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McDonald’s Replacing Cashiers With Machines?
© Copyright 2008-2014, Legal Insurrection, All Rights Reserved. ^ | Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 1:45pm | Kemberlee Kaye

Posted on 08/09/2014 6:33:37 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

McDonald’s employees who picketed for a better living wage (whatever that means) may come to regret that decision.... a McDonald’s in Illinois replaced their cashiers with machines. The machines appear to be the cousins of the ones found in grocery stores, big box stores, and CVS that allow customers to complete transactions...

This is all basic economics, really. As costs of labor increase the added cost must be offset. In order to satisfy operating costs, produce a product consumers want to purchase, and still turn a profit, it’s perfectly reasonable for a company like McDonald’s to look for cost-cutting alternatives....

Robot makers must be loving the recent NLRB ruling, as well, which held McDonald’s parent corporation liable for franchisee employment practices. Can a kiosk file an employment grievance?

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1 posted on 08/09/2014 6:33:38 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

on the upside, the price of big macs won’t be going up.


2 posted on 08/09/2014 6:34:43 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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The machine will be able to understand English and get my order correct.


3 posted on 08/09/2014 6:34:49 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Sad. All those living wage careers gone.


4 posted on 08/09/2014 6:36:03 PM PDT by llevrok (Straight. Since 1950.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Yabut, when will they be replacing their menu with edible food?


5 posted on 08/09/2014 6:37:58 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: newnhdad

I’m guessing you have to press buttons for your order. This might be a response to barely skilled counter people who have trouble, for example, knowing you did not mean Chicken McNuggets when you asked for McChicken sandwiches.


6 posted on 08/09/2014 6:38:01 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Where else can you eat so decadently so cheap?


7 posted on 08/09/2014 6:38:38 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

If only they would put touch screen kiosks at the drive through...


8 posted on 08/09/2014 6:39:09 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Bring back the Styrofoam containers and fries cooked in beef tallow.


9 posted on 08/09/2014 6:39:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: newnhdad
I was at a Burger King last week, and the woman who was hired to work the soda machine, could not work the soda machine.

It's a freaking soda machine!! Hold the cup, press back a little, and soda fills the cup!! That was her one job! She failed repeatedly, in multiple different ways!

IQ around 40. Maybe.

10 posted on 08/09/2014 6:40:01 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The new and improved Talkie Toaster will handle that.

“Would anyone like some toast?”


11 posted on 08/09/2014 6:40:31 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Can a kiosk file an employment grievance?

Exactly! There you go 0bama, your chickens are coming home...to ROOST!

12 posted on 08/09/2014 6:41:27 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( Laughter is the best medicine, unless you have diarrhea.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

This is unfortunate to see all those imported Democrat voters will now have less jobs to steal from US citizens.


13 posted on 08/09/2014 6:42:10 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hitlery: Incarnation of evil.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

McDonalds has the customer fill his or her own soda. That sounds like a wiser approach.


14 posted on 08/09/2014 6:42:47 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

It’s a good idea to me but take some gloves when ordering. Don’t like the idea of touching a machine before handling my food.


15 posted on 08/09/2014 6:43:11 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Some people like mixing soda’s, I don’t know why


16 posted on 08/09/2014 6:45:03 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: JohnBrowdie

It may also allow McDonald’s to increase the quality of the ingredients used.

I like hamburgers and I used to eat McDonalds fairly regularly. However, one day I just couldn’t take a bite out of my Big Mac and that was the last time I ever ate a hamburger there.

I still like their big breakfast.


17 posted on 08/09/2014 6:45:07 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

The RATS will still try and find a way to get the robots to vote!! /s


18 posted on 08/09/2014 6:45:55 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Elections have consequences


19 posted on 08/09/2014 6:45:58 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: HiTech RedNeck

As with most places, they will likely use one cashier to ensure all transactions will be successful. But that will be down from the 4 or 5 that are on all shifts.


20 posted on 08/09/2014 6:46:06 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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