McDonald's testing new automated cashiers that won't go on strike demanding $15/hour (transaction, insurance)
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I can see it happening to some degree, but I really don't think they are going to get rid of all their cashiers. Too many Americans are helpless and refuse to do anything for themselves. I work with customers and I am surprised some haven't asked me to wipe their asses for them.
With that attitude, you need to go into another line of work.
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They are that helpless and can't figure things out and don't want to read directions.
Not quite. I have a Master's Degree, and I don't like self checkouts and self serve kiosks. For one, I like the human contact comes with interacting with a live cashier. I smile at them and say hello (assuming they have some semblance of a good attitude). I thank them after they check me out. For another, if I am a customer at a grocery store or restaurant, I don't want to have to do everything myself. I feel like I should get something for the money I spend. I don't like going to a restaurant, typing in my own order, paying for it, retrieving it when my number comes up, then clearing off the table. I might as well cook at home. It's about the same amount of work, and a lot more expensive.
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Walmart and Kroger haven't been able to get rid of all their cashiers.
No, they haven't. Why? Because many people have the same attitude as I do. The self checkouts are also annoyingly glitchy. My girlfriend is a diehard fan of the self checkouts for reasons that mystify me. When we go to Walmart, she always uses the self checkout and we invariably end up needing a human being anyway to override the computer's bad attitude
I only use self checkouts if the order is easy and the other lines are long. Like no electronics, No produce and a small order. Otherwise it is too much of a problem.
I don't know but I grew up in the city- in this case it was Philly and we would eat down town when we met my dad for something or other -and ate at Picadilly's/ Morrisons ,,, during my time- and I'm in my 60's-- we used quarters to get the best egg salad sandwich and cream pie in town out of a little window that would open with right amount of change... automation... been around a long time.
Millions of lower tier workers are going to end up on the welfare rolls. You really think they're all going to suddenly become Google engineers and programmers? Especially when you already have millions competing for those jobs which generally go to someone overseas anyway.
They're ON welfare rolls now, because they make less than a living wage.
They're ON welfare rolls now, because they make less than a living wage.
But they will qualify for more welfare. It will basically turn into the McGovern welfare commercial but as a reality. If you don't know what I mean, if you're not on welfare, who do you think pays for it?
I heard a braniac commentary yesterday and said the jobs of the future are not for the blue collar work... and the middle men be the ones put out- as all is becoming automated, as paying bills on line, securing a flight or room, and so forth. So the money makers basically will be the inventors. The service jobs will always be around because of the wealthy just can't stand doing house work... and foods have time limits, so those will also need some people. That movie, Wal-e that's the future. When you see the mass production of robots,,, it is over.
Last edited by tinytrump; 08-18-2014 at 02:59 PM..
Well even after self checkout there's self scan. You scan the items as you put them in your cart and scan the end and it adds it all up. In the northeast we have several major supermarket chains so they often test things here before other areas.
All they have to do is discount it slightly and that acts to provide an incentive to do so.
I've seen some of the fast food strikers on TV, and they sound like they believe it. And the $15 wage is now a reality in some locations in Washington state.
$15 in Seattle is being phased in and will take effect in stages that start in 2017 and end in 2021, so it's not quite "now a reality", strictly speaking.
$15 in Seattle is being phased in and will take effect in stages that start in 2017 and end in 2021, so it's not quite "now a reality", strictly speaking.
Its my understanding that the $15 minimum is already in effect in Seatac, however, a city that has a proportionately high percentage of minimum wage opportunities.
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