B-Man Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Do you tip your service robots? Is this their entry level function or are they trying to maintain family units at their residence ? How Much Should We Tip a Robot? Given the stupendous moral and technological ambiguity, and the promise and peril robots and their replication represent, the question becomes: How much should I tip a robot? Viewed abstractly, that’s an easily answered question. We should tip them only so long as we do not reach a tipping point… …the point at which they and the future will neither need, want nor tolerate us and our tips. .
IDBillzFan Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 What kind of idiots are on the LA City Council? The one's put in place by the unions.
Nanker Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 How Much Should We Tip a Robot? . Until they fall over. BOOM!
/dev/null Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/06/19/robot-grocery-store-gives-high-tech-upgrade-to-food-shopping/
Azalin Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Good - that means that they're creating jobs for programers and maintenance/repair technicians.
IDBillzFan Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Nothing more comical, yet sad, than watching a man with absolutely no experience running any kind of for-profit business telling private businesses it's time to increase the number of part-time employees. WH New OT Rules: Pay OT to Salaried Workers Earning Under $50K. It's like he thinks money grows on trees. Oh...wait...
DC Tom Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Nothing more comical, yet sad, than watching a man with absolutely no experience running any kind of for-profit business telling private businesses it's time to increase the number of part-time employees. WH New OT Rules: Pay OT to Salaried Workers Earning Under $50K. It's like he thinks money grows on trees. Oh...wait... The long-awaited rule would make all salaried workers who earn less than $50,440 per year automatically eligible to earn time-and-a-half pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. The cutoff under existing rules is around $23,660 per year. Yeah, well...if you want to change the minimum hourly wage to $15/hr, you pretty much have to raise the OT cutoff above $30k/year, or no one gets paid OT. Which is not to say you're wrong. Between this and the ACA, companies have a lot of incentive to hire part-time workers rather than full-time (meaning no one gets overtime anyway). But I don't see where the cutoff can't be raised to account for a higher minimum wage. This convoluted, idiotic mess brought to you by the same people who thought employers would hire people for tax credits.
Nanker Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Yeah, well...if you want to change the minimum hourly wage to $15/hr, you pretty much have to raise the OT cutoff above $30k/year, or no one gets paid OT. Which is not to say you're wrong. Between this and the ACA, companies have a lot of incentive to hire part-time workers rather than full-time (meaning no one gets overtime anyway). But I don't see where the cutoff can't be raised to account for a higher minimum wage. This convoluted, idiotic mess brought to you by the same people who thought employers would hire people for tax credits. That only works in Guam. Oh wait... the minimum wage in that US territory isn't the same as it is in the US. I wonder why Stretch would have carved that out. Hmmm.
3rdnlng Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 That only works in Guam. Oh wait... the minimum wage in that US territory isn't the same as it is in the US. I wonder why Stretch would have carved that out. Hmmm.
KD in CA Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Yeah, well...if you want to change the minimum hourly wage to $15/hr, you pretty much have to raise the OT cutoff above $30k/year, or no one gets paid OT. Which is not to say you're wrong. Between this and the ACA, companies have a lot of incentive to hire part-time workers rather than full-time (meaning no one gets overtime anyway). But I don't see where the cutoff can't be raised to account for a higher minimum wage. This convoluted, idiotic mess brought to you by the same people who thought employers would hire people for tax credits. gatorman?
3rdnlng Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Where has gatorman been lately? It's almost like Trolls R Us laid him off.
DC Tom Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Where has gatorman been lately? It's almost like Trolls R Us laid him off. Mom's probably making him turn off the computer and play outside.
TakeYouToTasker Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Mom's probably making him turn off the computer and play outside. Magox is gatorman. He's just been posting on his main account lately.
Very wide right Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I have a question for you. Where is the money going to come from to pay this increased wages? The money wont come.All this will do is create layoffs,higher prices for consumers that will not be paid and finally store closures.The thinking of the people that support this crap is so simple its disgusting. Where has gatorman been lately? It's almost like Trolls R Us laid him off. Just curious,if someone decides to get out of bed every morning and be a productive member of society and carry his or her own weight by working at Toys r us who the hell are you to demean them?
Azalin Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Just curious,if someone decides to get out of bed every morning and be a productive member of society and carry his or her own weight by working at Toys r us who the hell are you to demean them? I'm looking forward to seeing the answer to this.
DC Tom Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I'm looking forward to seeing the answer to this. I'm not. Nothing good can come of this.
truth on hold Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Didn't that dork Clinton's labor secretary Robert reich say the minimum wage needed to be raised because you can't raise a family of 4 on it? Lol what an absurd standard. So some kid flipping burgs should make enough money to buy a home, support a stay at home mom, and put 2 kids thru school Edited July 2, 2015 by JTSP
GG Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Meanwhile people are finally noticing that equalizing Puerto Rico's minimum wage with the mainland had a bit of an effect on the island's productivity and employment. Shocking, I know. WSJ Article - here and the study for the PR Government The Krueger report recommends that Congress allow Puerto Rico to set its wage below the federal minimum, which is now allowed for a handful of employers. The New York Fed, in its report, separately advised creating a separate “sub-minimum” wage for workers under the age of 25 that gradually increases to match the federal minimum after several years.
keepthefaith Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 A Sonic restaurant nearby added an inside dining area this past winter. They were exclusively drive-up before that. There are now indoor tables in which to sit and eat and ordering inside is done on a kiosk. Sonic is doing well as a company, better than most fast food operations. They ain't waitin' for a $15 minimum wage, but for sure a $15 minimum wage will result in kiosks in many places. Good for the educated and skilled workers that develop and support that technology. Bad for those the libs want to help, but that won't stop libs from pushing it because they can collect votes for a while until those that got suckered are hurt by the very ideas sold to them. That's OK, because liberal politicians will just find another doomed cause to suck in the same crowd.
Taro T Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 A Sonic restaurant nearby added an inside dining area this past winter. They were exclusively drive-up before that. There are now indoor tables in which to sit and eat and ordering inside is done on a kiosk. Sonic is doing well as a company, better than most fast food operations. They ain't waitin' for a $15 minimum wage, but for sure a $15 minimum wage will result in kiosks in many places. Good for the educated and skilled workers that develop and support that technology. Bad for those the libs want to help, but that won't stop libs from pushing it because they can collect votes for a while until those that got suckered are hurt by the very ideas sold to them. That's OK, because liberal politicians will just find another doomed cause to suck in the same crowd. How is that bad for unions that have their contracts tied to the minimum wage? Minimum wage goes up, D's solid voting block gets raises. Of course they're going to push for it. Those were the people you were referring to w/ the "those the libs want to help," right?
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