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Do you believe there's a somewhat fixed wage threshold (for now or 20 years later) that when it's passed McDonalds begins to consider replacing workers with sel
by mtgx 9y ago
Do you believe there's a somewhat fixed wage threshold (for now or 20 years later) that when it's passed McDonalds begins to consider replacing workers with self-service machines?
Or that the self-service machines are going to arrive regardless of the wage, with the only difference being McDonalds keeping workers on $10/h wage 3-5 years longer than they would keep the $15/h workers?
What happens when the entire self-serving machinery costs as much as it does to pay one or two employees for a year? Does it make sense for McDonalds to keep human employees at any wage?
- wolco 9y agoIt does if it produces more sales. If people stop coming because they dislike the machines 15/hour can be a small cost. On the other hand if people like the machines more they might raise prices.