McDonald’s Temporarily Shuts Down US Offices Ahead Of Massive Corporate Layoffs

McDonald’s Temporarily Shuts Down U.S. Offices As They Prepare For Massive Corporate Layoffs

McDonalds Corp is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week as it prepares to inform corporate employees about layoffs undertaken by the fast food giant as part of a broader company restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reported.

McDonald’s said in an internal email last week to U.S. employees and some international staff that they should work from home from Monday through Wednesday, so it can deliver staffing decisions virtually, the report said.

“During the week of April 3, we will communicate key decisions related to roles and staffing levels across the organization,” the company said in the message viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

 

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The news has since gone viral on social media, garnering mixed reactions from folks online. “Burger King would never,” someone commented on Twitter. “The backbone of this great Nation is struggling,” another person wrote.

McDonald’s Corporation is a multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers.

McDonald’s had its previous headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in June 2018.