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Raising the minimum wage to $15 and higher will hasten cashiers being replaced by machines. In the unionized grocery store I patronize, where there was recently
by Bostonian 7y ago
Raising the minimum wage to $15 and higher will hasten cashiers being replaced by machines. In the unionized grocery store I patronize, where there was recently a strike, they have reduced the numbers of cashiers and increase the number of self-checkout stations.
- vibrolax 7y agoIn sympathy with labor, my wife refuses to use self checkout systems. She says they're not paying her to do that job. When store managers or employees attempt to direct her to the automat, she refuses and lets them know why. They've told her she isn't the only one who prefers humans at the check out.
- judge2020 7y agoI think it's fair to say they are paying her to do the bagging in the form of "lower prices" as a result of paying for less employees, but I get the concern.
- judge2020 7y agoWalmart has done this near where I live. Previously where there was maybe 10-12 manned checkout stations, there are now about 12 or so small self checkout stations and 12 large checkout stations with a lot of room for bags. There are still maybe 10 manned checkouts, but only a few are open at any time so the quickest option is usually the self checkout.