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Originally Posted by Robbie
I'm gonna guess that McDonald's is gonna take a big hit if idiots flipping burgers actually start getting $15 an hour in the U.S.
I know that a lot of bleeding hearts think it's only "fair".
But in my opinion LIFE is not "fair". If you are a dumb fuck with no marketable skills, and you find yourself in a unskilled labor job...you shouldn't be getting paid more than you are worth.
I think McDonalds and the rest of the fast food industry will soon respond to this through automation.
Then the people whining about making minimum wage doing a monkey job will have NO job.
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I totally forgot about the min wage increases. Thats going to be a major factor in their future as well for sure.
Speaking of automation, i was on my way home about a year ago and stopped into a Jack in the Box to grab a sandwich and they referred me to the kiosk to order. It was a ridiculous mess. What you want, you can say in a sentence or two and it takes a matter of seconds to do that... but the kiosk forces you through a maze of endless questions and options and choices because you can't just say "I want a number 6, sandwich only and a medium drink".... and there is instant understanding. It was a mess. I went in there 6 months later to see if it was still there and it wasn't. Obviously it could likely be done much better but it really made me think hard about the difference between human interaction and trying to do it yourself. Think about the simple questions and steps you have to answer running a card at a supermarket checkout... there is maybe 4-6 steps. Ordering food with specific wants or selecting options turned it into something like a 30 step process.