WalMart's response to the $15 an hour minimum wage

[DigitalDrifter]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.







ake way for robot janitors, Walmart shoppers. The world's largest retailer plans to have 360 robot mops scrubbing floors at some of its stores by the end of January, Walmart and artificial-intelligence provider Brain Corp., said Monday in a joint statement.

The autonomous machines are equipped with sensors to scan for people and obstacles nearby, and can clean up even with customers about, according to Brain Corp., a San Diego tech start up. The floor scrubbers need a person to map an initial training route, but can then follow the route on their own.

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

 

[OnePercenter]

Walmart contracts cleaning services.

 

[Toronado3800]

Cool. More jobs for Robot repair men.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Walmart contracts cleaning services.

Doesn't sound like it to me:

"Walmart said the robots would free up its workers from redundant work — and presumably spend more attention on customer needs."

 

[Aletheia4u]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.







ake way for robot janitors, Walmart shoppers. The world's largest retailer plans to have 360 robot mops scrubbing floors at some of its stores by the end of January, Walmart and artificial-intelligence provider Brain Corp., said Monday in a joint statement.

The autonomous machines are equipped with sensors to scan for people and obstacles nearby, and can clean up even with customers about, according to Brain Corp., a San Diego tech start up. The floor scrubbers need a person to map an initial training route, but can then follow the route on their own.

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

Walmart is one of George Soros' major investment. I think that he has investments in Big Tech A.I. technology.




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[Aletheia4u]

 

[Muhammed]

They would use robots regardless of the minimum wage.

 

[tigerred59]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.







ake way for robot janitors, Walmart shoppers. The world's largest retailer plans to have 360 robot mops scrubbing floors at some of its stores by the end of January, Walmart and artificial-intelligence provider Brain Corp., said Monday in a joint statement.

The autonomous machines are equipped with sensors to scan for people and obstacles nearby, and can clean up even with customers about, according to Brain Corp., a San Diego tech start up. The floor scrubbers need a person to map an initial training route, but can then follow the route on their own.

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

Robot mop to clean floors at Walmart stores

I just hope this robot cashes it check and shop at Kroger instead of walmart.

 

[tigerred59]

I just hope all these robots when they get paid, shot at other places.

 

[Terri4Trump]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.

I am obviously not a Liberal at all and I am a big Trump fan, but I do have to say:
I know a person who was a supervisor at Walmart and still only got $13 an hour. I don't believe in government coercion of course, but gee whiz, Walmart on their own should do better than that. That is pretty bad, especially near the Bay Area.

 

[Papageorgio]

Walmart contracts cleaning services.

Not all of them. Some are in house. Depends on the Store and District Managers on how they want to handle the janitorial and care of their stores.

 

[Papageorgio]

The trucking industry is heading that way, the fast food industry is heading that way. It is an easy fix to have a robot operate a floor cleaning machine.

 

[blastoff]

I just hope all these robots when they get paid, shot at other places.

Try it a third time. You might get lucky and produce a complete thought or something.

 

[August West]

When I was hired as a steelworker in 1972 I was paid $3.47 an hour and there were 3,200 employees. Today there are 700-800 employees producing the same amount of tons. If the wages were still $3.47 is there someone stupid enough to believe there would still be 3,200 workers there?

 

[Cecilie1200]

Walmart contracts cleaning services.

And your point was supposed to be what?

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I just hope all these robots when they get paid, shot at other places.

Put down the bong.

 

[Cecilie1200]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.

I am obviously not a Liberal at all and I am a big Trump fan, but I do have to say:
I know a person who was a supervisor at Walmart and still only got $13 an hour. I don't believe in government coercion of course, but gee whiz, Walmart on their own should do better than that. That is pretty bad, especially near the Bay Area.

Sorry, WHY should they "do better"? Pretty obviously, they can get people who are willing to accept the job at that wage (I assume your friend asked how much it paid before accepting). When people stop accepting the job at that pay, they'll offer more.

 

[Papageorgio]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.

I am obviously not a Liberal at all and I am a big Trump fan, but I do have to say:
I know a person who was a supervisor at Walmart and still only got $13 an hour. I don't believe in government coercion of course, but gee whiz, Walmart on their own should do better than that. That is pretty bad, especially near the Bay Area.

Sorry, WHY should they "do better"? Pretty obviously, they can get people who are willing to accept the job at that wage (I assume your friend asked how much it paid before accepting). When people stop accepting the job at that pay, they'll offer more.

yep, no one forces them to take the jobs. With low unemployment there should be lots of choices available.

 

[skookerasbil]

lol.......more fodder that the actual minimum wage is $0.00/hour. Doy....too may st00pid people still don't get it.

The True Minimum Wage Is $0 Per Hour

 

[Terri4Trump]

You'll see more and more of this kind of response.

I am obviously not a Liberal at all and I am a big Trump fan, but I do have to say:
I know a person who was a supervisor at Walmart and still only got $13 an hour. I don't believe in government coercion of course, but gee whiz, Walmart on their own should do better than that. That is pretty bad, especially near the Bay Area.

Sorry, WHY should they "do better"? Pretty obviously, they can get people who are willing to accept the job at that wage (I assume your friend asked how much it paid before accepting). When people stop accepting the job at that pay, they'll offer more.

Why? This person quit their job because of the low pay and I'm sure many others do. If you are an employer you don't want a revolving door with employees coming in and out. I would think that would be a good reason why. You want to retain good workers and you're not going to do that by paying crap wages