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They introduced these at the grocery store my wife and I frequent. We used them just once. As long as the lines aren't long, it seems just as quick to have the
by johnbrodie 6y ago
They introduced these at the grocery store my wife and I frequent. We used them just once. As long as the lines aren't long, it seems just as quick to have the 2 checkout people (1 cashier, 1 bagger) do the work in a batch at the end, as opposed to fiddling around with bagging as you go.
- Kiro 6y agoThere are no baggers in Sweden though.
- lawn 6y agoAs a Swede the mere concept of a bagger boggles my mind. Talk about wasteful.
- pipingdog 6y agoThat's generally not that person's only job in the market though. These same people generally have mild janitorial duties, keeping the front-end stocked with supplies, and act as general go-fers (helping people find things, putting things back on shelves, price checks, etc.) This sort of role can make things way more efficient.
- sgerenser 6y agoIn my area of the US most stores don’t have baggers. But in those that do I’ve found they are often either very young (likely a first paid job) or have some form of mild mental disability. It kinda seems like stores having baggers is kind of a jobs program/public benefit, making the inefficiency less of a problem.
- bananamerica 6y agoAs a Brazilian the idea of not having baggers makes me immediately concerned about unemployment...
- chadcmulligan 6y agoThats one thing the pandemic has made clear - how many jobs are unnecessary.
- bananamerica 6y agoDepends on your criteria for necessity. I’d argue that if a job is required to give a person a living wage, than it is necessary.
- dhruvkar 6y agoreally? A job is necessary insofar as the value it provides in it's context. If bagging is not providing value, then the job isn't necessary. Jobs (unfulfilled value) don't exist to provide a living wage. A living wage is earned by doing something of value (a job).
- bananamerica 6y agoYou write as if your point of view is not only universal but absolute. I don’t think that is the case.
- dhruvkar 6y agoI'd love to hear another logical perspective on this. I'm struggling to fathom another reason for a job existing (perhaps I'm closed-minded about it). Jobs are gaps, unfulfilled value -- why would jobs exist otherwise? I've really like to hear your perspective on this.
- bananamerica 6y agoJobs are also a mean to provide opportunity and distribute wealth.