You can get more than a Big Mac at a McDonald’s “drive-thru” on Monday.
You could land a job.
Golden State Restaurants — the firm that owns 31 McDonald’s in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties — is looking to hire 650 workers.
Job interviews are being conducted at all Manteca locations as well as in Lathrop. It also includes various McDonald’s in Tracy, Stockton, Lodi, and Modesto.
Anyone interested just needs to show up between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, March 22, at one of the 31 participating locations — no scheduled time slot required. If you're interested in attending the drive-thru hiring event, simply show up. If you can’t make it Monday, text "worksforme" to 36453 or go to the McDonald's careers site to apply.
Candidates will remain in their vehicle for the duration of the interview. All interviews will be conducted in a drive-thru line fashion or in a parked car. All employees will be wearing masks and candidates are encouraged to do so, as well. Safe social distancing will be a priority during all interviews for the protection of the employees and candidates.
The jobs feature flexible hours, free meal at work, food discounts, and growth opportunities.
And you wonder about
that proverbial $795
government toilet seat
Would you buy new electronic equipment and not buy the software to make it work properly?
Apparently the City of Manteca would because that is exactly what they did.
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting elected leaders were asked to authorize spending $34,921 this year and $101,566 over the course of five years for software to make new Motorola base radios in the Manteca Police Department dispatch center work.
The new equipment was ordered last year. The city found out they didn’t have the necessary software. The information that it was needed was sent to the city but it never was acted upon. That’s because the two employees that received the email from Delta Wireless/Motorola had left the city’s employment.
The council was not thrilled. They ended up approving the expense as the money should have been spent when the base radios were ordered.
The lapse could have morphed into a serious problem.
The Manteca Police Department Dispatch Unit runs three radios channels to communicate with officers on the streets. The three radio channels dispatch over 50,000 calls and traffic stops a year. The performance of the radio system can literally mean the difference between life and death for a Manteca citizen or police officer.
Last year the department brought forward a proposal to upgrade the Motorola base radios in dispatch because the current radios were outdated and no longer supported. While working with Delta Wireless and Motorola, it came to the attention of staff that the city has not upgraded their accompanying software and the existing software is not compatible with the new radios. Staff identified the issue and brought the new contract forward to the council to resolve the compatibility issues.
The first year is higher due to multiple upgrades that will need to be installed. The cost of those upgrades is included in the first-year total. If deferred another year or two, in addition to losing functionality and capability, the department would have incurred additional costs to cover the upgrades, plus future planned upgrades.
The council was assured protocols were being put in place to avoid a repeat of such a mistake when making similar purchases.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
