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Was skeptical about self checkouts cutting jobs until I saw our local grocery store go from 8 cashiers to 2 in just one year
I used to roll my eyes at the doom and gloom posts here but then I watched the Giant Eagle near my house quietly replace six registers with those scan-and-go kiosks while the remaining checkout lines got backed up to the dairy section, so has anyone else noticed the ramp up happen way faster than you expected?
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riverdavis1mo ago
And here I was thinking I was being clever by avoiding human interaction, but now I'm the idiot wrestling with a frozen touchscreen while the two remaining cashiers have a line clear out before I even figure out how to scan my avocados. I just wanted to grab some milk and leave without making eye contact with anyone, or a career change.
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owens.anthony1mo ago
Read an article saying these machines break down more often than the old conveyor belt ones did.
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riverdavis1mo ago
Is it just me, or did they design these things specifically to make me look incompetent in public?
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