• Wertheimer [any]@hexbear.net
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    In the face of objections from McDonald’s, the term “McJob” was added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2003. In an open letter to Merriam-Webster, McDonald’s CEO, James Cantalupo denounced the definition as a “slap in the face” to all restaurant employees, and stated that “a more appropriate definition of a ‘McJob’ might be ‘teaches responsibility’”. Merriam-Webster responded that “[they stood] by the accuracy and appropriateness of [their] definition.”

    On 20 March 2007, the BBC reported that the UK arm of McDonald’s planned a public petition to have the OED’s definition of “McJob” changed. Lorraine Homer from McDonald’s stated that the company feels the definition is “out of date and inaccurate”.