101@feddit.org to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoChipotle pilots new line of robots in California after $20 per hour wage.www.thecentersquare.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down112
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·2 months agoHow many decades before the purchase, installation and testing costs of these robots are recouped vs. that $20/hour wage? Because I’m thinking it may not be all that cost-effective to just say “fuck you” to a minimum wage.
minus-squareBig_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoI honestly think it’s more the principle of the matter… they’d rather invest in robots to do this than consider paying those they view beneath them anything remotely resembling a living wage.
How many decades before the purchase, installation and testing costs of these robots are recouped vs. that $20/hour wage?
Because I’m thinking it may not be all that cost-effective to just say “fuck you” to a minimum wage.
I honestly think it’s more the principle of the matter… they’d rather invest in robots to do this than consider paying those they view beneath them anything remotely resembling a living wage.