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Britishuniversitiescanbedepressing.Theteachersmoanabouttheirpayandstudentsworrytheywillendupfryingburgers--orjobless.
PerhapstheyshouldtryvisitingMcDonald'sUniversityinLondon'sEastFinchley.Studentsareoften"roughandready",withpoorqualificationsandlowself-esteem.Butambition-arousingpicturesdisplaytheladderofopportunitythatleadsfromthegrill(烤架)tothecomeroffice(McDonald'schiefexecutiveshavealwaysstartedatthebottom).Amapoftheworldshowsthesevencounterpartuniversities.Cabinetsdisplaytrophies(奖杯)suchastheSundayTimes'awardforbeingoneofBritain'sbest25employers.
McDonald'sisoneofBritain'sbiggesttrainers.Itgetsaboutonemillionapplicantsayear,acceptingonlyonein15,andspends40millionayearontraining.TheFinchleycampus,openedbyMargaretThatcherin1989,isoneofthebiggesttrainingcentresinEurope.Itispartofabiggersystem.Anemployees'web-portal,OurLounge,providestrainingaswellasdetailsaboutthatday'sshifts,andallowsemployeestocompeteagainsteachotherinwork-relatedvideogames.
Thefocusisonpracticalities.Aretiredpolicemanconductsafast-pacedclassonconflictmanagement.HeshowsavideoofawomandrivenangrybythefactthatyoucannotgetchickenMcNuggetsatbreakfasttime.Heaskstheclassiftheyhaveeverhadadifficultcustomer,andeveryhandgoesup.Studentsarethenurgedtosharetheiradvice.
Self-esteemandself-managementareincludedinthecourses,too.Ayear-longapprenticeship(学徒)programmeemphasisingEnglishandmathsleadstoanationallyrecognisedqualification.McDonald'shaspaidforalmost100people
togetdegreesfromManchesterMetropolitanUniversity.
Thecompanyprofessestobenotconfusedbythefactthatmanygraduateswillendupworkingelsewhere.Itneedstotrainpeoplewhomightbemanagingabusinesswitha5mturnover(营业额)bytheirmid-20s.Italsoneedstosatisfythecompany'sappetiteforseniormanagers,oneofwhomwilleventuallycontroltheentireglobalMcDonald'sempire.
WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutBritishuniversities? A.Theyaredepressinganduseless.
B.Theyprovideteacherswithhighsalaries.
C.Theirstudentshatefryingburgersalot.
D.Theirstudentsworryabouttheirfuturejobs.
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