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That and every register will eventually fill up with long running processes.
If people usually take 1 minute, but only a few take 10-15 minutes, you'll be far more likely to see the 15 minute customers than the 1 minute ones. And they'll eventually fill up all the available register space as all the 1 minute customers finish up and move on.
I work in a call center. If I get 5 minutes calls 5 times for every hour call, then the majority of my time on the phone is spent on hour long calls.
This is why we need a different line for drip coffee
the secret is to online order ahead of time, so you don't have to wait in line or interact with anyone at all.
Well if that's what's going on I'll just brew at home. I prefer a little interaction just not a 10m line for people ordering full meals.
This is why we don't leave memory clean up to the masses anymore.