McDonald's!

[goosehunter]

Reportedly, a few McDonald's stores have begun using call centers to handle orders, meaning, that the voice you order from in the drive-thru could be thousands of miles away (in Hawaii for instance) and then that person puts through your order to the people flipping the burgers a few meters away. It's supposed to save a few seconds and therefore, increase efficiency and customer service.

Check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/technology/11fast.html?_r=1&ex=1144900800&en=ce7bc53ea69f70f0&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin

Modern Life hooooooooo!!!!