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Fast-food restaurants in America are losing 100% of workers every year
- quaquaqua1 7y agoIt's a very interesting mix of economic decisions that each actor is making. The first thing that is happening is that people are choosing to eat enough fast food that the demand exists for these companies to employ workers and agree to long term supply deals with landlords and ingredient suppliers. If everyone decided to only eat from grocery stores, the industry would disappear. Next, we have the laborers. Many come to fast food as a temporary bridge. They need some money to pay for school or as a bridge income before they get a different job. Others want to stay for a long time. They do good work. They rely on this income. The fast-food industry is doing everything it can to eliminate these workers, and it uses headlines like the above to garner public support. "Of course we have to roboticize everything, look at all the turnover we have!"
- Kye 7y agoGrocery stores are getting into the fast food business, so the line isn't as clear. Ingles (a regional chain) is rolling out pizza, Chinese food, and Starbucks to all its locations.