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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
oh no they cant keep staff right now, the demand hasnt changed, the line ups are around the block, I dont even blame the kids, no one would work a #### job if they had the money not to but those jobs have to be done
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Less cost in wages and lines around the block with people still buying the product doesn't sound so bad for the franchise owner.
How many of those jobs have long futures anyways? Cost of automation is dropping, and will eventually reach the point where it costs less than their wages, so many of those jobs are likely gone soon regardless of covid. I remember when they first brought in the touchscreens for ordering at McDonald's in Hong Kong. There were some franchises where you would go in and it was pretty much only staff in the back doing food prep. The cashiers were gone. Food prep will be the same, and will ultimately deliver on the consistency of the McDonald's food prepping manuals better than the human staff do. These are the ahit jobs that are ideal for automation. If franchise owners need to pay more to motivate people to do the work now, they won't have to for many more years.