Hiring of so-called virtual cashiers is also being practiced in New York City wherein restaurants are outsourcing staff from the Philippines. Virtual-assistant company Happy Cashier came up with an idea to source front-facing virtual service workers, supplying virtual workers in some Asian restaurants in New York City. “Kind of a no-brainer when you can pay this virtual worker $5 per hour vs $20 for a local and this virtual worker is more grateful for the job while also treating the customer with more respect,” replied another American online user.