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>> I have never worked as a cashier, but I can't imagine it's a very fun job. Automating out those jobs seems like a win-win, as long as the former cashiers can

>> I have never worked as a cashier, but I can't imagine it's a very fun job. Automating out those jobs seems like a win-win, as long as the former cashiers can find a job doing something else. Stacking the shelves isn't anymore fun that working the checkout. As someone who has done both I'd say checkout is the preferred role as it's much less physical (stacking shelves gets tiring after 8 hours) and you get chat to customers.

andrewprock 9y ago
Having done both, I prefer stocking. But that comes with a caveat that I've never worked more than a four hour shift. I can imagine that an eight hour shift of stocking would be brutal.
- k-mcgrady 9y ago
  Coming back after mid-shift break for another 4 hours was always pretty hard. With stocking there was always something to do as well (staves off bordedom but also tiring). Checkouts often have peak times so you often get long periods where you're really just chilling with your co-workers.
novia 9y ago
Good point. I'm an introvert so talking to people for 8 hours wouldn't be my favorite thing in the world, but sometimes I forget not everyone is like me. When I was talking about the other jobs at WF I was thinking about like.. the ice cream scooper, and the smoothie maker, and the customer service rep at the front for when people want to return items. That's not to mention all the the chefs that make the food for the hot bar, or the bread and cookies for the bakery department, or the sushi. All of those jobs could have a social element to them.
- k-mcgrady 9y ago
  Never been to a WF (we don't have many here) so didn't know those other jobs existed. Seems like they do have a lot of work to go around then instead of just stock work/checkout work.
sotojuan 9y ago
Time flies in the cash registers (unless the store is dead). Stacking shelves and organizing them is so boring that your four hour shift will feel like eight.

andrewprock 9y ago

Having done both, I prefer stocking. But that comes with a caveat that I've never worked more than a four hour shift. I can imagine that an eight hour shift of stocking would be brutal.

k-mcgrady 9y ago
Coming back after mid-shift break for another 4 hours was always pretty hard. With stocking there was always something to do as well (staves off bordedom but also tiring). Checkouts often have peak times so you often get long periods where you're really just chilling with your co-workers.

novia 9y ago

Good point. I'm an introvert so talking to people for 8 hours wouldn't be my favorite thing in the world, but sometimes I forget not everyone is like me. When I was talking about the other jobs at WF I was thinking about like.. the ice cream scooper, and the smoothie maker, and the customer service rep at the front for when people want to return items. That's not to mention all the the chefs that make the food for the hot bar, or the bread and cookies for the bakery department, or the sushi. All of those jobs could have a social element to them.

k-mcgrady 9y ago
Never been to a WF (we don't have many here) so didn't know those other jobs existed. Seems like they do have a lot of work to go around then instead of just stock work/checkout work.

sotojuan 9y ago

Time flies in the cash registers (unless the store is dead). Stacking shelves and organizing them is so boring that your four hour shift will feel like eight.