New McDonald’s In Phoenix Run Entirely By Robots
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McDonald’s restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona is employing nothing but
robots to run its daily operations and entire workforce. (AP
Photo/Dennis System)
The store’s new manager, Peter Gibbons, told CNN that he has worked with the robots at a product development facility in San Francisco for over six months now and speaks highly of the machines.
“These things are great! They get their work done in a fast and orderly manner, plus they don’t ask for cigarette breaks.”
36-year-old Paul Horner, a spokesman for McDonald’s told reporters that because of the demand for a $15/hr minimum wage, the company has been playing with the idea of a restaurant run entirely by robots for years and believes their “McRobots” are the answer.
Local Phoenix resident, 52-year-old Tom Downey, who has been unemployed for the last 3 years, was excited about the opening of a nearby McDonald’s until he heard about the robots.
“Now that they hire only robots, I don’t know what I can even do. I don’t have an education, a car, and now I’m not gonna even be able to get a burger job. Just the thought of having to go to the state unemployment office and stand in line with those scumbags!”
With this decision, shareholders can finally expect to see their stocks on the rise once again since employee salaries are not only cut, but eliminated. By cutting employees, McDonald’s says it is projecting to make a full financial turnaround and see their stock (MCD) return to $105/share which was originally set back in 2014. In the U.S., first quarter comparable sales decreased 2.6% as product and promotional offers did not meet expectations. U.S. operating income for the quarter declined 11%, reflecting weak sales and the impact of restructuring and restaurant closing charges.
42-year-old Milton Waddams, an unemployed fast food worker, told reporters he is extremely disappointed by the decision to employ only robots instead of humans.
“The McDonald’s had my resume, I already completed two job interviews there and they said I was scheduled to work once the new store opened but they never called,” Waddams said. “I need a job I said, and I was told by Betty in HR they have my resume on file, but they never called, and Sandra told me to talk to Bill, and then I hear of the robots instead of regular humans and that’s not what I asked for. And I need the job I told them, but there’s robots, so now I’m going to have to find another place of employment. And they were big giant robots, and I said no, no robots at McDonald’s. I could set the building on fire.”
“You know there are people in this world who don’t have to put up with all this,” Smykowski told FOX News. “You have to use your mind and come up with some really great idea. If anyone should know this, it’s me. I’m a people person, how many times do I have to say this? I deal with the damn customer so they don’t have to make their own burgers. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people!”
Horner said he is excited to pave the way to a more automated workforce, hence a more reliable and affordable one.
“Robots are the future of McDonald’s in the United States and around the world,” Horner said, “Human workers want more pay and this has created giant protests which need our attention now before it is too late. Robots will decrease prices, increase productivity and make for better food.” Horner continued, “Human beings were not meant to stand and make burgers all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements. Now I’ve had a chance to meet with some of these robots, and boy, they are just straight shooters with upper management written all over them.”
The new robot McDonald’s is located at 7th St & McDowell Rd in downtown Phoenix. McDonald’s says that if the store is a success, 25,000 more robot-run restaurants will be built in the next year. It is still unclear at this time what the robots look like or how customers will complete transactions as this information is being kept under strict confidentiality, but come July these questions will be answered. Will it be the right or wrong decision for McDonald’s? In the end, it will come down to what is best for the shareholders and the customers. The potential employees hoping to make a minimum wage of $15/hr, maybe not so much.
If you have any further questions about the robot-run establishment, McDonanld’s has setup a 24-hour robot hotline at (785) 273-0325.
VIDEO: McDonald’s Run Entirely By Robots
McDonald's shuts down employee site following scrutiny over posts that told workers to avoid fast food
McDonald’s says it has shut down an employee resources website
that contained posts advising its own workers to avoid eating too much
fast food.
The McResource Line website now tells visitors that it is down for maintenance and upgrades are being made.
“A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate, and we've directed the vendor to take down the website,” Lisa McComb, a spokeswoman for McDonalds USA, said in a statement. “Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary.”
McDonald’s received widespread media attention earlier in the week for posts on McResource Line that bashed fast food.
“While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight,” one post read. They appeared to be designed by a third-party vendor.
Another post showed a meal of a burger, fries and soda – McDonald’s staples – and labeled it as an “unhealthy choice.”
“Eat at places that offer a variety of salads, soups and vegetables to maintain your best health,” the site advised, next a picture of a sub sandwich and salad that looked similar to fare offered at rival Subway. "Although not impossible it is more of a challenge to eat healthy when going to a fast food place. In general, avoiding items that are deep fried are your best bet."
The fast food posts were not the first time McDonalds has been questioned about the content on the site.
Past posts have told employees to shed holiday debt by returning unopened purchases and a budget guide allotted $20 a month for health care, and none for heat, according to CNBC
.
By now, many people have probably heard that McDonald’s employee
web site tripped up again. After getting caught telling its employees
not to eat the kind of food they sell to the public, the world’s
most-successful fast food outfit has just decided to stop helping its
employees via a web site. Public relations-wise, McDonald's keeps
tripping up in its attempt to help their low-wage earners, according to a
Huffington Post article on Wednesday.
Reportedly, the McResource page of McDonald’s web site designed to assist its workers in living a better and healthier life by suggested that they not eat what the business serves. The web site encourages people to not eat fast foods. That would be like Pizza Hut telling its employees not to eat pizza or Levis telling people not to wear jeans.
Created by a third-party vendor, the latest debacle for McDonald’s involved a post which told its employees the negative results of eating fast food – even specifying that the bad, unhealthy foods to eat include cheeseburgers and French fries which, of course, is what McDonald’s makes lots of money off of selling to the public.
Though McDonald’s employees will still get help from the firm via phone, the web site bashing the likes of McDonald’s has been removed from the Internet.
The site now has a message to its employees which says:
Just last month, the hamburger-selling firm was criticized – and laughed at – for advising its low-wage earners on how to tip for services one would think that persons in such economic situations wouldn’t be able to afford, such as how much to tip personal trainers and au pairs and swimming pool cleaners. Much like this latest post regarding what McDonald’s-types of foods not to eat, that post was removed very quickly as well.
Fast-food workers and labor organizers are set to turn out in support
of higher wages in cities across the country Thursday. Organizers say
walkouts are planned in 100 cities, with rallies set for another 100
cities, including New Orleans.
But it's not clear what the actual turnout will be and whether they'll shut down or even disrupt restaurant operations.
A similar day of protests this summer had mixed results, with just a few protesters in some locations. A group of about 50 people rallied outside McDonald's in Gretna, including striking workers and supporters from Stand with Dignity, a project of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice.
The actions are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. President Obama says he would back a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, and on Wednesday addressed income equality in a speech.
The speech coincided with growing national and international attention to economic disparities.
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Katherine Sayre contributed to this story.
The McResource Line website now tells visitors that it is down for maintenance and upgrades are being made.
“A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate, and we've directed the vendor to take down the website,” Lisa McComb, a spokeswoman for McDonalds USA, said in a statement. “Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary.”
McDonald’s received widespread media attention earlier in the week for posts on McResource Line that bashed fast food.
“While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight,” one post read. They appeared to be designed by a third-party vendor.
Another post showed a meal of a burger, fries and soda – McDonald’s staples – and labeled it as an “unhealthy choice.”
“Eat at places that offer a variety of salads, soups and vegetables to maintain your best health,” the site advised, next a picture of a sub sandwich and salad that looked similar to fare offered at rival Subway. "Although not impossible it is more of a challenge to eat healthy when going to a fast food place. In general, avoiding items that are deep fried are your best bet."
The fast food posts were not the first time McDonalds has been questioned about the content on the site.
Past posts have told employees to shed holiday debt by returning unopened purchases and a budget guide allotted $20 a month for health care, and none for heat, according to CNBC
.McDonalds removes help web site after it tells employees not to eat their food
December 26, 2013
Reportedly, the McResource page of McDonald’s web site designed to assist its workers in living a better and healthier life by suggested that they not eat what the business serves. The web site encourages people to not eat fast foods. That would be like Pizza Hut telling its employees not to eat pizza or Levis telling people not to wear jeans.
Created by a third-party vendor, the latest debacle for McDonald’s involved a post which told its employees the negative results of eating fast food – even specifying that the bad, unhealthy foods to eat include cheeseburgers and French fries which, of course, is what McDonald’s makes lots of money off of selling to the public.
Though McDonald’s employees will still get help from the firm via phone, the web site bashing the likes of McDonald’s has been removed from the Internet.
The site now has a message to its employees which says:
We’ll Be Back Soon! We are temporarily performing some maintenance in order to provide you with the best experience possible. Please excuse us while these upgrades are being made.If and when it returns, odds are it will not have anything to do with the current third vendor who has provided the helpful tips to the McDonald's employees.
Just last month, the hamburger-selling firm was criticized – and laughed at – for advising its low-wage earners on how to tip for services one would think that persons in such economic situations wouldn’t be able to afford, such as how much to tip personal trainers and au pairs and swimming pool cleaners. Much like this latest post regarding what McDonald’s-types of foods not to eat, that post was removed very quickly as well.
Fast-food workers strike, push for $15 per hour
Demonstrators in support of fast food workers protested in
July outside a McDonald's in New York and demanded higher wages and the
right to form a union without retaliation. They are demanding a minimum
wage increase and calling for better benefits.
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
But it's not clear what the actual turnout will be and whether they'll shut down or even disrupt restaurant operations.
A similar day of protests this summer had mixed results, with just a few protesters in some locations. A group of about 50 people rallied outside McDonald's in Gretna, including striking workers and supporters from Stand with Dignity, a project of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice.
The actions are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. President Obama says he would back a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, and on Wednesday addressed income equality in a speech.
The speech coincided with growing national and international attention to economic disparities.
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Katherine Sayre contributed to this story.
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