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originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: soficrow
Flair of a master chef? Like it tosses a pizza crust in the air or tosses knives around like a japanese ginsu chef? Or just uses hot peppers with the skill of Bobby Flay?
Just wondering ...
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: soficrow
I like to cook and I love the chopping and slicing and dicing part as much as the cooking part. I use every tool in the draw and I'm on my third food processor since I got married in 81. For people who can't or don't like to cook I guess that would be good. I don't see it replacing cookies baked with love though.
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: Edumakated
It's a good idea to use the register operated by a real live human, instead of doing the work of a paid person for free for the store by using a self check-out machine.
I brought this up at several stores, that if I used the system of self check-out I should get a discount for doing the store's work for them.
They looked confused...As confused as the people had to be to fall for the self-serve gas scheme they swallowed where they did the filling themselves and got discount...At first...And never even noticed when the discounts for self-serve evaporated.
I begin to wonder about my species...
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: soficrow
Oh I like the recharges itself part and $170.00 is less than a good Hoover by $100.00 at least.
How good a job does it do? I have a cat and both area carpets and wood floors.
originally posted by: Edumakated
There is always progression through technology. However, the one factor that always limits it is return on investment. When you have a situation where there is wage inflation combined with technology getting cheaper, it is going to speed up how quickly those jobs get replaced. My point is the pressure from social groups has made implementing these technologies much more urgent for businesses.
The thing about many low skilled and low wage jobs though is that often times they were cheap enough where businesses didn't necessarily feel pressure to eliminate that cost. Dollar for dollar, people generally rather deal with a person. However, there is only so much premium a businesses is going to be willing to pay for that luxury.
originally posted by: Edumakated
Many grocery stores took out the self-check out machines. The average person isn't that bright and they found using the machines cumbersome and slow compared to a human cash register.
I typically will only use the self-checkout if I have five or fewer items.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: soficrow
So future jobs will be skilled jobs in kiosk repair and programming. It should pay much more than a fast food clerk considering kiosks will be a valuable part of the fast food business. Someone has to keep robots and other computer technology running. Moving from an unskilled to a skilled workforce isn't a bad thing.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: soficrow
So future jobs will be skilled jobs in kiosk repair and programming. It should pay much more than a fast food clerk considering kiosks will be a valuable part of the fast food business. Someone has to keep robots and other computer technology running. Moving from an unskilled to a skilled workforce isn't a bad thing.