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And yet, 5 days ago we were lamenting that teenagers no longer want these jobs and they are going unfilled: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17557298 https:
by imgabe 8y ago
And yet, 5 days ago we were lamenting that teenagers no longer want these jobs and they are going unfilled: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17557298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17557298
Sounds like the market is coming up with a solution. There are many ways for teens to learn the lessons you mentioned besides working in fast food.
- krapp 8y agoMcDonald's would have automated those jobs away regardless of labor supply, and whatever alternatives there might be are going to be automated as well. Entry-level work is categorically being done away with, and yet the expectation of social and business skills being provided by entry-level work is not.
- dnadler 8y agoI suppose that this is correct, but mostly because of the cost-benefit analysis. If labor is more expensive than automation, then the company will turn to automation. Automation is getting less expensive and labor is getting more expensive, so here we are.