dan1eln1el5en2 at 2024-02-14 03:56:59+00:00 ID: kqcjtf3

I see you have had it all confirmed now. My lil input is that this meme usually comes up in the debate regarding minimum wage (by law) and this interesting twist here is Denmark doesn’t have a law mandated minimum wage. The minimum wage is not set by politicians. It’s set by the strong unions and our approach is that “let the market partners decide it. Not politicians” and it’s basically agreed between market employees and market employers. Some might say it’s ultimate American dream and other nightmare. But it’s worth noticing I think that we do not have a political min wages.

Sad-Significance8045 at 2024-02-14 03:40:14+00:00 ID: kqcml7c

Yes, you can absolutely live off of that. The average (37 hr/wk with 2 weekends) McDonald's worker earns 23.000 DKK/mo, after taxes that's around 15.000 DKK ($2200). On top of that, both Burger King and McDonald's have unions that secure better pay for their workers every year AND they even have career paths and offer further education within their industry.

As a bonus, we also have these nice and seasonal burgers that they collaborate with celebrity chefs and food-bloggers. I believe they're called homestyle burgers. Very fresh, tasty and delicious - very good for the average danish palate.

Now, obviously, living for 15k/mo in one of the bigger cities is going to be hard if you're single or don't have a roommate - it is doable, but then you'll either have to be lucky and having been on a waiting list for 10+ years, or you're going to have to buy an "andelsbolig". But if you work in, say, Copenhagen and live about 1 hour drive from work (so anywhere on the western and southern part of Sjælland), you'll save a lot of money. Perhaps not in Slagelse and Næstved, but anywhere else is going to be significantly cheaper than Copenhagen.

DenSataniskeHest at 2024-02-14 05:59:09+00:00 ID: kqckk0h

Yup also it's not a dead end job. They offer some good education if you want to go the management way.

Also there are paid maternity leave, paid sick days and so on. And the food is not that much more expensive than in the states. Even with the higher tax

Anden1000 at 2024-02-14 02:21:27+00:00 ID: kqcje63

Mac d in denmark have a signed contract with the union and they are following the union agreement. Waiters in restaurants and other fast food places that don’t have a agreement make less

CokaYoda at 2024-02-14 01:52:14+00:00 ID: kqchwcw

I’m an American expat that has been living in Denmark for the last 13 years. It’s not a perfect system here but I certainly have found the “American dream” in my opinion at least. I am much happier here. Plus, the Danish summer is the best day of the year 😉

LamineretPastasalat at 2024-02-14 09:47:51+00:00 ID: kqdord7

To add to that, many McD workers in Denmark are teens or students  

Leading_Pause_737 at 2024-02-14 01:37:27+00:00 ID: kqctd8s

Yes. Yes. And Murica bad. So bad that large parts of ex Europe cannot fathom how you can think of America as anything but a hellhole.

AahPadre at 2024-02-14 02:04:05+00:00 ID: kqcqyid

Swan honks in Freedom

ShodoDeka at 2024-02-14 07:13:36+00:00 ID: kqcs271

Yes, and it’s not just McDonalds, you generally won’t find full time jobs here where the pay is not something you can live on.

The whole, having to work two jobs just to survive, is generally not a thing in Denmark.

uhmhi at 2024-02-14 06:45:46+00:00 ID: kqcukhe

You can really tell the state of a society by how McDonald’s workers are treated.

Serious-Text-8789 at 2024-02-14 06:58:12+00:00 ID: kqcv0rs

My brother works there he makes $20.25 an hour base pay, then he gets paid 5 weeks vacation, pension and night time and weekend pay on top which pushes him above $22 (not counting vacation and pension), he is also entitled to a meal (including drink, and yes that could be a beer) for $1.72, which if he has to pay McDonald’s has to pay him 14 cents extra per worked hour, alternatively he gets the meal for free and pays taxes of the value of the meal.

overall its a livable wage (altough in the lower end).

Mestermaler at 2024-02-14 04:25:16+00:00 ID: kqcs8r1

Its worth to mention that people that work at McDonald’s in Denmark is teenagers and people in their 20’s

If you see a person over 30 working in McDonald’s in Denmark they are usually managers, if you see a video from US, its all “old” people trying to make a living behind the counter. 

Even the new danish commercials they run now is catered to get teenagers to work at McDonald’s 

Hobolonoer at 2024-02-14 06:43:07+00:00 ID: kqcsukl

As pretty much everyone else has pointed out, it is correct.

To be able to live well on that pay is debatable. The cost of living in blow out of proportions in some areas, and a pay like that would only barely cover living expenses assuming you're living alone and working "the standard 37 hours".

McDonald's is actually a somewhat solid career choice considering they provide courses and education for candidates for local and regional managers.

Zadak_Leader at 2024-02-14 02:21:27+00:00 ID: kqcqq0s

I see you're a man of culture as well, fren