for McPaper is a 1982 New York Times article). www.english.uiuc.edu /-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/mcjobs.htm   (1026 words)

Money | Is a McJob still bad for you? The latest research suggests the McJob label is at odds with reality, at least within the company that inspired Douglas Coupland to coin the term in his book Generation X. The independent study shows that working at McDonald's has a positive impact on young employees in terms of skills, personal growth and career opportunities. Nine out of 10 young workers say the work is engaging, almost two-thirds believe their promotion opportunities are greater than their friends, while 85% say that their job is better than they expected. The government hammered a nail into the McJob's coffin by introducing and increasing the minimum wage, says Duncan Brown, assistant director-general of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. money.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329500928-117763,00.html   (551 words)

CNN.com - Merriam-Webster: 'McJob' is here to stay - Nov. 11, 2003 McDonald's may not like it, but the editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary say "McJob" is a word that's here to stay. "For more that 17 years 'McJob' has been used as we are defining it in a broad range of publications," the company said, citing everything from The New York Times and Rolling Stone to newspapers in South Africa and Australia. "McJob" is similarly defined in the American Heritage Dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary, published by Random House. www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/books/11/11/offbeat.mcjob.ap   (329 words)

InBubbleWrap: My Secret Life on the McJob You see, Jerry had been a professor for over 30 years, but decided to hop into the trenches to learn some real life lessons at the very bottom levels of servitude - the fast food industry. ">McJob and use it as much as possible. McJob is another read that will help us do just that. www.inbubblewrap.com /2006/12/my_secret_life_on_the_mcjob.php   (620 words)

McDonald's Newspeak: Unwanted words purged from dictionaries | Blind Hönas arkiv | På Kornet Early November 10, the word "McJobs" was listed at Merriam-Webster's own web page with examples of new words in the recent edition: see this cached version at Google (or see a pdf-version of that page here). When a word has been used - and "McJobs" has been used since 1986, according to Merriam-Webster - it is the responsibility of the lexicographer to include it and explain it. We also found prior to the 'McJob' incident that many people were confusing the content of the 'New Word Sampler' with the full content of the Eleventh Edition of the Collegiate Dictionary.  Accordingly, it is currently under revision; a new version will be restored soon online. kornet.nu /blindhona/arkiv/000632.html   (1390 words)

[No title] The fast-food giant calls it a "slap in the face" to the 12 million people who work in the restaurant industry. It cites usage of the word "McJob" in publications ranging from The New York Times and Rolling Stone to newspapers in South Africa and Australia. "McJob" is already in the American Heritage Dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary, published by Random House. www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=15341   (129 words)

Fast food giant to oust ‘McJob’ tag » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) US restaurant chain, McDonald’s, has gone on the offensive to tackle its "McJob" image as a poor employer, with a bold UK nationwide poster campaign highlighting the fast food company’s positive business practices. McDonald’s is using the strapline "Not bad for a McJob" for the campaign, which is certain to prove controversial with the company’s critics. David Fairhurst, vice-president, people, for McDonald’s northern Europe, compared the marketing strategy of tackling the McJob label head on with successful ad campaigns by Skoda and Marmite, to turn their image around. www.7days.ae /2006/04/21/fast-food-giant-to-oust-mcjob-tag.html   (214 words)

The Chronicle: 12/19/2003: McLanguage Meets the Dictionary Merriam-Webster announced that it was sticking by its definition, which reflects the way McJob has been used for at least 17 years. Dictionary editors regularly include words far more controversial and offensive because their job is to record how the rest of us use our language, and we don't always use it politely. We've gone way beyond McJob: There's McPaper, a designation for USA Today that's been around since that newspaper made its debut (the oldest OED citation for McPaper is a 1982 New York Times article). chronicle.com /free/v50/i17/17b01401.htm   (1113 words)

McJob is finally recognised - The Lurker Lounge Forums McJob is finally recognised, as a real real word. Websters dictionary has recognised the word "McJob" to mean "low-paying and dead-end work". Draconis McJob is finally recognised Nov 9 2003, 11:08 PM www.lurkerlounge.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=2424   (269 words)

Fun_People Archive - 5 Sep - McJob and the OED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) "McJob", to the great displeasure of McDonald's, is widely used as a euphemism for any form of dead-end, low paid employment. The OED says it has yet to make a decision on "McJob", but lawyers have suggested it drop the word on legal grounds. OED Chief editor John Simpson said he intended to use the word in future, but not in the next 3000-word supplementary edition, due out at the end of the summer. www.langston.com /Fun_People/1997/1997AXA.html   (363 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) McDonald's may not be ``lovin' it,'' but the editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary say ``McJob'' is a word that's here to stay. The fast-food giant's chief executive, Jim Cantalupo, called the definition a ``slap in the face'' to the 12 million people who work in the restaurant industry, and demanded that Merriam-Webster dish up something more flattering. The OED definition, which cites a 1986 story in The Washington Post, is: ``An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector.'' www.totalobscurity.com /mind/news/2003/mcjob2.htm   (243 words)

HeraldNet: Stuck in a McJob? Don't get cheesed off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) -- A former dot-commer working a McJob was listening to some headbangers while laying out the last of his dead presidents for longnecks and some less than heart-healthy Frankenfood. Pop culture remains a vibrant source of new words, with such additions as "headbanger" (defined as both a hard rock musician and a fan), "dead presidents" (paper currency), "McJob" (low paying and dead-end work), "Frankenfood" (genetically engineered food) and "longneck" (beer served in a bottle with a long neck). Some of the new words have been a long time getting the widespread assimilation that merits a move from the unabridged dictionary to the Collegiate. www.heraldnet.com /Stories/03/7/1/17151382.cfm   (352 words)

My Way - News In an open letter sent to the media on Friday, Jim Cantalupo, chairman and chief executive of the world's largest fast-food chain, took issue with the inclusion of the word and definition. He also said the company has a trademark on the word "McJOBS," which refers to its program for training and placing people with disabilities. "For more than 17 years, 'McJob' has been used as we are defining it in a broad range of publications, including The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Publishers Weekly, Rolling Stone, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, Ms., Harper's, The New Republic, Utne Reader, The Vancouver Sun," the statement said. news.myway.com /odd/article/id/72393|oddlyenough|11-11-2003::08:46|reuters.html   (317 words)

The Importance of...: McTrademark Follies MSNBC runs an AP wirestory reporting that hamburger purveyor McDonalds is upset by the inclusion of the word "McJob" in the latest version (11th Ed.) of the Mirriam-Webster dictionary (McDonald’s balks at ‘McJob’ entry): “McJOBS is trademarked and we’ve notified them that legally that’s an issue for us as well,” Riker [a spokesman for McDonalds] said. This is just another manifestation of the malginant theory that once you have a trademark, you ought to be able to stop people from using the word at stake if you don't like the way they're using it. importance.corante.com /archives/001526.html   (518 words)

The Importance of...: Merriam-Webster Responds to McJob Controversy "McJob" has not been removed from the Collegiate Dictionary, which can be found in print, CD-ROM, or online at www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com. What interests me about this story is that although McDonalds raises legal issues in their letter to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, they clearly understand that they have a weak... Excerpt: McDonald's reaction to Merriam-Webster's inclusion of McJobs in the new edition of its Collegiate Dictionary sparked a wave of commentary and discussion on trademark law. importance.corante.com /archives/001544.html   (484 words)

McDonald's not lovin' 'McJob' dictionary definition (Linguistics) McJob would be a useful term to describe some of the many translation jobs which I simply can't afford to do. In fact, Mc Donald's figures are rather eloquent by themselves: 12 millions folks employed, and only about a 1000 made it to own their Mc Donald restaurant (about 0.009%)*. I am afraid, whether McDo likes it or not, the word "McJob" exists and is in use amongst the general population, with that definition, and thus deserves a place in the dictionary. www.proz.com /post/100866   (1660 words)

'McJob' entry riles restaurant - www.theage.com.au According to Merriam-Webster Inc, publishers of America's best-selling collegiate dictionary, "McJob," is a phrase that has become popular shorthand for a dead-end, entry-level job. The term was included in the 11th edition of the publisher's best-selling dictionary which went on sale in July this year, much to the chagrin of the executives who run the world's largest fast-food chain. He also took issue with the scholarship which the entry was based on. www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/12/1068329600895.html?from=storyrhs   (291 words)

McJob definition upsets McDonald's | OUT-LAW.COM McJob has become part of the English language, at least according to a US dictionary, but burger chain McDonald's says its trade mark is being abused – and that the word should not be defined as "low paying and dead end work". "Merriam-Webster's inclusion of the term 'McJob', with its definition of 'low paying and dead end work', is not only an inaccurate description of restaurant employment but also a slap in the face to the 12 million men and women who work hard every day in America's 900,000 restaurants." "For more than 17 years, McJob has been used as we are defining it in a broad range of publications, including The New York Times, US News and World Report, Publishers Weekly, Rolling Stone, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, Ms., Harper's, The New Republic, Utne Reader, and The Vancouver Sun." www.out-law.com /page-4080   (264 words)

Grant's Blog: Merriam-Webster removes McJob at the request of McDonald's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) However, McDonald's got all pissy about the definition, 'a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement.' Now, Merriam-Webster has removed McJob from its listing of new words, but they say that the word is still in the dictionary and is available to its subscribers. It is easier for me to find the definition of navel-gazing than it is for McJob, even though they are both new additions to the dictionary this year. People will still use the word McJob, but not in the same number and not with a common definition, as they would have if the word was free. grant.henninger.name /archives/002483.html   (437 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) CHICAGO (AP) -- McDonald's says it deserves a break from the unflattering way the latest Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary depicts its job opportunities. Walt Riker, a spokesman for McDonald's, said the Oak Brook, Ill.-based fast-food giant also is concerned that "McJob" closely resembles McJOBS, the company's training program for mentally and physically challenged people. A message left at Merriam-Webster's headquarters in Springfield, Mass., was not immediately returned Friday evening. www.totalobscurity.com /mind/news/2003/mcjob.htm   (216 words)

Re: McJob In Reply to: McJob posted by ESC on November 11, 2003 - McDonald's may not be "lovin' it," but the editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary say "McJob" is a word that's here to stay. So a McJob is a McDonald's version of a job, not much to brag about. www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/26/messages/60.html   (217 words)

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