World Economy : Fastfood Chains shift from Low Wage Workers to Robot Workers (May 16, 2014)

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1. Im sorry but these jobs were meant for 16 year olds in high school, if you want a real job with real wages go to college or trade school, or work hard and move up.
2. "ADULTS" have fast food jobs due to the NAFTA Agreement signed back in 1994. The "GOOD JOBS" were sent overseas and are no longer existent.  What's left are the menial jobs people are forced to take because of no good jobs being available.
3. Your wages to flip a burger are just fine, I've been there and did it several times as a teenager. Most technical jobs now days don't pay 15 an hr. So do what you have to do to better yourself besides crying that your so under paid for flipping a burger. Here's what you do tell those assholes that's running this country to lower the prices on everything and then you want need your over priced raise and myself that has worked hard to get to were I am want be talking a cut in pay essentially to compensate for the inflation that comes with your raise. So if you will cry about the inflation, gas before 9-11-01 was little over a dollar, they been taking advantage of us ever since. This is the stuff that you need to be speaking about. Its not that you're makin to less on the hour, its that there over pricing everything...................
4. In this day and age with the economy the way it is you should be thankful to have a job and people need to stop labeling jobs only for youth because you have no clue to the fact adults too depend on these jobs. So stop acting like an assclown.
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   The fact is if you put minimum wage to $15 an hour it's going to inflate everything else such as rent.... Office receptionists/administrative positions start at $11.00 per hour. Who do these people think they are... it's fast food!? These companies won't get robots to do the job, they are bluffing. You want a higher pay... Get a job that requires more skill. That's how it works. Someone will always appreciate a job. 
6. I really can't believe that they can't pay their employees. But yet, they will spend millions on robots and computers that will eventually malfunction. I WILL NOT step into an establishment that does not support a human being. Do you really want to eat a burger, or anything for that matter that a "Circuit Board" made? Bacteria galore!!  I can see the lawsuits now. Will this follow the FDA guidelines? Or, will the FDA adjust to these IDIOTS?  What a waist of time and money.  Now you do the Math???  Our four fathers  would be disgusted. May GOD help us ALL!
7. less and less folks are eating at these places. They cant afford it, plus it is no good for you.
8. fast food workers need to give it a rest and get a better job if they want more money
9. ppl are greedy and never will understand you sometimes don't have a choice and they making hand over fist. Most degree jobs like computer programming like I do is minimum sincethe program is implemented the world is made to want the Jones to feel like the do better than others. They need to kill money and everyone have a place for free and you have a bigger and nicer things the more you contribute or invent for the world to be free and this my prayer. It is not meant for man to serve man but man to serve and seek the heavenly father and for us to form brotherhood and love without envy.
10. $15 an hour is a joke!!! Get a real job an education...something....morons.... If minimum wage were $15 the economy would adjust with it...make your pay $15 an hour then double mine too and make it $300 an hour prices of everything would just go up!!! Did anyone else notice none of them spoke proper english with their government subsidy...f off!!!!
11. Humans Vs Robots war next too? This is getting weird like the saying of a book where we had robots and years later, weird storms hit places, Fog spots around the world, Later the fog takes over, A bright light in the sky then a blue beam hits the earth, Weird sounds........
12. If they even raised the minimum wage to 12 bucks an hour all fast food joints would go extinct. That would mean the dollar menu at mcdonalds would be a 3 dollar menu. Right now McDonald's and other fast food chains except Dunkin donuts and subway are dying. I guess communism still exists deep inside of people's head. If you want 15+ more per hour then go to school and study and work for it instead of curling up on the ground like ur helpless and asking the government and tax payers for money. Stupid liberals.
13. Wtf do you expect? These jobs aren't meant to be lifetime jobs. They are for young kids saving up for a car or college and they get the job done. If your an adult working at a fast food joint then you should reevaluate ur life because you will not even be getting by.
14. lets make it 20 an hour
    this make a pizza cost 25 dollars
15. And so it begans. Less and lesser of jobs. Due to robot or mechanism.
16. Thanks! The so called "Gourmet" flipping robot which burns the edges of the bread (black as coal when it comes out of the machine) has not too much "gourmet" touch. Despite that must not be very easy to digest for some people.
    
    So excuse me, global food chains, if I preffer a traditional american hamgurgers without burned bread made with human love, like this one (for example. If we compare the two final looks...there´s no color):
    How to Make a Perfect Cheeseburger
17. If you agree to work for the compensation, and later find out you don't like it. Find a better job. I do agree that these chain stores take advatage of their employees. I believe some employees deserve better pay. I think there should be intermediate employees. Employees who have been with the company a couple years who prove themselves should get paid 10-12/hr. But these companys dont care about their employees. They have no skill and are easily replaced.
18. Propaganda garbage.  Thanks for the post, but this crap makes me sick.  Sure raise the minimum wage and bring on the hyperinflation and layoffs.  And if the workers still refuse to comply they will completely automate the system.  We are starting to see the fruit of a society that worships mammon and the ways of wickedness without shame.  Sure, fair wages are possible - but most CEO and boards don't give a damn about their employees all they want is profits and investors.  Their payment of employees is deemed a deficit to their corporate goals. 
19. These jobs are meant for high school kids and college kids, part time labor to help people outa sh*ty situations not to make a career out of these places.
    These places pay minimum wage because they require minimum skills.
    
    Want better pay I suggest go to a staff agency go back to school or learn a trade.
    
    These corporations dont treat you like garbage they treat you like kids, kids that dont have bills, but you do so go get a real job.
    
    God help us all, were is the common sense. 
20. Good Luck !  We are in "debt" up to our eye balls. The government does not care about your lifestyle or your requests for $15.00 an hour. God bless you and your families. I struggle as well.  I depend on God for my daily bread