Editing McJob (section)

{{Short description|Pejorative work-related slang}}
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[[File:Bauan,Batangaschurchjf9602 17.JPG|thumb|McDonald's staff in [[Quezon City]] in the Philippines]]
"'''McJob'''" is a [[slang]] term for a low-paying, low-prestige [[dead-end job]] that requires few [[Skill (labor)|skills]] and offers very little chance of advancement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of McJob by Merriam-Webster |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/McJob |website=www.merriam-webster.com |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> The term "McJob" comes from the name of the [[fast-food restaurant]] [[McDonald's]], but is used to describe any low-status job{{dash}}regardless of employer{{dash}}where little [[training]] is required, staff [[turnover (employment)|turnover]] is high, and workers' activities are [[Micromanagement|tightly regulated by managers]].<ref name="Weissmann">{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/07/mcjobs-are-the-future-why-you-should-care-what-fast-food-workers-earn/277863/ |title=McJobs Are the Future: Why You Should Care What Fast Food Workers Earn |first=Jordan |last=Weissmann |date=17 July 2013 |website=The Atlantic |access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>