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On the kids and calculators… in the past week I have had two times that it was clear the person at the till could not make change. In one case the total was £4.

On the kids and calculators… in the past week I have had two times that it was clear the person at the till could not make change. In one case the total was £4.90 I gave them a £10 note. Quickly I added a 20p coin so they could give me £5.10 back and save them having to give me so many coins. The person was in the 20’s and I could see immediately they did not know what to do. The phone came out of the pocket and calculator function stated and some tapping proceeded but they did not look comforted and then there was tapping on the till and then I was handed £5 and they rushed to the back room. I would have chalked it up a one off but it happened again a few days later. Admittedly it dealt with an antiquated form of money. However, I would guess that level of innumeracy has to impact them in many way in normal life.

snozolli 4y ago
In one case the total was £4.90 I gave them a £10 note. Quickly I added a 20p coin so they could give me £5.10 10 - 4.90 = 5.10. Why was another 20 involved? Edit: I'm guessing the total was 5.10, so you gave 10.20 to get 5.10 back.
RC_ITR 4y ago
If your argument is that making change is a high value skill, then we disagree. It's fine that cashiers cant make change when these [0] exist. In fact, you may not be attuned to US memes, but older adults giving odd combinations of money (i.e. you made the move to reduce, not eliminate coins back) is very much a meme among American fast-food workers (i.e. The bill was $4.60 and he gave me $5.20 because I guess he hates Nickles?) [0]https://trinityresources-us.com/products/telequip-t-flex-coin-dispenser/ https://trinityresources-us.com/products/telequip-t-flex-coi...
pnut 4y ago
I don't get it either. For a bill of £4.90, you were already owed £5.10 after giving the tenner... How does throwing another 20p into the mix simplify anything? Now they owe you £5.30

snozolli 4y ago

In one case the total was £4.90 I gave them a £10 note. Quickly I added a 20p coin so they could give me £5.10 10 - 4.90 = 5.10. Why was another 20 involved? Edit: I'm guessing the total was 5.10, so you gave 10.20 to get 5.10 back.

RC_ITR 4y ago

If your argument is that making change is a high value skill, then we disagree. It's fine that cashiers cant make change when these [0] exist. In fact, you may not be attuned to US memes, but older adults giving odd combinations of money (i.e. you made the move to reduce, not eliminate coins back) is very much a meme among American fast-food workers (i.e. The bill was $4.60 and he gave me $5.20 because I guess he hates Nickles?) [0]https://trinityresources-us.com/products/telequip-t-flex-coin-dispenser/ https://trinityresources-us.com/products/telequip-t-flex-coi...

pnut 4y ago

I don't get it either. For a bill of £4.90, you were already owed £5.10 after giving the tenner... How does throwing another 20p into the mix simplify anything? Now they owe you £5.30