Comment on The land before time

• godsammitdam@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Good ol shadow work.

  Ikea is the greatest.

  • You look up the items in inventory and find their warehouse locations
  • You traverse the warehouse, locate the items, and load them on your dolly
  • You take them to the front and self checkout
  • You load them in your delivery vehicle and complete last mile delivery
  • You unbox and assemble the item with minimal instruction and provide your own tools

  All of those used to be paid work, some even being part of the “white glove” service. Instead, we pay with our time, a finite resource.

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  • DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    When is comes to Ikea, what you pay in time is taken off the price, according to my experience

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    • jaaake@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s their literal business model.

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    • godsammitdam@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.

      Though, that was also said about digital games instead of physical ones, that the savings get passed onto the consumer. Not a 1:1 but that one is going swimmingly right now 😅

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      • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.

        My dude, if you can’t assemble the shelf just go pay more for one that is built. No one needs to run around computing their implicit value for such a simple task.

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    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same with Aldi. And you better bring your quarter and own bags.

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  • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My dude here opening a Heathkit and being like “why the fuck did I pay less to have to assemble everything?!”

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    • godsammitdam@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’re missing the entire concept of what shadow work is. And why it’s being pushed further and further.

      I use ikea myself. I DIY’d my solar system. I’ve no problem performing the labor. That’s not the point here.

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• gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i mean i wouldn’t want another employee touching every single food item. this is also a hygiene issue.

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  • WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How do you think your produce ends up in the bin in the produce section?

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  • athatet@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Do you not ever go out to eat?

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    • gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      seldomly. i mostly buy supermarket store stuff when i “go out to eat”. i sit down with a nice pre-packaged coffee for example. is cheaper than going to a coffee shop.

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