McDonald's is rolling out self-service kiosks. Adios, cashiers ?

It's not like your digestive system ever interacts with anything remotely like a chicken when you buy those McNuggets!

 

Agreed. Surveys are incredibly underrated in my opinion. Not just for which employees help to retain customers, but also knowing which products and services customers desire. There is some times a disconnect between customer wants and what businesses assume they want. The results are some times surprising. I helped put together a survey for pipeline valves in which case the results were the opposite of what I expected.

 

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Stockholders do kill business they have no idea how to run said business. Look at what they done to most companies like Mans Wear house. They are just wanting to maximize profits to get them more money for their stocks they don't care about the workers.

 

Good!
I love automated check outs. Much faster than the slugs they hire as cashiers. And I get to enjoy cutting someone out of a job!

 

Exactly my thoughts....move over worker, here comes a machine....and a depression....

 

most Americans are willing to pay more then 99 cents for a burger

I would say I would not go there in protest... but I would not go there before either....

this is just one more step towards socialism... when the majority can not get a job, socialism will have to fill the void

I would guess the guy trying to find a way to kill jobs here... is a republican.. just a guess

maybe the franchise could lower the tax they charge the operators.. just a thought
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a franchise business does not have shareholders...the owner pays some money to the corporation but he is the one that is responsible for the profits for his own company...so shareholders have no say..and by the way dividends or just pennies on the dollar...

 

It's very true that they just want maximized profit. They demand that in return for the risk they take to invest their money in the company in exchange for pieces of paper that say they own part of the company they gave their money to. It's a risk/return relationship and investors demand a return on their investment.

The real issue is capitalism is self consuming. Unless it could sustain never-ending growth, it begins to eat away at itself as demand shrinks, businesses react by cutting all they can, jobs decline, wages shrink due to an oversized workforce and undersized jobs demand, and the cycle continues. Without growth, it begins to show its weaknesses. We're living it right now. But business leaders ultimately owe business profits to shareholders, but getting them works in direct conflict with the needs and desires of the worker. In high growth, near maximum employment situations, workers are rewarded much more reasonably. But when the tables turn, so too do those rewards.

 

So what do you get when all these uneducated non physical laborers hit the street jobless? More Democratic voters, criminals , drug addicts and welfare teet suckers. Gee , who is making this higher wage policy? Pure profiteering by the 1 %, looking for a more docile penned sheeople.

 

The stocks have gone down since this announcement

 

still trading near it 52 week high..nice spin but it is wrong...you need to read about stock trading...

 

I am sure McD's has wanted to do this for a long time, they think now is the time to increase their profits with this as they think they can blame the min wage

if no one shops there with these machines, they will remove them and continue on at their current profits..... that is the reality of it

without then they are still profitable... but with them they would be a lot more profitable as they get to kill thousands of jobs... how republican of them

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they do it in Japan and europe now for awhile and it did not hurt sales at all...

 

time will tell, I stop shopping at Walmart cause of self checkout

the people will decide if we want more socialism or more capitalism.... their choice


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Yeah the highest 99.00 it's gone down to 98.45

I have read about stock trading the 52 week high is bull(*)(*)(*)(*) spinning. The markets have it down at least 12 cents but keep up the spinning to make my arrugment look badly.

 

Which grocery store did you find without self check out ?

 

To be honest, I can't say I disagree. If the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then what's to stop the "proletariat" from rising up? After all, survival instincts will force those without wealth to rise up against those who have it. It's a natural consequence of human behavior.

Why do you say that? Many of the people who own a McDonald's restaurant are franchisees. While they may be better off than the average American, from the ones I've known or known of (yes, this is anecdotal), they aren't anywhere near what I would consider 1%er's. These are people just trying to make a living for them and their families.

The fee they charge isn't a tremendous amount in the grand scheme of things. The corporation needs to make a profit for letting the franchisee use their name, product, and even reputation. The corporation especially has risks for lending out their reputation and should be compensated for this risk.

I respect this opinion.

That is one great thing about somewhat free markets. The consumer has the choice to patronize businesses that they feel suits their needs. I consider it neither right or wrong. Just a preference.

 

Great rebuttal.

Why do you think businesses sell off shares of their company, aka stocks, in the first place?

 

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Because they are stupid that's why.

 

I see. I would ask you to elaborate, but I get the feeling that wouldn't happen.

Have a great evening.

 

Automation to replace a living wage for unskilled workers.

 

now take a look at Wynn or Twitter and you will see a stock that is not doing well..

 

That is an employee owned store chain that I wished was here in Texas.

 

Ok and your point? I just proved my point by the fact it has gone down since this so called announcement. It's shows us that the people are loosing some faith in the business in question, if they are so quick to sale those stocks.

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You mean a way for us to get more socialism that is great.