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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Ultimately the goal of any business is fire all their staff and have the whole process automated, at some point in time someone at head office will work out that they save more money by not taking cash and not having any front line staff, that the world is cashless enough that they won't lose that much business.
I utterly refuse to use self checkouts because I know I'm slowly screwing over every kid that needs a starter job if I add to the impetus to close down gas jockeys or checkout girls. Sadly it's pointless and we are slowly moving to a society of 99 percent on welfare and one percent living like roman emperors but I'm not going to help that process.
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You could say this about so many jobs that went the way of the dodo. Elevator operators, typewriter mechanics, stagecoach drivers.
I know you have a thing for youth, because you help them, so I understand your way of doing your bit, but this thread is kind of funny to me. First of all, (iggy oi), don't be worried about losing jobs at McDonalds. Just like CSW pointed out, where one job is lost, another opens up. But secondly, and more importantly, if you really value your job at Canada Post, you have to realize that they have to keep up with the times, or else the really do become irrelevant, and that just leads to bankruptcy, and it means no more job at all, for any of you.
I'm not necessarily saying that whatever their plans are, are perfect. But you kind of ruined your credibility on the matter when you complained that McDonalds is using computers and taking away jobs form people. If you really think that that mentality keeps people employed, well, you're wrong.