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UH OH!

by seasoned
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I spoke earlier about how a few things could easily be designed to replace hamburger flippers at mcdonalds. The idea would be to do things almost like white castle kind of did, and build around the problem and need, rather than to replace the person, even if the end result were the same.

Well, someone tried to work the OTHER way, and replace the actions of the person, effectively replacing THEM. For about $30,000USD or so, you can get all you need to replace a cook, complete with about 2000 recipes built in. It is effectively like the painters they have for cars now, but they can cook. So yeah, minimum wage jobs are disappearing.

Steve
  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

    I spoke earlier about how a few things could easily be designed to replace hamburger flippers at mcdonalds. The idea would be to do things almost like white castle kind of did, and build around the problem and need, rather than to replace the person, even if the end result were the same.

    Well, someone tried to work the OTHER way, and replace the actions of the person, effectively replacing THEM. For about $30,000USD or so, you can get all you need to replace a cook, complete with about 2000 recipes built in. It is effectively like the painters they have for cars now, but they can cook. So yeah, minimum wage jobs are disappearing.

    Steve

    It's so unfair, leaving us with only those higher paying jobs.

    What's a mother to do?
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  • Profile picture of the author George Schwab
    ....dang, someone automated burger delivery

    now all we need is some automated eating and swallowing automation,
    and the burger from ham problem is solved

    mcD lost about 500 franchises the last 12 months, or was it 5000?
    anyways, their time is almost up, but they're still expanding in Asia...
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    From mid 2015 thru 2015, McD's closed about 500 UNDER PERFORMING stores around the world. The chain announced at the same time (in 2015) it would open 1000 NEW locations in 2016...so a net gain of 500 restaurants.

    I don't eat at McDonalds - but the stock is up this year. Don't understand why it's moved so high - but I can say that about quite a few businesses
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    • Profile picture of the author ForumGuru
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      Originally Posted by George Schwab View Post

      mcD lost about 500 franchises the last 12 months, or was it 5000?
      anyways, their time is almost up,
      Hogwash.



      https://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/...6-top-50-chart

      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      I don't eat at McDonalds - but the stock is up this year. Don't understand why it's moved so high - but I can say that about quite a few businesses
      Many are attributing the surge to all day breakfast and possibly the new value menu.

      All-day breakfast continues to fuel success for the burger giant

      All-day breakfast and a new value menu helped McDonald’s Corp. beat profit and sales expectations for a third straight quarter, signaling that a turnaround that began last year is sustainable.

      Evidence that Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook’s turnaround plan was gaining traction first emerged in the third quarter of last year, when McDonald’s U.S. division posted its first quarterly same-store sales increase in two years.

      It has been just over a year since Mr. Easterbrook took the reins at McDonald’s, and in that time he has pushed the company to enhance operations, simplify the menu and improve the food. When McDonald’s introduced all-day breakfast in October in response to customer requests—the biggest menu change at McDonald’s in years—company and industry watchers expected demand for Egg McMuffins at lunchtime to eventually wane, but it is still driving sales.

      McDonald’s Profit Climbs, Showing Turnaround is Sustainable
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      It was reported in July that McD's sales grew another 3.1% the quarter ending in June, marking the fourth straight quarter of growth.
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  • Profile picture of the author StSignal
    For about 30k I could pay the same hooker Charlie Sheen did and lock her in the closeth like he did,that would be way more cool.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    thank goodness i live in the colonies
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  • Profile picture of the author George Schwab
    I do like the fact that you can park a mcD burger menu on top of your fridge

    leave it untouched for 6 years

    and it will look 'brand new - exactly like just bought today'

    in year 7

    now that is quality consistency. lol.
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