McDonald's...automated food servers! Cheap robot labor!

 



A few weeks ago, Tattler readers may recall that I was on the rag about the incompetence of employees - and their inability to communicate effectively with customers - the popular eatery.

Consumers who cruise into McDonald's daily have encountered a myriad of problems that range from troubling interactions with rude workers, communication difficulties that arise from the fact many employees don't speak fluent English, and cold tasteless meals that have been slapped togther without any concern for quality or customer satisfaction,

Post: 04/11/2011

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2011/04/mcdonaldshiring-rude-non-english.html

In response, McDonald's top brass at the executive offices announced over the past week, that the fast-food outlet is about to introduce a fully-automated facility which will not require any contact with McDonald's employees!

According to News reports overseas, McDonald’s will be supplying 7,000 European outlets with a swipe card and touchscreen facilities. The idea is to make ordering a McDonald’s quicker, easier and more efficient for the customer.

Some cynics argue that this is a sly way for McDonald's to rustle up more revenue in a short period.

In tandem with the overhaul at the cash register, McDonald's intends to build a database of the most popular take-out items.

Although the visionary corporation has stumbled on solutions to a couple of dilemmas - the need to lower the cost of labor and increase sales - another problem may rear its ugly head in the aftermath.

Is it possible to turn out thousands of tasty meals daily - with Robots at the helm - and still manage to satisfy customers with menu items that are fresh, tasty, and something to write home about?

News at 11!

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San Francisco...muddy Pro Life rally! Thousands protest abortion...

The throngs drifted into the well-manicured park just next to the Embarcadero Center at the crack of dawn; but soon - as heavy rains drenched the upscale neighborhood - protesters were wallowing in mud and huddling under a myriad of spritely-colored umbrellas ever-vigilent about the cause nonetheless.

"Today, there will be abortionists amongst us who will try to sully our event, but we will not engage," a spokesperson cried out to the large contingent of Pro-Lifers who were there to let their voices be heard and march on behalf of family and Christian values.

Ubiquitous signs screamed out from all corners of the park and included images of Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Students protest @ anti-abortion rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqsNn8OHn0

Pro Life Message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s81dISMSbCI

Protesters call on Virgin Mary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEd4GskxZc0

Guest speakers introduced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZAUw4poBZs

One speaker was quite strident

"Recently we have been inundated with the thousands of faces of the dead victims of the Haiti earthquake. But, the images of the hundreds of thousands of babies who were murdered in abortion clinics is more shocking and disturbing," the Church leader noted in so many heartfelt words.

For many, at the moment of conception, there is a spark of life.

At that moment, Buddhists - for instance - believe that the soul of the child has entered this earthly plane, and is  entitled to experience life according to God's plan.

Ever since Roe v. Wade the controversial issue has never let up or fallen by the wayside.

For good reason.

Quotes on abortion:
If the anti-abortion movement took a tenth of the energy they put into noisy theatrics and devoted it to improving the lives of children who have been born into lives of poverty, violence, and neglect, they could make a world shine.
Michael Jay Tucker

Republicans are against abortion until their daughters need one, Democrats are for abortion until their daughter wants one.
Grace McGarvie

I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.
Ronald Reagan

Of course abortion isn't right. But it is even less right to bring unwanted children into lifelong suffering and to strip women of their choice. Making abortion illegal is not the way to prevent it. There is a much larger picture that starts with much deeper roots.
Anonymous

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.
Florynce R. Kennedy

With humans it's abortion, but with chickens it's an omelet.
George Carlin

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McDonald's...putting on airs or feeling economic pinch?

That cherry pie hits the spot, alright!

After an appointment in Eagle Rock on Friday, I popped into McDonald's for a snack.

Imagine my surprise when a young employee sauntered up to me with a tastefully decorated tray in hand and offered me a sample of "cherry pie" speared on a lightweight toothpick.

Did I waltz into Starbucks by mistake?

Two thoughts crossed my mind when the young lady made her pitch.

The fast-food outlet was either putting on airs - or quite simply - struggling to find ways to edge out the competition amidst an economic downturn that appears to be affecting all businesses near and far.

I expect that if McDee's hires a few new employees who speak English (with established communication and people skills) - just maybe - customers will begin to cruise out of the parking lot at the Golden Arches with a smile on their face instead of a bad taste in their mouth.

As Ray Kroc (founder) astutely noted:

"It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun."

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