News Weird News Robots Building robot McDonald's staff 'cheaper' than hiring workers on minimum wage 10:18, 25 MAY 2016 UPDATED 14:07, 25 MAY 2016 BY JESSICA HAWORTH 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.
Caleb Lee
This was always destined to happen, even without raising the minimum wage at a pace that matched inflation.
Michael Morgan
who cares, only dipshits and retards work at mcdonalds, guess all the pakis and retarded blond sluts will have to find real jobs, boohoo.
Tyler Phillips
>implying any minimum wage is low enough to prevent automation from taking over
Alexander Taylor
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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 tan 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."
Prof Gratton added: "As middle-skilled roles disappear, workers may find that the 'rung' above them no longer exists, and that the career ladder may begin to look more like a career web.
"The ultimate implication is that workers cannot now expect to gain seniority by moving 'up', but rather moving sideways by gaining additional complex skills."
Josiah Martinez
Good retarded leftists will only speed up the automation development, its probably there agenda
Nathan Garcia
>weird-news section of mirror.co.uk
this is considered a valid source on Sup Forums.
Christian Moore
dude a fucking wordpress blog is considered a valid source on Sup Forums Sup Forums is not for serious discussion, its for memes get that through your fucking anus
Camden Clark
Naturally a minimum wage law should be accompanied with strong labor-legislation to prevent businesses from laying people off. This has proven effective in the past but it's never been really tried anywhere and the West and it's no more politically feasible in today's plutocracies than it was a century ago.
Andrew Thomas
you can't make it hard for businesses to fire people, they can fire you over literally anything and have several ways of doing it. as a manager, if the higher ups say one of my men has to go, they tell me to just give him gradually lower marks until they can step in and go whoa your score is too low for you to be working here
but libs don't have jobs so i can understand your lack of understanding on the legislative effects on businesses
