So fast food workers want 15$ an hour?

[Bobby V]

I don't think that machine can cook, clean and hand you your order. I don't use those machines for fast check out in the market either.

[2manymustangs]

I use them at the supermarket all the time... EXCEPT when my favorite checker is working...

[SBS933]

I use them at the supermarket all the time... EXCEPT when my favorite checker is working...

Oh Yeah, The old CHECKER CHECK

[2manymustangs]

Oh Yeah, The old CHECKER CHECK

[Paul65K]

$15 an hour is cool........but what good will it be when a Big Mac costs $6

[Bobby V]

$15 an hour is cool........but what good will it be when a Big Mac costs $6

In n out pays well and their burgers are still about $4

[McRib]

In n out pays well and their burgers are still about $4

Thats cause the granddaughter has been keeping her grandparents ways alive. Private owned and not big biz greedy

[Paul65K]

In n out pays well and their burgers are still about $4

While this is a cheeky anecdotal response it really is not based on quantitative data.

We are all aware that in-n-out pays better than say McDonalds as a whole it is also true that the tenure of in-n-out employees is dramatically longer than the average fast food restaurant..........This goes to increased productivity.

It is also true that in-n-out has a much more limited menu..........this goes to increased productivity, less spoilage and lower food costs due to many other factors.

In-n-out locations drive a much higher customer flow per square footage vs. any other FF chain in the entire country......goes to greatly reduced costs as well.


Now I'm sure there are many other things that are different between various FF companies but I can tell you for a fact (personally owning 2 FF restaurants) that labor is approx. 26-30% at our operation and we manage this very closely......if our labor costs were to increase to $15 an hour it would drive our labor costs up ~18% of revenues including all the "fringe" costs involved and we would not have a means of increasing productivity to compensate.

Additionally all of our suppliers (who pay primarily MW) also would have to raise their prices. Insurance costs for Workers Comp would also raise as these are based wages paid......and on and on and on.

Bottom line is that you can't just say "X dos this so everybody should be able to do that......because while it can sometimes be true .........in most cases you just can't know unless you have ALL the facts in evidence when making such statements.

[28eliminator]

In n out pays well and their burgers are still about $4

In n out starts their employees at about $10 per hour, not $15.

[ChumpChange]

I don't think that machine can cook, clean and hand you your order.

Neither can may of the humans there!