There was an article not long ago that said Panera Bread was going to install automated order kiosks. They said it would replace two employees who would be “reassigned” (read: we will find stuff for them to do until we see that the system functions to our satisfaction and that the media has lost interest in the new kiosks, then were firin’ ‘em).
were = we’re
I laid off my spellchecker because he demanded a $15 minimum wage.
The good news in the fast food industry is that you’ll probably end up with nobody getting laid off. The turnover rate is very high in that industry, mainly because it’s built around the expectation that most employees will be part-time workers, kids working after school, etc. So a “downsizing through attrition” is very easy to do in fast food.