McDonald’s has taken down its McResources website after multiple public embarrassments, the most recent of which told employees to stay away from the exact type of unhealthy fast food McDonald’s is famous for globalizing, according to news site CNBC.
CNBC first reported the self-sabotaging advice yesterday, noting that even the graphic for the “unhealthy choice” on the tips page looked like a McDonald’s meal:
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| Screengrab from McDonald's website |
Yesterday, the massive fast food chain defended the site, saying the advice—which was mined from third-party sources—had been taken “entirely out of context.” Today, spokesperson Lisa McComb said McDonald’s pulled the site for creating “unwarranted scrutiny”:
“We have offered the McResource program to help our valued McDonald’s employees with work and life guidance created by independent third party experts. A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate, and we’ve directed the vendor to take down the website. Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary.”
“We’ll continue to provide service to them through an internal telephone help line, which is how the majority of employees access the McResource services,” McComb added.--Source: Mediaite