>Trying hard to stay afloat in a restaurant industry spending 36% of its cash on labor and with minimum wage creeping to $16, a cadre of local New York City chains have found a shrewd way to save: enlisting the help of cashiers video calling in from the Philippines, and paying them 2$ per hour.
>He also acknowledged that tipping could be a huge bonus for the outsourced workers — who live in a country where the median monthly wage is just $325 a month.
Amazon Go powered by Indians behind the scenes, cars with no driver, outsourced IT jobs.
Why do you think they won't outsource *your* job? Even if it's a job at a factory, why won't we put Jamal from Africa looking after those belts via Zoom?
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>Why do you think they won't outsource *your* job?
They already have.
>t. 10+ year NEET.
it says more about the people buying the food that this is a viable strategy
>workplace start outsourcing chat customer support and 2nd line to Filipinos using Google translate
>everyone just starts calling in instead and now there is a constant 100+ queue on the phone lines
It's all so tiring.
If only there were a solution that would enable them to speak English perfectly... Oh wait!
Even with ChatGTP it's still an absolute train wreck. Their answers are so robotic, unhelpful and copy pasted that when they added an AI chat bot the few people left who still bothers to use the chat support barely noticed.
2nd line can't even bother replacing the names of their copy pasted responses so a bunch of customers get called another persons name constantly. Why are Filipinos so lazy? The past year has basically just been doing damage control from brain dead outsourcing decisions. Thank frick I'm getting reassigned.
You can AI to make your text and speech better, not to answer questions. If language is the problem it can be solved.
>absent owners extract profits from the local community
>locals can't afford to live there anymore
>wages forced to increase to meet the increase in rents
>with the power of technology!! absent owners extract profits from the local community
>repeat until... what?
it's all so tiresome
An overseas cashier cannot physically make change. I hand you a $20 to pay for a $15 meal, how are you going to hand me a $5 back?
no cash here you boomer
It is illegal to not accept cash in the United States (unless there is a deadly pandemic of course!)
You're still a moron, machines have been able to make change for decades
Pretty sure you don't need to accept cash in USA. Government offices do and if you have debt the one you're paying to has to accept. Daily transactions with businesses don't have to be cash.
JuSt PaY WiTh CaRd))
and don't forget to tip
congrats, you have foiled the entire system. there is no way to solve this technological obstacle! the new traveling salesman problem! Whoa anon, I KNEEL!
Solved a long time ago. Europe doesn't use cash so digital order tabs works. Japan uses cash and they have replaces cashiers machines that give you your change and handle coins, bills etc.
Cashier is one of the most useless jobs out there. Half the time only there so Black folk don't steal in supermarkets. In restaurants just to smile to make you feel human?
>Europe doesn't use cash
have you ever been to Germany?
Germany never progressed past 2000 yeah. Funnily you can't even sign employment contracts there online. At least they are changing that.
Have you ever been to Balkans?
Nope. Do they even have computers there?
Everywhere except Germany actually. All the nordics, Baltics, south Europe, France very rarely use cash anymore.
>Europe doesn't use cash
This is pretty much only true in Sweden
t. Swede
Self checkout machines can already make change. Just hook that sorting machine up to the FliPC.
I live in a euro country lacking in tech making 800€ a month, but we've managed to address this issue, so anyone can. Recently, machines have started appearing that accept both bills and coins, providing change also in bills or coins.
These machines are gaining popularity in the food industry, coffee shops, and pharmacies, primarily as a hygiene measure. They prevent workers from handling potentially contaminated money before serving other customers. Additionally, they're seen as a safeguard in pharmacies against illnesses like colds.
While these machines still require workers to scan purchased items, supermarkets are implementing self-checkout systems where customers scan their own items. However, these self-checkouts often don't accept coins or bills.
In the near future, these technologies are likely to merge, offering a comprehensive solution. I imagine a scenario where purchasing groceries doesn't necessitate interacting with another human. As a soldier I won't be replaced, knowing that while I'm deployed protecting billionaires' properties, the day-to-day operations continue smoothly, ensuring that the hardworking individuals can't riot and fight for privilage of owning a home or some other shit like not wanting to work 8 hours a day.
We have self-checkout machines that can take cash and give change in Australia.
>hiring peenois being cheaper than a slightly bigger touchscreen
what a time to be alive
How is this any different than a self-checkout line? You still have to scan items yourself, the only difference is a third worlder has to watch you do it
You don't have to tip a self-checkout but you must tip a real person.
Who knows, they already added self check out at a convience store I frequent so you can check out your items while the guy behind the counter looks at you with a sad expression