Outsourcing Of Drive-Thru Order Takers! (Seriously) | 28 comments (28 topical, 0 hidden)
That saves money? (none / 0)
You still have to pay voice over actors, you just have to pay the voice overs, but animators alos, I don't think it makes a huge difference

by nmaks on 01/26/2009 04:27:24 PM EST

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The animators are probably outsourced ... (none / 0)
isn't the global economy wonderful?  They can't outsource my job; just do away with it through automation.  There goes my union job, and if I want to retrain so I can operate or maintain the robot that takes my job I'd have to take a 50% pay cut.

by gatekeeper50 on 01/26/2009 05:04:39 PM EST

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Yes, it's "wonderful" all right (none / 0)
It's a wonder anyone buys the bullshit that unfettered free trade is the way to go.

But you knew that.

by Tom Hanc on 01/26/2009 05:07:38 PM EST

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There are a lot of examples of outsourcing (none / 0)
It wouldn't be fair to say that a possibility of animators being oustourced for two commercials and the drive through being outsourced for one restaurant chain is anything significant.

by nmaks on 01/26/2009 09:25:37 PM EST

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Sure, *now* it's ONE restaurant chain (none / 0)
But the point is that it's potentially a terrible sign of things to come.

Between outsourcing, insourcing and automation, the average worker is being triple teamed (or will be soon enough).

by Tom Hanc on 01/26/2009 09:27:47 PM EST

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Well (none / 1)
Next thing you know we'll strip away child labor protections too. Kids like to draw and color, right?

;)

by Tom Hanc on 01/26/2009 05:08:28 PM EST

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WTF? (none / 0)
Nmaks rated this comment a "1"? Man, we've got some tough critics here apparently.

;)

by Tom Hanc on 01/26/2009 09:25:45 PM EST

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It was a bad example in the first place (none / 0)
The example was bad, animation probably has little or nothing to do with outsourcing, and even still what americans lose their jobs from an animated as opposed to a live action commercial? Secondly the joke was rather asanine and had no factual basis.

by nmaks on 01/26/2009 09:33:20 PM EST

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Im starting to think you do have bias :) (none / 0)
feel free to rate this bad joke a 1.

by nmaks on 01/26/2009 09:34:15 PM EST

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I never liked the use of the word asinine (none / 1)
It always seems pretentious to me (especially when it follows a word like "rather"), even when people I like use it.

You know, it sounds something like this: "Tut tut bias, your remarks were rather asinine. I'm going to finish my plum brandy and then we are going to discuss more appropriate jokes for you."

:)

by Tom Hanc on 01/26/2009 09:44:59 PM EST

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ok (none / 0)
I wouldn't have rated it a one if I wasn't trying to be obnoxious :)

by nmaks on 01/26/2009 09:51:20 PM EST

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Outsourcing Of Drive-Thru Order Takers! (Seriously) | 28 comments (28 topical, 0 hidden)