But that is the problem: when I go to a cashier I feel rushed to bag everything and pay in the time it takes a professional to scan everything. When I go to a self-checkout register, items are scanned exactly at the same rate that I bag them.
At the same time, there is hardly any waiting for self-checkout lines. In other words, for my taste they are better in almost every way.
@sndmn
Good grief! I do not like waiting in lines either. But to say an employee who serves the public should not speak to that public is pretty absurd. And yes, there are fast and slow checkers, just like there is variation in us all.
There’s also the fact that you can have three self checkout terminals in the space of a single cashier. Even if it takes you twice as long as a cashier to cash out, you’ll be spending 50% less time in line for every cashier that’s been replaced with self checkout.
Nowadays, I only use self checkout as well, because I can get through it in less than 30 seconds, almost never any lines.
I find cashier lines to be too slow because of the socialization so I always go to the self checkouts.
A lot of old ladies will go to cashiers and have ridiculous questions and requests and you’re standing there with your 3 items dying inside.
Around me it’s Indian people arguing about the price of every other item.
@NathanielThomas @grte
So seniors with questions are the only persons slowing down check-outs???
Sometimes the cashiers themselves are slow and scan items like they’re regretting every life decision they ever made.
What I love about selfcheckout is I go at my pace, as fast or slow as I want to be.
Such a good description of my local cashiers’
@monobot @NathanielThomas
You could always switch jobs with them for 2 weeks just to show them how it should be done.
I was working in fast food for a long time, it was more than enough for me, thank you.
But looks like good job to automate, let people do something better.
You mean like those no employee convenience stores?
I like the principal of it, but wonder how much extra work is involved in making sure all the products are properly tracked.
I’ve never seen a cashier who’s not a trainee who’s not faster than self checkout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGw0ATZah1w
But that is the problem: when I go to a cashier I feel rushed to bag everything and pay in the time it takes a professional to scan everything. When I go to a self-checkout register, items are scanned exactly at the same rate that I bag them.
At the same time, there is hardly any waiting for self-checkout lines. In other words, for my taste they are better in almost every way.
As soon as groceries having dedicated baggers (or cashiers who bag stuff for you) ceased to be a thing, I felt that pressure too.
People that make stupid assumptions slow the lines more.
@sndmn
Good grief! I do not like waiting in lines either. But to say an employee who serves the public should not speak to that public is pretty absurd. And yes, there are fast and slow checkers, just like there is variation in us all.
You know who always checks out my groceries exactly as fast as I want? Myself.
@baggins
Whatever makes you happy in your life……
Not wasting my time waiting in checkout lines so I can act like some kind of social martyr does indeed make me happy.
There’s also the fact that you can have three self checkout terminals in the space of a single cashier. Even if it takes you twice as long as a cashier to cash out, you’ll be spending 50% less time in line for every cashier that’s been replaced with self checkout.
Nowadays, I only use self checkout as well, because I can get through it in less than 30 seconds, almost never any lines.
Shit take and I bet 3/4 workers don’t want to talk to the public either lol
@PP_BOY_
“Shit take”? Your’s or mine?