Former McDonald's USA CEO: $35K Robots Cheaper Than Hiring at $15 Per Hour

[Mr Puggsly]

Nuvendil said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Throughout the years technology has gotten rid of many job. Its not necessarily a bad thing, this why we dont spend our lives working on farms and instead do other tasks.

I think 7.25 is fine for a fast food job. Any employee worth something will get a raise to stay or move onto another job. This is why a very tiny percentage of this country makes minimum wage.

Companies pay CEOs a lot of money for reasons I dont understand. But hey, its their money. I'm more bothered by tax money being spent on things I dont support or encourages people to do nothing with their life.

I'd like to see many low skill jobs treat their employees better but thats a different discussion.

You should check your math on that $7.25.  Full time for a fast food joint is ~30 hours.  That means 7.25 nets you less than 12k a year.  From what I can find, most people that get a raise but aren't shift managers (the rank and file) make around 8.50 which brings us to a whopping 13k a year.  That is impossible to live on.  Shoot, two people working that job could barely scratch by living together.  $15 is insane, but raising it to 9 to 12 depending on the region would be completely sensible, it just needs to be regionally determined. 

But yes, fast food companies are fully aware of and not at all opposed to employees coming and going pretty regularly.  They aren't looking to provide a career for their rank and file.  And frankly, I don't see why anyone would want to PURSUE a career there.  But the minimum wage is still way too low for people to even *survive* on in such industries. 

CEOs making a lot of money is another topic I've touched on plenty in this thread so I won't repeat myself but suffice it to say *anyone* can flip a burger.  90% of people could not run McDonalds.

I personally haven't had a job that was minimum wage. All the jobs I've ever had paid more, they all haven't required great skill either.

People need to aim higher than minimum wage jobs and those jobs being forced to pay significantly more isn't the solution, they will just get machines. For teens and those seeking work experience, minimum wage is fine. But people trying to make a living, you gotta aim for better than that. Most jobs pay better than minimum, even low skill jobs.

States already vary in minimum wage, some going considerably higher than federal. More importantly, most jobs already pay more than minimum wage.