Don’t feel bad, you earned it. Imagine how it’s cheaper for companies to pay god knows how much on anti-theft measures instead of paying a living wage to cashiers.
ps. You should never use self checkout. We’ve all been tricked into thinking we can do it better/faster ourselves.
I also am particular about how I bag things. I agree with the sentiment of self checkouts being lame and taking jobs and all that jazz, but eh. There’s bigger fish to fry than this one, and many people like it anyway
Same. When I’m forced to go through a cashier because my cart has too many items, I meticulously put items in batches on the conveyor so similar stuff stay together; only for the cashier or bagger to mix them all up in the bags anyway. I try as much as possible to bag them myself but it’s kinda awkward to tell the bagger not to do their job. Or if there’s no bagger, it’s awkward seeing the cashier and the next customer waiting for me to finish bagging so they can start ringing up stuff. It’s self-checkout for me definitely.
The employees where I shop are underpaid and understaffed. They have to be there for the elderly, kids and differently-abled though. I’m happy to give them a break and scan my own shit. Usually they get to just stand around and talk to each other while I do, if they aren’t busy, which makes me feel kind of nice.
With the automation tech of 10 years ago we could have 70% unemployment world-wide and still produce western middle-class living standards for absolutely everyone, and tech only became better since then. Cars would be an issue but who needs one when there’s proper public transit but a home, healthy food, education, healthcare, PC and washing machine with integrated dryer? No problem.
Capital isn’t going for it because the ROI on most automation is just too long-term and R&D doesn’t look good on quarterly profits, for now it’s cheaper to hire humans in many areas especially when you can outsource. But it’s not a question of whether it’ll happen but when, and whether it’ll be an utopia or fuckers like Thiel will be able to create their preferred neo-feudal societies.
LOL companies actually encourage this fake bullshit. It’s called “adding value to the relationship” Bet you didn’t realize that someone putting your canned beans and tampons into paper bags constituted a relationship.
I use self-checkout because I have a “20% off your entire cart” coupon that I don’t want to give up. When I scan it, I just put a random piece of paper into the slot so the machine registers that I put something in there. In this way, I kind of am getting paid to scan my own groceries.
Well, I’m a former cashier and I absolutely do it faster and better than the high school seniors they underpay at my local store. Also, I caught one kid double scanning some of my stuff once. Not sure if it was intentional or just lack of attention, but after that I definitely started using self checkout exclusively.
ps. You should never use self checkout. We’ve all been tricked into thinking we can do it better/faster ourselves.
Fuck off, it’s faster for me and I vastly prefer it. Quicker, less need to deal with other people and there’s no rush to bag your stuff. If you don’t want to use self-checkout then don’t.
The grocery store should also plan out my meals, drive me to their store, put the items in the cart for me, and then scan them all for me. Also they need to drive me back home instead of outsourcing that to me, and then they need to cook supper for me or they’re just cheaping out.
Don’t feel bad, you earned it. Imagine how it’s cheaper for companies to pay god knows how much on anti-theft measures instead of paying a living wage to cashiers.
ps. You should never use self checkout. We’ve all been tricked into thinking we can do it better/faster ourselves.
I use self checkout because I don’t want to fake a conversation with the cashier.
I also am particular about how I bag things. I agree with the sentiment of self checkouts being lame and taking jobs and all that jazz, but eh. There’s bigger fish to fry than this one, and many people like it anyway
Same. When I’m forced to go through a cashier because my cart has too many items, I meticulously put items in batches on the conveyor so similar stuff stay together; only for the cashier or bagger to mix them all up in the bags anyway. I try as much as possible to bag them myself but it’s kinda awkward to tell the bagger not to do their job. Or if there’s no bagger, it’s awkward seeing the cashier and the next customer waiting for me to finish bagging so they can start ringing up stuff. It’s self-checkout for me definitely.
The employees where I shop are underpaid and understaffed. They have to be there for the elderly, kids and differently-abled though. I’m happy to give them a break and scan my own shit. Usually they get to just stand around and talk to each other while I do, if they aren’t busy, which makes me feel kind of nice.
With the automation tech of 10 years ago we could have 70% unemployment world-wide and still produce western middle-class living standards for absolutely everyone, and tech only became better since then. Cars would be an issue but who needs one when there’s proper public transit but a home, healthy food, education, healthcare, PC and washing machine with integrated dryer? No problem.
Capital isn’t going for it because the ROI on most automation is just too long-term and R&D doesn’t look good on quarterly profits, for now it’s cheaper to hire humans in many areas especially when you can outsource. But it’s not a question of whether it’ll happen but when, and whether it’ll be an utopia or fuckers like Thiel will be able to create their preferred neo-feudal societies.
LOL companies actually encourage this fake bullshit. It’s called “adding value to the relationship” Bet you didn’t realize that someone putting your canned beans and tampons into paper bags constituted a relationship.
Where I live cashiers don’t bag your stuff. I wouldn’t consider that a default
Yep this depends on the store.
I use self-checkout because I have a “20% off your entire cart” coupon that I don’t want to give up. When I scan it, I just put a random piece of paper into the slot so the machine registers that I put something in there. In this way, I kind of am getting paid to scan my own groceries.
Well, I’m a former cashier and I absolutely do it faster and better than the high school seniors they underpay at my local store. Also, I caught one kid double scanning some of my stuff once. Not sure if it was intentional or just lack of attention, but after that I definitely started using self checkout exclusively.
Fuck off, it’s faster for me and I vastly prefer it. Quicker, less need to deal with other people and there’s no rush to bag your stuff. If you don’t want to use self-checkout then don’t.
Because the companies get free labor. I refuse unless it’s legit rush for something.
I wonder if people were pissed off that they had to go through the shop picking up products instead of having the shopkeeper do that for them.
What’s next? Expecting you to go to the store yourself?
Maybe, but I like being able to shop for myself. I want to look over my produce and meats.
I go to self checkout because my closest supermarket has one cash register and the queue is always like 6 old people
What a fucking brain rot take.
I agree, too much fucking time on their hands. Outrage on the simplest shit
The grocery store should also plan out my meals, drive me to their store, put the items in the cart for me, and then scan them all for me. Also they need to drive me back home instead of outsourcing that to me, and then they need to cook supper for me or they’re just cheaping out.