Robots and Fast Food

[Vex Xiang 0]

On the topic of McDonalds...why dont robots replace fast food workers?

 

You type in your order...give your money (usually through auto-debit), the machine heats up premade packages of food and slides the food out through the appropriate slots, into a bag, and a conveyer brings it to the customer.

 

And you wouldn't have to worry about what those kids are doing to your food.

[NDak 0]

Because Robots wouldn't be as cost effective as paying someone $5.15 an hour :P

Edited July 28, 2004 by NDak

[Seiben 0]

Yeah, it would be pretty expensive to install all those robots in all of the branches of Mc Donalds, not to mention the cost of maintenance, repairs if they break down, cost of running it, higher electric bills.. I have a feeling it'll be a lot higher than paying some shlep $6 an hour. :P

[STSF_BluRox 0]

I have a feeling it'll be a lot higher than paying some shlep $6 an hour. :P

Is that $6 Canadian Sieben? ::snickers::

[Seiben 0]

Uhh.. well.. I think mininum wage here is $8.50 Canadian, so American? :P

[Marris Krax 0]

Not to mention what that would do to the economy. You know how many kids pay for college by working in fast food?

[Vex Xiang 0]

Not to mention what that would do to the economy. You know how many kids pay for college by working in fast food?

 

Hmm...average cost of state Universities is $4k a year.

 

A McDonalds employee makes 5.50 an hour. Even working full time, I'm going to have to venture a guess and say NO fast food employees pay for college. They have to have either help from their parents or they're plunging into debt with financial loans. Unless these kids are living on 5K a year in income (thats before taxes!)...so I assume they eat canned beans and live in a box on the street.

 

You can't pay for college with fast food pay...you cant even LIVE off fast food pay. Unless you live in absolute poverty.

Edited July 29, 2004 by Vex Xiang

[Darrik 0]

Hmm...average cost of state Universities is $4k a year.

 

A McDonalds employee makes 5.50 an hour. Even working full time, I'm going to have to venture a guess and say NO fast food employees pay for college. They have to have either help from their parents or they're plunging into debt with financial loans.

Some people get jobs before college, and get a savings account.

 

(Darn you, editing while I was posting)

Edited July 29, 2004 by Darrik

[Marris Krax 0]

::thwaps the fish with a fish::

 

Anything as far as income goes helps. And McDonald's employs mostly high school and college kids. I don't think a college kid working for McDonald's is doing so for fun, but to help offset education costs.

 

::gives the fish the fish, because she thwapped him with it and that's gotta hurt and he likes fish::