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They denied people working as cashiers a seat? This is barbarism !
by stuaxo 11y ago
They denied people working as cashiers a seat? This is barbarism !
- Broken_Hippo 11y agoI honestly don't know if that is sarcasm or not.
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- ivanca 11y agoLooking at his comment history he is not the sarcastic type, and honestly standing for 8 hours every day do sound like torture, at least for me.
- Broken_Hippo 11y agoI didn't think about looking at comment history as I rarely do so.
- mikeash 11y agoWhy would it be sarcasm? Requiring someone to stand at work, when nothing about what they do requires it, and they prefer to sit, is pretty ridiculous.
- Broken_Hippo 11y agoI probably know some horrible people, actually, that would use sarcasm. My apologies, and thank you for clearing it up. I do agree, completely, it is torturous. I've done it many times, and only at a school was I ever allowed to sit without getting written up. Weirdly, the employees comfort was rarely an issue.
- mikeash 11y agoYou raise a good point, there's no view so outrageous that you can't find someone who wants to make it seriously.
- TheCowboy 11y agoWhen all you are obligated to do is man a cash register, yet you are required to stand up all day, it says more about what perceptions people have about other people in these roles. Sitting implies to other people that you're lazy and lack a work ethic, because anyone with a drive wouldn't be a cashier. In reality people just need a couple moments relief from the back and foot pain. Not even slightly taking some weight off by leaning against a stool is permitted. This type of perspective can easily start to infiltrate technology. Someone already made a comment about how they thought this would be about managers forcing people to use standing desks. Do you want to be passed over for a raise by management because you sat down at work while coding for most of the day, compared to co-workers using a standing desk?
- gtk40 11y agoAt my local Aldi, the cashiers all have seats, but they work incredibly hard and efficiently. I don't feel like them sitting has a negative effect on perception. (I don't know if this is normal for Aldi, but I mention the name because of relative uniqueness of Aldi in the U.S. compared to other grocery stores).
- schlowmo 11y agoIn Germany (where Aldi comes from) sitting behind the cash desk is the standard for grocery stores.
- nmrm2 11y ago> (I don't know if this is normal for Aldi Aldi is a German company. Every grocery store I've been to in Germany has seats for the cashiers. Also, the cashiers wear name tags that read Mr. or Ms. Blah. I suspect parent is correct about this being mostly an American cultural thing.
- TheCowboy 11y agoYes, I should have specified that. I should also add that it's not 100% that everyone has this perspective, and it could vary by region in the US. Sometimes it's employers who think that customers might perceive this. It might even just be the case of a vocal minority of people who think everyone else doesn't work as hard as them.