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Cashiers in the age of self-checkout machines are IMO a good example of a useless job, I'd rather prefer these people do something else with their time. I woul
by seszett 3y ago
Cashiers in the age of self-checkout machines are IMO a good example of a useless job, I'd rather prefer these people do something else with their time.
I would even feel guilty to make them work when they aren't actually needed. Indeed, in the current system if they don't work they don't get money, but to me it's a wealth distribution problem. I'd rather have them get the same money and do whatever they like. It would be a net gain for society and a loss for nobody.
- pjmlp 3y agoAssuming there is usefull job to get instead. I bet many would rather do a useless job than staying at home getting Hartz IV.
- seszett 3y agoThat's the wealth distribution problem I was talking about. I bet many would rather do hiking, writing or going to the cinema if they were paid the same. And since their job is useless already, it wouldn't change much. It wouldn't actually be a loss for anyone compared to the situation now (modulo the price of the machines and their maintenance, which is much less than a cashier's salary). However, replacing them with machines and giving them less money is a win for the shareholders, and that's what counts most in our system.
- byyll 3y agoIt's a loss of even more human interaction. And there are a lot more useless office jobs.
- notTooFarGone 3y agoCashiers in the age of self-checkout are attracting old-fashioned customers. Without those cashiers you would lose a large customer base >60. So in itself it's not useless as people can't cope with technology and need human interaction. I've seen whole development teams that were more useless then that.