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There are still "Jack in the box"es? underpants Jan 2018 #1
Almost like someone doing a voice text. louis-t Jan 2018 #13
Right, makes sense to not pay wages to those like our CUSTOMERS! elleng Jan 2018 #2
Robots are very expensive - it's cheaper to pay the people min. wages FakeNoose Jan 2018 #32
Depends on the wage scale MichMan Jan 2018 #46
Yes well, FakeNoose Jan 2018 #115
Here is an example Kilgore Jan 2018 #135
Translation: The fucker is already planning to make a move, he's just trying to find a patsy for it. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #113
Did anyone have a problem with Horn & Hardart jberryhill Jan 2018 #3
Was about to post that. BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #5
But people put the food into those little boxes. LisaM Jan 2018 #31
Somebody will put the food in the McD's little boxes also. EX500rider Jan 2018 #43
What EX500rider posted BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #62
I'd take McDonald's over Five Guys (tastewise) any day. LisaM Jan 2018 #81
I am about 7 miles from 2 different Five Guys but have never gone into one yet. nt BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #91
I live near one, so every now and then I go in. LisaM Jan 2018 #93
"they need to figure out those buns." BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #95
Ack! LisaM Jan 2018 #98
Sorry BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #100
Have you ever been to a fast food restaurant? jberryhill Jan 2018 #64
I worked at McDonald's as a teenager, and I liked it. LisaM Jan 2018 #84
My cousin (HS senior) works at Dunkin crazycatlady Jan 2018 #133
There was also a cashier to make change.. brooklynite Jan 2018 #67
I remember going to one the first time I was in NYC. louis-t Jan 2018 #12
Do they still have the Chock Full of Nuts diners? BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #21
Nope. Chock full of nuts is gone like the sands of time. dhol82 Jan 2018 #104
That's not quite the same as JITB is proposing jmowreader Jan 2018 #17
"the Deplorables figure out there's no one in the restaurant and clean it out" BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #65
Clean it out is exactly what jack-in-the-box food will do to your colon. FSogol Jan 2018 #71
We don't have any JITBs here in Philly BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #72
We used to jberryhill Jan 2018 #73
Gino's was the place to go here... BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #74
Ah, yes, home of the Gino's Giant jberryhill Jan 2018 #77
Yup. BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #79
Ugh. When we were 14 or 15, my friends & I used to go over to a Ginos since a FSogol Jan 2018 #96
You always had this too BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #99
I awalys liked Hot Shoppes, they were owned by Marriott and were decent. Remember Burger Chef? FSogol Jan 2018 #118
I don't think we had any Burger Chef's near me BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #124
Virginia plates. Google suggests that's on Leesburg Pike at Seven Corners. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #137
Had been hunting around and I think this is the one that I recall BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #139
or the opposite, really. They_Live Jan 2018 #78
Oh, jeeze. I remember those in Manhattan when I was a wee tot. pangaia Jan 2018 #20
Inching closer to Idiocracy every day. Initech Jan 2018 #4
Oh, we've actually gone past that. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #145
Camacho certainly has more integrity than Trump ever did or will! Initech Jan 2018 #146
Who does this idiot think his customers are... GrapesOfWrath Jan 2018 #6
I agree LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #111
These guys are so short sighted. Screw him and his fucked up food. marble falls Jan 2018 #7
HINT - AUTOMATION NEEDS HIGH PAID TECHNICIANS TO KEEP IT WORKING groundloop Jan 2018 #8
Yep. and updates. They_Live Jan 2018 #14
and the new improved model cojoel Jan 2018 #24
Like when the gate will not go up when trying to pay with a credit card to get out of the pangaia Jan 2018 #22
HighER paid technicians ... KPN Jan 2018 #49
If it's cost effective, they'll all do it. If it's not, they won't. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #60
Gee, who's gonna buy yer crappy burgers louis-t Jan 2018 #9
Even a starving robot wouldn't eat your food, boss. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #10
OK, Go ahead matt819 Jan 2018 #11
When I was at the grocery store one day, a lady at the automated stand yelled out to come Doitnow Jan 2018 #23
Because of our insurance we have to get our prescriptions at Wally World Pharmacy. appleannie1943 Jan 2018 #108
I'm sure robots can do Comma's and Puzder's job with ease ck4829 Jan 2018 #15
Don't even need a robot. An algorithm can do most of it. AtheistCrusader Jan 2018 #33
In the coming centuries automation will do everything allowed. MarcA Jan 2018 #44
Universal basic income would be one possible part of that solution. AtheistCrusader Jan 2018 #63
Paid for by taxing the automation Trailrider1951 Jan 2018 #119
i was thinking that companies should be heavily taxed when they kill jobs orleans Jan 2018 #123
+1,000 n/t MarcA Jan 2018 #38
I kid you not, the Carl's Jr. CEO has a book titled: "Job Creation: How it Really Works and why... Anon-C Jan 2018 #16
Since eventually there won't be any employees around, we won't have to feel sorry Doitnow Jan 2018 #18
If that works for them, they should do it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #19
And I guess there will always be people who don't give a damn about their communities. Doitnow Jan 2018 #25
Are you saying that I don't care about my community? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #56
Yes shenmue Jan 2018 #116
No one's talking to you. I was asking chicken little what he meant. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #142
Hey Comma! Automation requires maintenance. Are you going to skimp on that expense? muntrv Jan 2018 #26
well if they can't EllenlogRL Jan 2018 #27
ONly way that wages will rise to at least a living wage for all,,,,,, Cryptoad Jan 2018 #28
Well, "E-coli in the Box" doesn't have the best operating and management record. hadEnuf Jan 2018 #29
nothing says flavor like automated jack in the box meals bronxiteforever Jan 2018 #30
I wonder how much Leonard makes a year? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2018 #34
9 mill a year... Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #92
Guess this fool didn't learn from Papa John CEO shooting himself in the foot with anti-worker... brush Jan 2018 #35
I can't wait for the robot CEO to make these fuckers unemployed Jeroen Jan 2018 #36
Yes, they are the truly obsolete. n/t MarcA Jan 2018 #45
Those garbage burgers and fries showed up here years ago... Bengus81 Jan 2018 #37
Fine by me. The jobs that service the machines will pay more. Gore1FL Jan 2018 #39
This is true. Don't let the big guys get away with blaming low-wage workers for their decisions. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #58
Its going to happen. procon Jan 2018 #40
Better idea DAMANgoldberg Jan 2018 #66
Our cultural mores would probably make that a very hard sell. nt procon Jan 2018 #86
That is true... DAMANgoldberg Jan 2018 #90
Like it or not, this is coming... CCExile Jan 2018 #41
How will "we" reshape our lives? Need you ask? KPN Jan 2018 #54
That has been the typical threat varies Repugnants have been using like a club for awhile but cstanleytech Jan 2018 #42
Yeah, and.. cannabis_flower Jan 2018 #47
"McDonalds rolled out kiosks in 2,500 locations in 2017, progree Jan 2018 #48
Exactly. They'll need to hire less workers in the future if they don't fire the workers PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #55
Lots of customers would rather not interact with people MichMan Jan 2018 #50
Indeed, especially if it means not having to wait on a line for the next available person. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #57
Red Robin eliminates bus boys as restaurants combat minimum wage hikes progree Jan 2018 #51
Perhaps they pay their servers minimum wage TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #68
Anyone have any idea what annual income (including profit) KPN Jan 2018 #52
Kick them out of any state where they do this, I say. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #53
How about all the banks with ATM ? MichMan Jan 2018 #82
Yes... Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #85
You need a bank 24 hours a day? EllieBC Jan 2018 #88
NOt me, the person I am responding to is saying that Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #101
Where did I ever say 24 hrs a day? MichMan Jan 2018 #109
People used to be ok with shitting in the yard and dying in childbirth Orrex Jan 2018 #128
I'm fine with it. I'm trying to figure out why only one group of low wage workers EllieBC Jan 2018 #140
Because I'm not a luddite MichMan Jan 2018 #94
You know, I'm still pissed off about all of the wheelwrights that lost their jobs snooper2 Jan 2018 #138
Pretty much all fast food chains are doing this oberliner Jan 2018 #126
If its cheaper they would already be doing it JI7 Jan 2018 #59
I'm a night person, and I'll go the Walmart after 10, christx30 Jan 2018 #75
that would depend on what their profit margin is and whether people will like dealing with one more yurbud Jan 2018 #61
Yeah. I would pass. TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #70
I use self-checkout in part because the lines are always shorter yurbud Jan 2018 #136
I pretty much avoid self check out TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #141
automation will never totally replace people for same reason telecommuting didn't take off yurbud Jan 2018 #143
Saw the headline reminded me of this: Marthe48 Jan 2018 #69
and then this happened: They_Live Jan 2018 #83
Why did no one care this much about bank tellers or grocery cashiers? EllieBC Jan 2018 #76
Waiting for the ATM boycott movement............ MichMan Jan 2018 #80
Don't hold your breath. EllieBC Jan 2018 #87
I don't have an ATM card Marthe48 Jan 2018 #147
Oh there was some blowback on the tellers in banks BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #89
No one is forced to use ATM and debit cards are they? MichMan Jan 2018 #97
I think the issue was BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #106
Coming soon: Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #102
Followed by BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #110
This shouldn't surprise anyone. People have said this would be the result. 7962 Jan 2018 #103
I hope all the automatic stores like their robot customers because this is one human that will not appleannie1943 Jan 2018 #105
This was going to happen regardless of min wage. Thomas Hurt Jan 2018 #107
Our local McDonald's has rolled out an app. missingthebigdog Jan 2018 #112
Most of You Are Probably too Young to Remember Auto-Mats Ccarmona Jan 2018 #114
Or as we call it, the "Wheel of death" Angleae Jan 2018 #120
That's not what an automat is oberliner Jan 2018 #127
They always lie when claiming this is tied to higher wages Bradical79 Jan 2018 #117
The Jack in the Box up here (Everett, WA) had done just this a number of years ago. Angleae Jan 2018 #121
who rtracey Jan 2018 #122
That is happening everywhere oberliner Jan 2018 #125
I call bollocks. It's not about wages. Not in the least. DetlefK Jan 2018 #129
I agree Orrex Jan 2018 #130
I don't go to any store that uses machines instead of people for cashiers. Rene Jan 2018 #131
Sheetz in Central PA uses an automated kiosk ordering system egold2604 Jan 2018 #132
Aleady happening Kilgore Jan 2018 #134
The best way to help the whole thing is to stop going to fast food places nolabels Jan 2018 #144
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