The franchise owner is McDonald’s tenant, they need to fix the machine otherwise they lose sales and fixing the machines means profits for corporate so in the end corporate profits from everything.
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prole@sh.itjust.works 6 months agoSo then I don’t really understand your previous comment. Obviously it’s far more complicated than: 'They will do it because if they don’t, they’ll make less money."
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Reply to your edit: They’re the same machines so they’re hard to keep in working order no matter the location, the difference is just that in corporate locations it’s just money moving around instead of a third party paying for the service.
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 6 months ago
That was in reference to the franchise owners. The franchise owners will pay for the repair to avoid losing sales.
prole@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Ah ok I see now. It slipped my mind that McDonald’s did the whole franchise model…
That said, it’s been a while so maybe I’m misremembering, but didn’t they find that the machines were often broken at the corporate-owned locations as well?
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Well they’re the same machines but in this case it’s money out one pocket and in the other.