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I currently live in Spain and completely understand your point of view. But, I am from the UK and the difference is of many orders of magnitude. Supermarkets a
by dazc 10y ago
I currently live in Spain and completely understand your point of view.
But, I am from the UK and the difference is of many orders of magnitude.
Supermarkets are not great places to shop or to work. Most employees are working far less hours then they want to on an income that is dependent on welfare top ups in one form or another.
Since there is no chance of UK supermarkets adopting a Spanish philosophy I think these people would be happier, and no worse off, if they were put out of a job tommorow.
For evidence just look at how many people opt to queue in the self service aisle, even when there is no queue at the human alternative.
- zwischenzug 10y ago'For evidence just look at how many people opt to queue in the self service aisle, even when there is no queue at the human alternative.' I'd noticed that too here in London. TBH I feel I get better and more 'human' interactions from the people that police the self-service checkouts than behind the counters, because generally they're trying to help me when I need it.
- Reason077 10y agoSince there is no chance of UK supermarkets adopting a Spanish philosophy I think these people would be happier, and no worse off, if they were put out of a job tommorow. Well it sort of depends on where you want to shop. Staff at my local M&S and Waitrose are always up for a chat if you want it (certainly the older generation seem to like this, and it probably keeps them coming back). But the guys at the Tesco Express are clearly only interested in keeping the lines moving as fast as possible. In all cases they also have the option of self checkout if you want to save time and avoid the chit-chat!