Okay, so my McDonalds store has told the employees we can't park in the carpark, unless we have set up, truck, or close. That's fine because I mainly start early anyway. A lot of us park across the road, in public parking spots. There are a few houses across the road from the store, and the parking spaces are directly in front of their homes, although not near the driveway. My friend has already been to the council and it has been confirmed that the parking spaces are public spaces, for anyone to use. The lady across the road has just organised a 'protest'. She claims that the parking spaces are residential - although she even admitted they were public spaces (I wonder which it is) and we are not allowed to use them because she parks her car there. She has a driveway but obviously is too dumb to use it. She's put up this 'event' on Facebook, gathering her friends to park in our car park on Friday night during peak time. Our car park is for customers only. She doesn't have a leg to stand on, but isn't this harassment? I plan on parking outside her house from now on, just to (*)(*)(*)(*) her off. I'm going to tell my boss so she can be warned and prepared if need be. I just wonder if people have lives? If she has ownership over a public parking space then why do I have to drive around town trying to find a free space? I can just claim ownership and no one can park in it!!
Are you gonna tell us, when the poor little old lady comes out and kicks your bum? jk, jk ...good luck with the situation.
You must have a small parking lot (carpark) at your store - most of the stores in the U.S. have the area in the back of the store near the dumpster kinda set aside for employee parking. Anyway... As I see it, this is a problem created by your franchise. When I buy a house, although the parking along the street is public parking, it's usually understood that the streetside parking directly in front is for me, the homeowner. Although this isn't a law - streetside parking is public parking - it's a commonly understood fact of life, a common courtesy. When my neighbor has a party, his guests may park in front of my house, and this isn't a problem. But, when he continually parks in front of my house, day after day... this becomes an aggrevation. How this is handled is that I'll go to my neighbor and ask him not to park in front of my house - to use the space(s) in front of his. If he is a good neighbor, he'll comply. If he isn't... then usually bad things will begin to happen to his car(s) - broken antennas, flat tires, keyed paint, missing wipers, things of that nature. Not that I'd ever do something along those llines, I'm just sayin'... I'd hate to see your automobile become the victim of vandalism. It seems to me that the manager of your McD's would want to foster a good relationship with the people in the neighborhood - this doesn't seem to be doing it. My suggestion - have some of the residents of the neighborhood speak to the manager about the employee's parking in front of their homes. If that doesn't work, then make some discreet and anonymous phone calls to corporate HQ. Trust me on this - McD's wants to avoid adverse public opinion. Once enough people complain, the status quo will return to where it once was.
They live across the road, though. The store is directly across the road, and they are opposite. The road outside the store is a highway, and the parking spaces are in front of the houses opposite the road. Anyway, last night a couple of us decided to invade their silly Facebook protest page and tell them that it was perfectly legal for us to park in a public parking space. I checked it again this morning to see if anyone had responded and they deleted the page. I guess they realised they couldn't complain.
You are worrying roo much about small things. Why aren't you a manager of McDonalds, at which point YOU dictate where your employees park?
Mangers don't make the rules, and neither does the boss. I don't know who decided we couldn't use the carpark, but it doesn't stop me from using it. Its a bloody carpark, and a carpark is designed to park your car. So I am still using it and so are a few others. I don't think I'm worrying about a small thing. This was clear harassment and bullying by someone who thought she could push us around, and she didn't like it when we fought back.
Makedde, I have a question. Off topic, but since it's your thread, I hope you'll let it slide. Okay, silly question, but I'd really like your answer........... Which is best accepted when writing/joking informally, with a friend... Aussie or Ozzie? Thanks
it looks like an example of corporate greed causing sufferings to the average worker they want customers to fill the closest parking to make more money
Aussie is good, but we pronounce it 'Ozzie' anyway! Don't know how it has anything to do with making money from car parks...
I agree with this. I had a similar situation and I think that if the woman can be mollified by being asked which his her favorite curbside spot and ask the employees to refrain from parking there, then the problem could go away.
But allowing her that means that she now has personal ownership over a public parking space. If she has ownership over a public parking space, then it is only fair that everyone else does, too.
You, as your reason for being in the vicinity, is not a public function. You are not authorised to park for your private function in your private lot, so you choose to park, every day you work, and everyone who works at your private facility, takes the spot(s)... making them no longer public parking, but McDonalds private parking. My friends can no longer come by and visit without having to park several blocks away because YOUR company is treating the public parking outside of my house as their own private lot. It is poor form, it is bad corporate policy, and they have every right to boycott the company and product. It is NOT handed down from corporate, it is absolutely the policy of the franchise owner, and she would be best served writing a letter to McDonalds corporate, who I guarantee will order a change in franchise policy for that location.
most customers of mcdonalds don't like walking far from their car to purchase a big mac its a good business decision but it makes it harder for the workers it looks
If we parked outside your house, and the parking spots were public parking spots, we have every legal right to do so. Public parking spaces means we can park in them, for as long as we like, whenever we like. This only started after some idiot (it wasn't actually my boss, it was the boss of the Bendigo store) put up the notice. I have no idea who said they should write it, though. Everyone used to use the carpark, and now we have to park across the road as there is nowhere else. But my boss knows about the protest now and she's not happy. I'm going to check it out Friday night, as we might even have to get the cops involved, the way things are going. And by the way, the house that is complaining? They have about 5-6 cars parked on their front lawn. Maybe if they moved their cars they'd have enough room for their friends to park...
Typically what people will do is go to the city council and request that the street parking in the neighborhood be limited to 2 or 4 hours unless the car shows a permit. The permits, of course, are given out to the residents. This is very common where I live as there's not enough parking for business or residential.
They are welcome to do that, problem is, they keep lying and saying they have been to the council when we know they haven't. No, just feral bogans.
One came into work this morning...woman was in her forties and had a five o'clock shadow. I really wanted to hand her a razor.
