(The Center Square) - Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it is piloting an automatic avocado peeler and pit remover at one California location, and an automatic bowl and salad machine at
I honestly think it’s more the principle of the matter… they’d rather invest in robots to do this than consider paying those they view beneath them anything remotely resembling a living wage.
How many decades before the purchase, installation and testing costs of these robots are recouped vs. that $20/hour wage?
Because I’m thinking it may not be all that cost-effective to just say “fuck you” to a minimum wage.
I honestly think it’s more the principle of the matter… they’d rather invest in robots to do this than consider paying those they view beneath them anything remotely resembling a living wage.