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http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20180629/wilmington-mcdonalds-employee-celebrates-20-years-of-service Traci Knowles, who has Down Syndrome, lauded as a ‘jewel’ of the Landfall restaurant. That Traci Knowles has Down Syndrome does nothing to diminish her cheer and work ethic as an employee at the Landfall McDonald’s. She shows up for work on time for each of her 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. shifts and is a welcome sight for loyal customers. And, on Friday, the restaurant honored her with a celebration of her 20th work anniversary. “You make life better just because you’re here,” Dennis Anderson, the owner and operator of the restaurant, said to her during the celebration. “Congratulations on 20 years with us and may you have 20 more years with us.” Knowles, 47, beamed with joy while being hugged by coworkers, family and customers during the celebration. “Thank you,” she said before being hugged by Anderson. “You make me feel so proud.” Kelsey Smith, manager of the location, called Knowles one of her most dependable employees. “Traci is wonderful,” she said. “She works very hard and the customers love her. She’s just a real team player.” Knowles’ father, Larry, said the job has meant the world to his daughter. “It’s made her very independent,” he said. “Her morning shift affords her the opportunity to interact with so many people.” Deciding to celebrate Knowles’ work anniversary was easy, said Karla Taylor, director of marketing for McAnderson’s, the company headed by Anderson. “She is a special employee,” Taylor said. “She’s just a jewel.” It's so inspiring to see disabled people doing the same things as abled people. Diversity ftw!
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There's a fella with Down Syndrome at the Fergus McDonalds and I bet he's been there just as long, sweeping the parking lot, emptying the garbages, hell sometimes they even let him being the meals out to people's cars who's meals are taking awhile.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:21
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What time is your shift over
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Jul 2, 2018 21:21
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20 years? She should be lucky to have a job that long. I'd say she had up syndrome
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Jul 2, 2018 21:21
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There are some A+ cart pusher / porters out there that are handicapped.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:23
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to give you this shitty icon and give Lowtax his cyborg spine parts
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Congrats OP
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Jul 2, 2018 21:25
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Congrats OP Big Beef City posted:What time is your shift over
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Jul 2, 2018 21:25
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Smackdillion posted:There are some A+ cart pusher / porters out there that are handicapped. it's good business to hire the disabled because you can pay them less than minimum wage
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Jul 2, 2018 21:27
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EAT FRASCHE!!!
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Jul 2, 2018 21:29
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the filet o fish is a fine sandwich
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Jul 2, 2018 21:31
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filet o fish is a good sandwich but it comes with cheese by default who the gently caress wants cheese on a fish sandwich
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Jul 2, 2018 21:32
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I’m guessing there is about zero chance that her super proud employer even pays her minimum wage.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:34
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Lowtax said you're not allowed to make fun of goons anymore
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Jul 2, 2018 21:34
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Ein cooler Typ posted:filet o fish is a good sandwich but it comes with cheese by default Everyone?
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Jul 2, 2018 21:41
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Ein cooler Typ posted:who the gently caress wants cheese on a fish sandwich It makes selling the underpants online harder, but more lucrative thats for sure.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:53
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I have a co-worker who had eaten pretty much nothing but McDonald's for lunch 4-5 days a week for the last 40 years and he's incredibly mentally ill.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:58
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Ein cooler Typ posted:filet o fish is a good sandwich but it comes with cheese by default Culver's and Wendy's fish sandwiches are so much better than McDonald's garbage, though it's less bad than Burger King fish at least. Cough Drop The Beat fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Jul 2, 2018 |
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Jul 2, 2018 21:58
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Three Olives posted:I’m guessing there is about zero chance that her super proud employer even pays her minimum wage. if someone with down syndrome can do the job maybe mcdonalds employees dont deserve minimum wage
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Jul 2, 2018 21:58
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MC Hawking posted:I have a co-worker who had eaten pretty much nothing but McDonald's for lunch 4-5 days a week for the last 40 years and he's incredibly mentally ill. Seems like a chicken-egg situation
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:Culver's and Wendy's fish sandwiches are so much better than McDonald's garbage, though it's less bad than Burger King fish at least. we don't have Culver's here but I hear the milkshakes are good
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Jul 2, 2018 22:04
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Hmmm, part time for 20 years, yes please stay on longer so we can keep right on not giving you benefits
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Jul 2, 2018 22:05
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ok goons what's your excuse for not working?
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Jul 2, 2018 22:05
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I've heard that Popeye's has a legit fish sandwich too, but I've never had it.
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Jul 2, 2018 22:05
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Rutibex posted:if someone with down syndrome can do the job maybe mcdonalds employees dont deserve minimum wage her job title is "lobby attendant" what kind of McDonald's even has a lobby attendant. sounds like a made up fake job they gave a disabled person for good PR
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Jul 2, 2018 22:06
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Are you jealous that you have down syndrome yet haven't accomplished as much op?
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Jul 2, 2018 22:06
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Ding burgaaa donnnnnnnneee
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Jul 2, 2018 22:12
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He gets a cheeseburger, no pickles, with mayo and lettude then scrapes the lettuce off and eats half with a knife and fork before proudly proclaiming to the world how full he is and slam dunking the remaining half into the bag along with a mostly uneaten thing of fries. He's severely malnourished to the point of injuries taking weeks to heal and can't weigh more than 125lbs . I can set my watch by how frequently he has to pee because his kidneys are shredded by decades of sweet peach tea abuse. He once tried to explain to me that Ensure + Vanilla was a complete and balanced meal. And that ketchup is a vegetable. And that he's deathly allergic to apples, but the holiday apple pies that McDonald's has are "okay because of all the processing." He also spent 15 minutes heating up a slice of pizza 34 seconds at a time while describing how the "heat needs to percolate" in great detail. I'm no thermodynamics major but I'm pretty sure that's not an effective use of a microwave. Refined sugar causes autism, not vaccines. McDonald's is trash food anyway unless you're in a zombified state due to hangover.
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Jul 2, 2018 22:15
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some sick or egocentric fucks see this and genuinely think its a feel-good story
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Jul 2, 2018 22:16
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Smackdillion posted:There are some A+ cart pusher / porters out there that are handicapped. My brother-in-law has a developmental disability and pushed carts for a living. He had been there so long he was making something like $14/hr, which is good scratch for someone with his condition. Then the company decided to fire him and hire two brand new 'tards at minimum wage. 
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Jul 2, 2018 22:20
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Was it dusk till Dawn where the guy complains about people with disabilities making burgers?
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Jul 2, 2018 22:21
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No loving way am I eating fish from McDonalds. No God drat way in hell.
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Jul 2, 2018 22:21
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AKA Pseudonym posted:No loving way am I eating fish from McDonalds. No God drat way in hell. do you ever eat fish sticks or any frozen fish food? it's all the same stuff it's not like they're trusting mcdonalds employees to clean fish in the back or something they just deep fry a frozen fish patty
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Jul 2, 2018 22:24
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or are you the same person who believes McDonald's burgers are made from worms and cow eyeballs
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Jul 2, 2018 22:25
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MC Hawking posted:He gets a cheeseburger, no pickles, with mayo and lettude then scrapes the lettuce off and eats half with a knife and fork before proudly proclaiming to the world how full he is and slam dunking the remaining half into the bag along with a mostly uneaten thing of fries. please don’t make fun of my eating habits
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Jul 2, 2018 22:25
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Ensure is a complete balanced meal
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Jul 2, 2018 22:27
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Dont post about my mom
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Jul 2, 2018 22:41
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I wonder if she’s also constantly blazed during her shift, like every one of my friends who used to work at McDonalds (they also might’ve had DS idk)
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Jul 2, 2018 22:47
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Rutibex posted:if someone with down syndrome can do the job maybe mcdonalds employees dont deserve minimum wage I feel like you should still have to pay minimum wage to people with mental disabilities.
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Jul 2, 2018 22:49
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Holy poo poo, did they really just give her a hug for 20 years of fast food work
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Ein cooler Typ posted:“You make life better just because you’re here,” Dennis Anderson, the owner and operator of the restaurant, said to her during the celebration. “Congratulations on 20 years with us and may you have 20 more years with us.” got some bad news for you guys...
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