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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I really hate making small talk, I'll use the scanner.

[–] moog@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Self Checkouts are not job killers. they still need people to run them. Most stores have 3 SCO clusters that need 3 attendants each per day. thats 9 jobs right there, add in weekend coverage, vacations, part timers, etc and most grocery stores will have a need for around 15 cashiers which is not easy for any store to fully staff.

source: ive worked grocery stores for around 10 years.

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[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So then go to normal cashier checkout. They haven't been abolished at my grocery stores

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[–] Priyatanu@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

agree so much :D

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Cashier is one of the worst job you can. If machines can replace us for hard work, it's for the best.

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[–] Moghul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

MFW I just order groceries

This, WFH, and no-contact delivery were some of the best things to come out of the pandemic.

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[–] eumesmo 4 points 2 years ago

My introversion and social anxiety is so estreme, that self checkouts make me imagine what I would do if I mess up something, or take too long to finish, or imagine people observing me and the way I interact with the machine.

Damn, I got a bit of anxiety just by writing this. The feeling is similar to using a computer while there are people constantly looking at my screen.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (9 children)

I just hate them because stores have replaced half a dozen checklanes with an employed human being each (sometimes two if they had baggers) with one minimum wage paid person watching over 20 machines. It's so blatantly disgusting to me, personally.

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[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wegmans just discontinued their app that let you scan your shit from your phone. I'm so pissed off that it got abused and they cancelled it.

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[–] npz@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I had the anti-self-checkout mentality for a bit, because I didn't want to see cashiers losing their jobs. One day at Target I was waiting in line at the human checkout, and the cashier started yelling at everyone in line that there were multiple self-checkout machines open. It sounded like she hated our guts.

Fine! I'll use the damn machines. Haven't bothered cashiers since then if I have other options.

[–] AndreTelevise@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's annoying how a lot of stores ask you to join their club and get their credit card (as If I don't have enough already), before letting you into self-checkout.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

Especially at Tesco with Scan&Shop. I don't even need to scan the items at checkout, just scan them as I shop.

[–] exohuman@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I absolutely hate these. My local Aldi started doing this and the lines are longer than ever as a result. People who get paid to check out your groceries move faster than the customers themselves.

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i went to target the other day and they had it designed so the self checkout line emptied into 5 self checkouts and 1 normal register. i was in a bad mood and had headphones on and the lady kept trying to wave me over. was praying someone would finish up but no of course not

i happened to be buying a record so she said somewhat brashly 'you and your music huh'

look lady i don't even wanna be here

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[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Introvert here who loathes these fucking machines. Fuck them and their stupid errors. Yeah I put my fucking item in the bag.

Being an introvert means you get more comfortable with not chit chatting. You really don't have to.

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