NationStates Jolt Archive


New Issue: Employer Mandated Meals

Farnelia
12-03-2004, 07:53
Hello, this is my first issue, I got the idea while talking with a friend who told me that in hong kong, companies are required to provide a lunch for thier employees, I dunno how balanced it is since it's my first so if you have any suggestions on it let me know. ^^

An angry mob comprised of blue collar workers from across @@NAME@@ have come to the nation's capital to voice their concerns about employer mandated meals.

Validity: Nations with a population larger than 100 million citizens, and a large corporate sector.

Options:

[option]"We're starving out here!" cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, a local worker drone from one of the @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ companies. "We sacrifice our lives working for these companies! Some of us make so little in money that we can't even afford to eat a decent meal every day! The least they could do is provide us with one square meal each day to make sure that we stay healthy and happy!"
[effect]workers can be seen gorging themselves in company cafeterias, product prices increase due to an increase in corporate expenses
[stats]economy down a bit, happiness up a bit, nation obesity way up

[option]"What are these fools whining about?!" screams @@RANDOMNAME@@, President of UPC Conglomerate "Our company employs over 100,000 people and we pay them for their time. If we start catering food to all of our slav... er workers, we'll be put out of business! Instead, we can increase profits if we have our full time workers do their jobs without any lunch breaks!"
[effect]emaciated employees are found slumped over thier workstations from exhaustion, product prices are at a low from the increased time in labor
[stats]economy up a bit, happiness way down

[option]"I think I know a way we can solve this problem." says Social Welfare Spokesperson @@RANDOMNAME@@, "We can create jobs by placing government funded taco huts on street corners all throughout @@NAME@@'s cities. When an employee is hungry all they need to do is stop at the local taco hut vendor for their free government meal."
[effect]taco hut vendors pop up all over the nation handing out free meals to anyone who claims to have a job
[stats]taxes way up, happiness up a bit, social welfare increases a bit
Nova Awe
12-03-2004, 09:50
You should replace "white collar" with "blue collar."

"White collar" generally implies a well off person in the upper echelons of the corporate ladder, you senior people, VPs and presidents. "Blue collar" refers to the working drones of the company.
Farnelia
12-03-2004, 10:23
Yeah it makes more sense that way, so I adjusted it.