Here’s Where a Robot Is Manning the Fryer to Bring You Fries

In an effort to fight current labor shortages and as robotic technology gets better, you’ll soon start seeing robots manning the fry station at some fast food restaurants.  Miso Robotics has been developing Flippy the robot, initially to flip hamburgers, but the greatest need for restaurants is working the fryer where most backups and accidents happen.  Laura Reiley, business of food reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for where this robot is already working to make you fries.

Next, there are currently over 70 companies in Britain undergoing an experiment with a 4-day work week.  So far, they are about halfway through the six-month experiment, and many of the companies say it is going well.  In some cases, productivity is up, the employees themselves are enjoying it, and customers to these companies aren’t noticing much difference.  Jenny Gross, reporter at the NY Times based in London, joins us for what to know.

Finally, as remote work continues and employers try to navigate the changing work landscape, many are opting to install so-called “bossware“ on their employees devices.  Some say this help to increase accountability, others say it erodes trust.  Emily Peck, markets correspondent at Axios, joins us for how managers are fighting “productivity paranoia.”

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