Business · Takes

J@jmht@theatl.social6 Oct 22:46 UTC

I would hope so .. Chick-fil-A has built a reputation on paying well and using people to interact with customers from end to end. Here in Atlanta, they seem to move many more cars through the drive thru with multiple actual live people working than the traditional fast food units with automation. So I'm sure their costs are higher; but either their margin is similarly higher or the goodwill of this makes up for it in volume - or both. No matter what you think of the owners, the business itself is impressive. foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chic…

B@bigcheese.club7 Oct 11:48 UTC

people have been gesturing at it for a while now but i think it's impossible to ignore at this point: the US is sliding into stagflation expect inflation to keep going up, rates to keep increasing, while the economy deteriorates it will be "solved" through deregulation and austerity

A@annmlipton@esq.social7 Oct 09:18 UTC

I will add - they propose some kind of voluntary governance arrangement making shareholders liable for corporate debts, which is permitted under state laws that ordinarily provide limited liability by default. But it doesn't have to be voluntary. For sure, if a state purported to eliminate -

W@willardfoxton.bsky.social8 Oct 08:29 UTC

Something that's changed massively in my time in journalism is when I started, UK papers were terrified of libel and American papers thought it was a joke. Now it's kind of reversed? Americans are REALLY scared of being sued now, and all the 'lol 1st amendment bucko' stuff has died away.

P@patthepublican2.bsky.social8 Oct 08:05 UTC

banks and corporations are cashing in on the effects of war. That leads to the Bank of England’s inevitable blaming of wage increases for inflation, ignoring the recent research in the US showing that that most price inflation comes from “companies seeking to maintain profit margins”.

S@stevanfreeborn.com8 Oct 00:16 UTC

The hardest thing to do in your financial life is creating margin for yourself. The easiest way to do it is to automate it. Ideally that margin is gone before your check is ever cut to you. Think of it like the U.S. government showed up and increased your tax bill by 10%. It isn't optional.

R@roygreenhilt@fosstodon.org7 Oct 13:59 UTC

I am so over the non stop calls from 'recruiters' who only have a passing familiarity with english. I get these 2-3 times a day now, phone calls out of the blue for horribly unqualified positions. Latest had this bit of deep wisdom about the position. #recruiters #sre #jobs #tech

R@rms@mastodon.xyz7 Oct 05:00 UTC

[2/2] cut. Algorithmic wage computation is the flip side of personalized pricing. The company that controls the algorithm has the advantage and can use it against workers and customers simultaneously. This should be illegal to use with either workers or customers (or both). Making employees bid against each other (with whoever accepts the lowest wage being the "winner") should also be illegal.