Latihan Soal Kelas XII
Latihan Soal Kelas XII
Three months ago, Mariza castro left Honduras. Today, she is the United States, and she has a
job, Castro works behind the counter at McDonald’s. Speeds is an important part of the work life. Fast-
food counter workers are expected to serve customers in less then a minute. At McDonald’s they say,
“Work fast or you didn’t last”.
Are McDonald’s workers lucky to have jobs? or are they being exploited? They answer depends
on who you talk to.
McDonald’s does many good things. For example, no other company hires more young people
than McDonald’s. More than half of its workers under 20 years old. McDonald’s also has good record
of being minority workers. Thirteen percent of its workers are black. This better than any other U.S
company.
But the burger house has its critics as well. The pay bothered Edward Rodriguez. He worker for
nearly a year at as Los Angeles McDonald’s. during that time, he got only one 10-cent raise. ‘I used to
joke that working for McDonald’s is the closest thing to slave labor in the U.S. today, the say. Today,
most McDonald’s pay about $5.00 an hour. They hire new workers constantly. The restaurant has no
other choice because 70 percent of its workers quit or are fired every year.
But McDonald’s also gets its share of praise. Its best workers more up quickly. Just talk to 17-
years-old Ameer Abdul Razaaq of Harlem, New York City. They call me “young crew chief around my
block”, he says, ‘Where else can I got at my age and be in charge of this many people?’ He sees the job
as the first step in his career.
However, most McDonald’s crew member never make it to manager because the job pressure is
so intense and the rewards so few. As one worker put it, ‘The expect a lot and they don’t pay you much’.
4. We can infer that one of the most important factors in hiring employes in McDonald’s is ….
a. Experience
b. Citizenship
c. Creativity
d. Age
e. Leadership