VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThey eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back.discuss.onlineimagemessage-square364linkfedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down137
arrow-up11.35Karrow-down1imageThey eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back.discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square364linkfedilink
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months 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.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·3 months agoI’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. I’m sorry you can’t understand that.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoOf 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.
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.
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. I’m sorry you can’t understand that.
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.