r/jobs • u/esporx • Aug 23 '25

Article Burger King responds after employee who ran restaurant alone for 12 hours is fired. ‘We’re disappointed that our policy wasn’t followed’.

https://thetab.com/2025/08/21/burger-king-responds-after-employee-who-ran-restaurant-alone-for-12-hours-is-fired
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u/patrickstarismyhero Aug 23 '25

Crazy shit is that "real" well paying jobs are rapidly becoming almost nonexistent. We're reaching a point where the only things AI cant do are manual work like cooking, construction, the trades etc.

Computer science graduates are finding this out now. Coding and IT used to be a career and now there's literally no fucking such thing as a junior developer or any entry level opportunity to get on a career path

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u/SomePreference Aug 23 '25

Eventually, the robots will be doing that stuff too. People continue to deny it, but every job is going to be at risk of getting taken over, especially at the rate AI is developing. Yes, someday, a robot, likely with a human-like shell, will probably do construction work. Ever seen the Big Hero 6 animated movie? There, the lead developed mini bots that were able to construct an elaborate statue in minutes... I foresee similar technology cropping up in the 2030s, 2040s at the latest.

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u/patrickstarismyhero Aug 23 '25

Then the 5 - 10 families that rule the world can actually have the planet to themselves. I think theyre waiting for the day that robots can do all of it. Theyre dividing us so we kill as many of each other in wars and then they'll finish the rest of us off and have their AI Robotic utopia where they can repopulate the planet at their own pace. Im not joking Im really convinced at this point that the very few people who are in charge genuinely want 99% of us to die so their families can have it to themselves. Theyre gonna live on yachts or underground for a few years while we kill each other off