With $15/hr (or more) Min wage looming, robots will soon be cheaper workers than humans

[Little-Acorn]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

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Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

 

[ForeverYoung436]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

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Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

So, do you want $7.25 to be the minimum wage for all time?

 

[Wyatt earp]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

its cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries.


I wonder when we will ever get a liberal poster that ever took a business course or worked in manufacturing to acknowledge this, instead of using the cop out " they were going to automate anyways"

.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

Moronic lie, conservatives.

 

[Jack4jill]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

its cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries.

done ubder
I wonder when we will ever get a liberal poster that ever took a business course or worked in manufacturing to acknowledge this, instead of using the cop out " they were going to automate anyways"

.

This will not be easy, and can't be done under pure capitalism, but there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage. If you can't make it paying that, we don't need you.

You pay a bit more so the guy next door also has a job? Rock on and we all eat.

 

[Jack4jill]

Something to also think about, soon food like this will be printed. Capitalism lives to cut costs.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Robots are already cheaper labor than humans. All humans at any wage. Robots are cheaper than Chinese workers, Indian workers and Mexican workers. Believe me.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Nutbags had better start elevating their game. Before long, they will be bitching about the guaranteed income being too high. The world is passing them by.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Moronic lie, conservatives.

TRANSLATION: I can't refute anything in the post, but I hate it anyway. So I'll call it names, attack the messenger, and smear him.

Have you noticed how many of little clayton's posts amount to that?

 

[Little-Acorn]

there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage.

Why?

If I have a business, and I need someone to sweep the floor, what makes me that guy's protector and keeper, responsible for making sure he's able to support a family of 4 (or whatever) with what I pay him to sweep floors?

 

[NYcarbineer]

there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage.

Why?

If I have a business, and I need someone to sweep the floor, what makes me that guy's protector and keeper, responsible for making sure he's able to support a family of 4 (or whatever) with what I pay him to sweep floors?

The privilege of doing business in America should come with a cost.

 

[Jack4jill]

there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage.

Why?

If I have a business, and I need someone to sweep the floor, what makes me that guy's protector and keeper?

If you can't afford to pay, for even that, what he can live on, get yourself a vacuum and push it yourself. He deserves better.

Wages that low treat men as slaves, not men.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

The question to ask the Macdonald CEO is,

What must the minimum wage be held down to in exchange for you guaranteeing no robots replacing humans in that location?

 

[NYcarbineer]

there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage.

Why?

If I have a business, and I need someone to sweep the floor, what makes me that guy's protector and keeper, responsible for making sure he's able to support a family of 4 (or whatever) with what I pay him to sweep floors?

You say your location is California. You can move to plenty of states where the minimum wage is lower. Get off your ass.

 

[NYcarbineer]

What's a fair wage in a robot building factory?

lol

 

[kiwiman127]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

While I think jumping the Minimum Wage to $15 is unwise, I do think raising to at least $10 and having annual automatic adjustments based on inflation would be good.
It seems the right has no problem with flat wages even though it effects them (stupid or what).
The American Middle Class was the wealthiest Middle Class in the world back in 1980, but since then it's been flat wages and the decline of the US Middle Class. Today the US Middle Class is ranked 19th in the world. The world is passing the United States of America by.
Middle class Americans: Not so wealthy by global standards
If the right has their way, their kids will be working for $1.50 an hour.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

its cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries.

done ubder
I wonder when we will ever get a liberal poster that ever took a business course or worked in manufacturing to acknowledge this, instead of using the cop out " they were going to automate anyways"

.

This will not be easy, and can't be done under pure capitalism, but there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage. If you can't make it paying that, we don't need you.

You pay a bit more so the guy next door also has a job? Rock on and we all eat.

Why are you libs so anti-jobs?

Enquiring minds want to know.....



.

 

[Boss]

So, do you want $7.25 to be the minimum wage for all time?

I would like to do this... Make all wages below $7.50 per hour subject to exploitation of labor law, eliminate the minimum wage. Allow free market capitalist principles of supply and demand to work. Allow personal freedom to negotiate rate of pay for the job offered. For capitalists who want to exploit low-wage workers, implement a 5% tax if your average wage falls below a certain level keyed to GDP. Most capitalists will volunteer to keep wages above that average to save the 5%.

This plan wouldn't kill jobs, it would generate millions of jobs. Many well above the current $7.50 minimum wage. And beyond this, we also need to encourage full-time employment again. We do this by removing employer mandates. Whatever problems you think we need to fix, find another way to pay for them.

 

[Boss]

While I think jumping the Minimum Wage to $15 is unwise, I do think raising to at least $10 and having annual automatic adjustments based on inflation would be good.

Raising it kills jobs, period... that should be, end of discussion.

For some reason, it is not. Can you explain why we want to do something we KNOW will kill jobs?

Let's take you through it slowly again... if you raise it, you will kill jobs. You might think you are helping some people make more in wages but you are eliminating jobs and these people will have no wages. They will become dependent upon the state to take care of them.

 

[Jack4jill]

Nice work, liberals!

With your continued demands for higher and higher Minimun Wages for the least-skilled workers, you have managed to price a large segment of your base right out of the labor market.

Business that keep paying humans higher wages will start losing businesses to businesses that pay less for robots, and so can charge lower prices for their products. And their boards of directors (and shareholders)will start asking their CEOs why they didn't use the technology to stay competitive.

Will the former min-wage workers (soon unemployed) show you the "appreciation" you deserve for doing this?

------------------------------------------------

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage

By Jessica Haworth
10:18, 25 May 2016
Updated 17:32, 25 May 2016

The worrying forecast could threaten jobs at the fast food franchise, a former CEO of the company warns

A former McDonald's CEO warned that robots will take over staff jobs at the fast food empire - because it's cheaper than employing humans. Ed Rensi has said that buying highly skilled robotics is a cheaper alternative than employing people on minimum wage to work in the company's worldwide restaurants. He warned that huge job losses are imminent, and commented that it would be 'common sense' to replace humans in the workplace.

This comes as a study into the future of human employment has predicted a surge in machine-led work such as robotic counsellors, body part makers and virtual lawyers.

The worrying research, by professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton, and futurologist David A. Smith, suggests that humans will be replaced because robots are able to produce better results. Prof Gratton said: "Studies have suggested that a third of jobs in Europe will be replaced by technology over the next two decades."

If the recent comments are to be believed, McDonald's staff could face the same fate. Former CEO Ed Rensi said: "I was at the National Restaurant Show yesterday and if you look at the robotic devices that are coming into the restaurant industry. It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries. It's nonsense and it’s very destructive and it’s inflationary and it’s going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe."

He told FOX: "It’s not just going to be in the fast food business. Franchising is the best business model in the United States. It’s dependent on people that have low job skills that have to grow. Well if you can’t get people a reasonable wage, you’re going to get machines to do the work. It’s just common sense. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. And the more you push this it’s going to happen faster."

its cheaper to buy a $35,000 (£24,000) robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s inefficient making $15 (£10.20) an hour bagging French fries.

done ubder
I wonder when we will ever get a liberal poster that ever took a business course or worked in manufacturing to acknowledge this, instead of using the cop out " they were going to automate anyways"

.

This will not be easy, and can't be done under pure capitalism, but there should be very few jobs that pay less than a living wage. If you can't make it paying that, we don't need you.

You pay a bit more so the guy next door also has a job? Rock on and we all eat.

Why are you libs so anti-jobs?

Enquiring minds want to know.....



.

Anti-job?

No, decent jobs, lots of them.