Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back.

NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Canconda@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  200 grocery bill, that worker definitely would have made $20 in that few minute interaction.

  So the fact that the store would lose more money to the 10% discount is what incentivizes them to use cashiers.

  All y’all tripping over making these 2 numbers equivalent are missing the point entirely.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m not missing the point, funny enough it seems to be you that has.

    Something should be done, but this is NOT the way to do it.

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Of course not.

      We shouldnt dare do it in a way that hurts the poor company.

      Perhaps we should solve it by making customers pay a fee for using self checkout! You know, those poor, downtrodden businesses really do need all the help they can get.

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• sgrakus@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s ultimately just a bill that would kill the self checkout which maybe that is their intention.

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  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Self checkout isnt a bad thing in and of itself.

    If you only get one or two items, or something that you find personally embarassing, self checkout is fine.

    Thet problem is there are no more cashiers, and I’m expected to take my monthly groceries through self checkout, which is a fucking chore. and I totally deserve at least 10% for the chore of dealing with it, as well with the added stress that a harmless fuckup might result in me being fucking tackled to the asphalt in the parking lot by some overzealous loss prevention/cop, and see me arrested for theft.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If it’s written as that image describes, I don’t even think they intend to pass it, they just wanted the headlines, but that would be the ultimate goal as written if so and it passed.

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• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why big business gets away with everything.

  Cause theres juuust enough idiots out there to cry and scream about how its big mean and supes unfair to hold them accountable for anything, and that any punishments should totally be insigifnicant that doesnt impact them at all.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    lol

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• Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They should have to pay a tax equal to that of employing someone. They will get efficiency and more days activity without leave and overtime costs.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Something like this is more along the right way to address something like this.

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