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posted by mrpg on Thursday July 19 2018, @03:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the to-study dept.

NY Times:

A quarter-century ago, there were 56 teenagers in the labor force for every "limited service" restaurant — that is, the kind where you order at the counter.

Today, there are fewer than half as many, which is a reflection both of teenagers' decreasing work force participation and of the explosive growth in restaurants.

But in an industry where cheap labor is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast-food places have long relied. This can be seen in rising wages, in a growth of incentives, and in the sometimes odd situations that business owners find themselves in.

Too many restaurants, not enough teens to work in them.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday July 19 2018, @08:59PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 19 2018, @08:59PM (#709609) Journal

    The article describes a SHORTAGE of workers. Not an OVERSUPPLY of workers. Therefore AI taking those crap jobs might be a good thing. But maybe not. Maybe the shortage of workers is really because the employers won't pay enough, install suicide nets around their fast food joints to prevent workers from killing themselves, etc.

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