Poll of the Day > They put self-order kiosks in one of the McDonald's here

(+) Yeah! (+)

I went to a McDonald's and successfully procured food without speaking to a single human being.

The future is pretty rad.
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How do you feel single handedly killing off the service industry!?

#$15/hr
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neat

typical they add a bunch of options that you wouldn't otherwise know about to ask for if you so choose to have wanted to have procured for your meat object
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shadowsword87 posted...

How do you feel single handedly killing off the service industry!?

I feel I should be able to kill it more swiftly.
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shadowsword87 posted...

How do you feel single handedly killing off the service industry!?

I mean there were still people preparing the food. I figure that part probably isn't going anywhere quick.

Smarkil posted...

#$15/hr

First of all that's not how hashtags work

Second of all Alberta is already working towards $15 an hour in the next few years so lol, it's happening whether you like it or not. Prepare for fully automated gay space communism.
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Didn't someone hand you your food?
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Didn't someone hand you your food?

Yes.
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Kana posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Didn't someone hand you your food?

Yes.

So you interacted with someone and didn't even say "Thanks." or "Have a nice day."?
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Kana posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Didn't someone hand you your food?

Yes.

So you interacted with someone and didn't even say "Thanks." or "Have a nice day."?

People aren't owed thanks for doing their job and giving you the food you already paid for
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In the 21st century, mead is correct. sad, but correct.
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Memba when you said you wouldn't come here anymore
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Kana posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Didn't someone hand you your food?

Yes.

So you interacted with someone and didn't even say "Thanks." or "Have a nice day."?

People aren't owed thanks for doing their job and giving you the food you already paid for

I don't think he's trying to say it was owed to them; it's more just being polite. There's nothing wrong with saying thank you when a worker hands you your food.

lol @ eating total shit food like mcdonalds

lol @ celebrating total lack of interaction with other human beings (and then running to brag to this toxic cesspit of humanity about it)

lol @ celebrating the replacement of jobs with automated systems

basically lol @ this topic, what a trainwreck

Mc D's is already starting delivery service.

Drones are being tested already, and before long food and other items will be delivered by drones.

Internet is becoming more and more common as the method of ordering food.

Combine all that together, along with netflix,hulu,internet,video games etc, and people may never even see each other soon.

You can easily automate cooking/prepping the food btw at a place like Mc D's, and if real people are not showing up to order the food, you'll see that happen super fast (as it's WAY more cost effective).

So, before you know it, you'll place an order online, have it prepared by machines/robots, sent to your home by drone and probably even have the trash picked up by automated trucks.
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wolfy42 posted...

people may never even see each other soon.

hahahahahahaha this is just absolutely ridiculous

social rejects won't see other people, but normal people will still enjoy the company of friends and family

I love the Mcdonald's Kiosk's. You can use coupons and redeem codes and all that on them too.
And no, it's not killing jobs despite what you all think. They still have to prepare food, clean, and Drive-thru. Working the eat-in till has always been a very small part of working fast food.
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wolfy42 posted...

So, before you know it, you'll place an order online, have it prepared by machines/robots, sent to your home by drone and probably even have the trash picked up by automated trucks.

At least the food would be prepared to spec (read: quality and consistent) and not be a pile of crap half-the time.
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GeoMaggs posted...

wolfy42 posted...

So, before you know it, you'll place an order online, have it prepared by machines/robots, sent to your home by drone and probably even have the trash picked up by automated trucks.

At least the food would be prepared to spec (read: quality and consistent) and not be a pile of crap half-the time.

In the UK we just hire people who know how to cook.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

GeoMaggs posted...

wolfy42 posted...

So, before you know it, you'll place an order online, have it prepared by machines/robots, sent to your home by drone and probably even have the trash picked up by automated trucks.

At least the food would be prepared to spec (read: quality and consistent) and not be a pile of crap half-the time.

In the UK we just hire people who know how to cook.

No one in the UK knows how to cook. What the fuck is haggis? That is not made by a cook.
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Ferarri619 posted...

I love the Mcdonald's Kiosk's. You can use coupons and redeem codes and all that on them too.
And no, it's not killing jobs despite what you all think. They still have to prepare food, clean, and Drive-thru. Working the eat-in till has always been a very small part of working fast food.

http://www.businessinsider.com/momentum-machines-is-hiring-2016-6
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

In the UK we just hire people who know how to cook.

Lol stfu. First of all, the UK is known for a lot of things but not for it's ability to cook.

Secondly, stfu lol.
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They have had those kiosks here for a few years. There are still people that go up to the register instead. It was nice that the last time they had a free coffee promotion you could get it ordered at the kiosk.
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I've also read that some companies are thinking about drive-in order areas that have you talking to somebody in a call center halfway around the world, who will then relay your order to the cooks at your restaurant.

McGriddles are the godliest of godly foods.
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blackhrt posted...

In the 21st century, mead is correct. sad, but correct.

I disagree. I think now, more than ever, we need to acknowledge one another's existence and stop taking each other for granted.
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They had these here in NYC at various places for a few years now...

And yea, if I spot a ignorant cashier I ordered from before, I usually go straight to the Kiosk...

Plus, the using the Kiosk usually gets my personal order correctly (no cheese or mayo, extra pickles).

SunWuKung420 posted...

blackhrt posted...

In the 21st century, mead is correct. sad, but correct.

I disagree. I think now, more than ever, we need to acknowledge one another's existence and stop taking each other for granted.

I know you think you're being incredibly deep but this is McDonald's we're talking about
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Kana posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

blackhrt posted...

In the 21st century, mead is correct. sad, but correct.

I disagree. I think now, more than ever, we need to acknowledge one another's existence and stop taking each other for granted.

I know you think you're being incredibly deep but this is McDonald's we're talking about

It could be Taco Bell or a dollar store for all I care. Be nice to people and acknowledge them.
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Next time I go to the dollar store I'm going to slap one of the employees just for you.
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Kana posted...

Next time I go to the dollar store I'm going to slap one of the employees just for you.

Have fun in jail.
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Kana posted...

Next time I go to the dollar store I'm going to slap one of the employees just for you.

You're too nice, so nobody would believe you even if you said you did.
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While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).
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Golden Road posted...

While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).

I pay my Comcast bill in person. They have these kiosks that take cash, cards and checks. So many people can't work them, so an employee hovers to help people. For some reason, you can't just pay at the counter. You have to use the kiosks. Electronics are hard...mmkay.
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Smarkil posted...

#$15/hr

They'll replace it if minimum wage was $3/hr per worker. Keeping the minimum wage as low as possible to stave off automation only delays the inevitable while damaging the quality of life of the lower classes in the mean time.

EightySeven posted...

Smarkil posted...

#$15/hr

They'll replace it if minimum wage was $3/hr per worker. Keeping the minimum wage as low as possible to stave off automation only delays the inevitable while damaging the quality of life of the lower classes in the mean time.

you're right, let's just skip straight to paying people nothing because they have no jobs. that will do wonders for their quality of life lol

Golden Road posted...

While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).

There were four kiosks at the one I went to, and it was around lunchtime so kinda busy, I don't imagine there being too much congestion.
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berniepanders posted...

you're right, let's just skip straight to paying people nothing because they have no jobs. that will do wonders for their quality of life lol

Better idea, let's start trying to rethink how society might work in a world where 99.9% of jobs are done by AI and automation. Alternatively, we can just keep burying our heads in the sand and wait for the extreme civil unrest to occur.

SunWuKung420 posted...

Kana posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

blackhrt posted...

In the 21st century, mead is correct. sad, but correct.

I disagree. I think now, more than ever, we need to acknowledge one another's existence and stop taking each other for granted.

I know you think you're being incredibly deep but this is McDonald's we're talking about

It could be Taco Bell or a dollar store for all I care. Be nice to people and acknowledge them.

I agree 100%

Golden Road posted...

While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).

I've been in plenty of lines which the person in front of me didn't know how to order food from a person.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

Memba when you said you wouldn't come here anymore

Oop!
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old_school227 posted...

Golden Road posted...

While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).

I've been in plenty of lines which the person in front of me didn't know how to order food from a person.

Oh, absolutely! I just know the problem is going to get a whole lot worse without having a person taking the order ^_^;
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Golden Road posted...

old_school227 posted...

Golden Road posted...

While I can see the advantages to this (not having to worry about them putting in your order wrong, or having to wait for an employee to be free to take your order), there's also a pretty big drawback here (having to wait because the person in front of you has no idea what they're doing, which is going to happen far more often with one of these kiosks).

I've been in plenty of lines which the person in front of me didn't know how to order food from a person.

Oh, absolutely! I just know the problem is going to get a whole lot worse without having a person taking the order ^_^;

I have to agree with this. As someone who takes phone orders and deals with the pick-ups, people are dumb.
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berniepanders posted...

you're right, let's just skip straight to paying people nothing because they have no jobs. that will do wonders for their quality of life lol

UBI, baby.
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Those of you who don't believe people will stop socializing have not seen the newest generation interacting much, but unless a parent specifically regulates tablet use etc, young kids will freaking play on those things (by themselves) all day, every day, nonstop (or watch youtube videos, play roblox etc) instead of socializing/playing with friends etc.

Not so bad for teenagers+ right now, as they didn't have access to them before school started etc (so they got used to socializing as young children more, but kids around 4-6 right now.....it's almost scary.

This 4 year old girl I watch would not notice if her whole family was abducted by aliens as long as food was around and her tablet never ran out of power.
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Kana posted...

berniepanders posted...

you're right, let's just skip straight to paying people nothing because they have no jobs. that will do wonders for their quality of life lol

UBI, baby.

yeah let's pay people to just exist without contributing any value to civilization whatsoever, that's a really great idea

calling for ubi is basically admitting "i'm lazy as fuck and i just want things handed to me". which, if you feel that way, great, but fuck off expecting other people to carry your worthless ass lol

helIy posted...

neat

typical they add a bunch of options that you wouldn't otherwise know about to ask for if you so choose to have wanted to have procured for your meat object

tf did i say here
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As long as it has buttons (well, a touch screen) like the self-checkout at Walmart, that's great.

If it's like Amazon's grocery store concept where you need a cell phone to operate it, then it sucks.

you need the new mcdonalds phone
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So basically it's going to be an over glorified vending machine and does anyone know what happens when they fuck up? Your shit out of luck. At least with the human element they can try and fix their mistakes, but something gets jammed, improperly stocked, automation is destroyed.

It would be tons more cost effective and practical to automate management and executive positions. Just some simple data and AI would be able to replicate and replace a top heavy America.