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Wendy’s Wants to Start Uber-like Surge Pricing in 2025 (gizmodo.com)

submitted 9 months ago by flumph@programming.dev to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How about we try it with wages too, Wendy's? It's a busy time and you REALLY need me to finish a project? Well, my pay just surged, so pay up or come back later when I have nothing to do. How's that for an "enhanced feature" you greedy fucking pricks?

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

Don't give them ideas. They'll do it, and the lunch rush is the only time fast food workers will make $15 for a single hour. The rest of the time will be $7.25 and used to justify the ridiculously low minimum wage. "But we usually pay more than that. We need the flexibility or we'd have to cut hours!*