This is how things like Orion, etc., continue to happen. Complete disconnect from the people who plan and create things from their offices and what actually happens.
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Over70irregs
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Sooner or later.
Chipotle tests automation for burrito bowls and salads
Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing a robot made with Hyphen technology that can assemble burrito bowls and salads.
RetiredIE
Retirement is VASTLY underrated
Back in the 1980s (Ok, yes, I am old), the old Rocky Mountain district assigned on-car supervisors to 3 or 4 different extended centers. Each of the extended centers had a lead driver who acted as kind of a supervisor. These centers generally ran problem-free. I loved visiting these centers because the morale was excellent. The drivers solved problems and took care of each other.
This was in Wyoming. When I went to one of these centers to do IE stuff, the drivers routinely said stuff like "Put in whatever standards you want and we will beat the crap out them..."
I understand that it was a different time in the company, but seeing drivers work together to get everything done and get everyone home was pretty amazing. These were all driver sort and load centers, so there was already a good bit of cooperation between the drivers.
As a sidenote, we put proper management teams, or at least a supervisor, into most of these centers during the 1990s. Almost without exception the center performance eroded significantly and quickly. As retired management, I will leave conclusions about this to you smart folks....
This was in Wyoming. When I went to one of these centers to do IE stuff, the drivers routinely said stuff like "Put in whatever standards you want and we will beat the crap out them..."
I understand that it was a different time in the company, but seeing drivers work together to get everything done and get everyone home was pretty amazing. These were all driver sort and load centers, so there was already a good bit of cooperation between the drivers.
As a sidenote, we put proper management teams, or at least a supervisor, into most of these centers during the 1990s. Almost without exception the center performance eroded significantly and quickly. As retired management, I will leave conclusions about this to you smart folks....
Thebrownblob
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Good every company can automate their self right out of existence by getting rid of employees, and eventually no one will have enough money to be a Customer.Sooner or later.
Chipotle tests automation for burrito bowls and salads
Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing a robot made with Hyphen technology that can assemble burrito bowls and salads.www.cnbc.com
anonymous23456
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This problem is as old as life itself. Greed is what we have as human beings. How many times we are warned that we won't go to heaven being greedy? While people are alive, they want to accumulate billions and by the time they die, it is too late to think about what they could have done to go to heaven.
It is a metaphor I am speaking to some of you Atheists and Agnostics like me.
Over70irregs
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Seems to be the plan
RangerMan06
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Once again... your job is FAR more likely to be automated or outsourced than drivers or PT positions
Over70irregs
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Yeah. Uber PU
RangerMan06
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No employees equals no need for management
Nobody wants to work
And people want top dollar for minimum wage jobs
Over70irregs
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They have no choice to demand top dollar, they are financially drowning.
Some jobs aren't designed to support a family
Over70irregs
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I think we have already dropped from family to individual.
PT Car Washer
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PAL system to eliminate misloads, RFID to eliminate misloads from the PAL system, ORION etc. Yeah technology is great. But no substitute for an experienced and trained human.
Some of them are just trying to support themselves. It's pretty rough out there.
PT Car Washer
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Pay them $45/hr and they still don't want to work.
I get it
But should somebody working at McDonald's should make $25 an hour?
Thebrownblob
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It’s an unfortunate problem that has Arisen as more and more corporations take everything over and Mom And pop Shops disappear. The days of people starting at the bottom as a youngster and working their way up in the company are pretty much gone.
PT Car Washer
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Yet UPS still dangles that carrot in front of the PT sups. Even when they see FT management being cut in front of their eyes.
PT Car Washer
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In some markets they do. Supply and demand.
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