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originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: AdmireTheDistance
A bunch of McDonalds already have those, and have for awhile.
Yes, a "bunch." But not a thousand, soon to be many thousands. Likely within the next 2 to 3 years, not 5 to 10.
...Wendy's is rolling on automation. Won't be long before McDonalds and Burger King jump in with both feet too. Then - no more fast food jobs.
What do you think might happen to all those human workers? Where might they find other jobs?
originally posted by: butcherguy
The last time she asked, I was a dick and said "It's still to go, like the other two times that you asked already."
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a supervisor had to be summoned
HOW DO I PICK UP MY ORDER ONCE I ARRIVE AT THE RESTAURANT?
If you chose "in-store" during the checkout flow, look for the online order pickup sign hanging above the counter. Just skip our line inside, tell us your name, and we should have your meal ready to go.
If you chose the "drive-thru," just pull up to the drive-thru speaker and tell us the name of who placed the online order. We'll quickly pull up your order to verify it with you on the drive-thru screen, and then have it ready when you pull around.
originally posted by: Edumakated
This is what happens when you try to force businesses to pay wages higher than what the market demands. In that article, it says each kiosk cost about $15k. If you are a restaurant owner, the return on investment is a no brainer. You could recoup your initial investment in less than a year.
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.
It's also far from a 1:1 ratio. 1000 stores at 15 people each get replaced by probably 20 technicians, 3 programmers, and 6 management.
originally posted by: Vector99
originally posted by: butcherguy
The last time she asked, I was a dick and said "It's still to go, like the other two times that you asked already."
Did you ever stop to consider she may be having a bad day and is distracted?
Did you at least ask how her day was before being a dick?
Most important, was your order correct?
originally posted by: Edumakated
This is what happens when you try to force businesses to pay wages higher than what the market demands. In that article, it says each kiosk cost about $15k. If you are a restaurant owner, the return on investment is a no brainer. You could recoup your initial investment in less than a year.
originally posted by: Vector99
a reply to: butcherguy
Like I said, you have no idea how that "teenyboppers" day was going. She could have just been screamed at by an unruly customer, or an asshole boss, or dealing with a death in her family, or any number of situations, and while trying to maintain focus on doing her job was mentally distracted by it. She got the order right, so she was paying enough attention to the part that matters.
I guess some people will just look for any fault in a teen at a fast food joint no matter how trivial it is.
originally posted by: Aazadan
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.
There's few opportunities in that realm. Repair is just plugging in a diagnostic tool, hitting a couple buttons, and being told which piece of hardware to remove and replace. The kiosks aren't too different from desktop PC's. And that sort of labor is already only around $15/hour, sometimes $10. The programming I'm not too sure about, I know the things they've got at Applebees on each table that basically replaced wait staff (pays bill, calls server, etc... and plays games) were built in Unity. Unity devs typically get about 90k/year (more on the coasts), but the staff that built them is probably only 2-3 people for the entire company.
It's also far from a 1:1 ratio. 1000 stores at 15 people each get replaced by probably 20 technicians, 3 programmers, and 6 management.