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Hi there
I'm in favour of decent automation - but I REALLY LOATHE the supermarket "self checkout" systems -- apart from them taking longer --If I buy booze etc the wretched process halts until the only ONE available person in the store checks that I'm over 17 (or whatever the legal booze age is in your country) and this takes AGES.
In any case half the fun is having a bit of a banter and chat with the sales girls (or boys) .
Imagine if this type of approach was done in Bars -- would you enjoy bars with no bar tenders.
I hear the Vatican is going to install "Self confessional" Robots in some of its Catholic churches due to shortage of priests.
What is the world coming to -- are we getting more and more afraid to interact with REAL people -- also these types of jobs are useful for working mums / dads / part timers / students etc. The supermarkets make enough profit to keep extra staff on -- after all these jobs don't pay much more than minimum wage - about 12 EUR per hr where I am -- maybe less where you are --but not a great deal.
I've walked out of several B&Q branches in the UK because there are ZERO "Manned tills" at all - and I'm not the only one whose done that apparently.
I LIKE technology etc. so I don't have problems with the newer stuff.
For instance I buy train tickets where possible using M-Tickets (mobile application) but we should be very careful of eliminating all the human interaction in places where it serves a useful purpose.
The supermarkets could keep some for those who like them (apparently a minority of shoppers) while still keeping some manned tills too so the shopper can choose. The ultimate goal of the supermarkets is actually to replace the manned tills completely.
Cheers
jimbo
I'm in favour of decent automation - but I REALLY LOATHE the supermarket "self checkout" systems -- apart from them taking longer --If I buy booze etc the wretched process halts until the only ONE available person in the store checks that I'm over 17 (or whatever the legal booze age is in your country) and this takes AGES.
In any case half the fun is having a bit of a banter and chat with the sales girls (or boys) .
Imagine if this type of approach was done in Bars -- would you enjoy bars with no bar tenders.
I hear the Vatican is going to install "Self confessional" Robots in some of its Catholic churches due to shortage of priests.
What is the world coming to -- are we getting more and more afraid to interact with REAL people -- also these types of jobs are useful for working mums / dads / part timers / students etc. The supermarkets make enough profit to keep extra staff on -- after all these jobs don't pay much more than minimum wage - about 12 EUR per hr where I am -- maybe less where you are --but not a great deal.
I've walked out of several B&Q branches in the UK because there are ZERO "Manned tills" at all - and I'm not the only one whose done that apparently.
I LIKE technology etc. so I don't have problems with the newer stuff.
For instance I buy train tickets where possible using M-Tickets (mobile application) but we should be very careful of eliminating all the human interaction in places where it serves a useful purpose.
The supermarkets could keep some for those who like them (apparently a minority of shoppers) while still keeping some manned tills too so the shopper can choose. The ultimate goal of the supermarkets is actually to replace the manned tills completely.
Cheers
jimbo
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