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There is very little benefit from having a cashier scan your groceries. They rarely if ever interact with you. And self checkout also has staff assisting. They seem more relaxed.

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hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Relaxed? They pace back and forth like they’re awaiting a jury verdict.

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- Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Maybe you are on Le Wrong side of the planet.
  
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  - nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Who pays your rent?
    
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- RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  What’s going on with your checkouts lol
  
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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The cashiers were stressed because the corporations treat them like shit. I expect in the run-up to introducing self-checkout, they made it even worse, to justify charging us to work for them.

That said, I admit that while I hated the idea at first, because people would lose their jobs, I like self-checkout better.

HOWEVER, ideally, we’d have human cashiers, well-treated and well-paid, and enough of them to ensure a short wait. But, that’s not as profitable, so we get what we have now. Because, billionaires are ruining everything, and at an accelerated rate.

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- Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Why is it ideal for people to spend their productive time sitting at a cash register? That does not provide value.
  
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  - MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    In a theoretical society in which all of my material needs were met, and I was given ample time off, I would volunteer to sit behind a cash register for a few hours a day and help people check out their groceries. I’m sure I’m not the only one. What do you even mean by “productive time”? When you say that it “does not provide value”, do you mean monetary value or social value?
    
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    Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Neither. Them scanning groceries does not produce value. The value they produce is in aiding customers. And maybe the occasional small talk. But here it is very unusual to Smalltalk with cashiers. They scan the goods and boom you’re out. Also they check the egg cartons.
    
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Sabata11792@ani.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It stops me from “scanning” and “paying”.

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Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You say that until theft protection confronts you and calls the cops over nothing. Hard pass on that.

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