• Steak@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    Idk where you live but around here they used to have 10 cashiers open at busy days. Now it’s 20 self checkouts and 3 people “watching”. It absolutely got rid of some jobs.

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      9 months ago

      I’ve never seen or heard of someone getting fired and replaced by a SCO. it just doesnt happen.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah they just wait until they quit and then don’t hire another person. Duh

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          9 months ago

          No actually they dont. Ive worked in grocery stores for 10 years that is not how it works.

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            9 months ago

            How does it work then? And why would stores invest in these if it didn’t save them money?

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              9 months ago

              Because cashiering sucks ass? and no one wants to do it so theyre constantly understaffed. being a SCO attendant is nicer for the employees and the customers a lot of the time. but its not feasible for every transaction so there will still always be a need for cashiers. Maybe you shouldnt talk about something you havent done yourself cause im not explaining this to you any more.