Fla. McDonald's employee spotlight brings job prospects

Fla. McDonald's employee spotlight brings job prospects
Tags: Burger/Steak/BBQ
February 11, 2009

The Tampa Bay Tribune: A Florida McDonald's employee who got President Barack Obama's attention at a town hall meeting in Fort Myers says he received several job offers afterward. The 19-year-old Edison State College student told Obama that he had worked at McDonald's for more than four years because he couldn't find another job and asked whether he'd receive better benefits in the economic stimulus bill the Senate passed Tuesday. The communications major has since received offers for an internship from a radio station and will broadcast the Fort Myers' minor-league baseball team's home opener in April. Click to continue