ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technologywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square426fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down186cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1510arrow-down1external-link'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technologywww.bbc.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square426fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarefiradin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·7 months agoNot a win for the shopper, who now has to scan and bag their own items. Not a win for the now laid-off cashier who is unemployed. Only a win for the company, which has gained free labor.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoOh no, bagging your own items. I already had to do that because we don’t have demeaning jobs like that on this side of the pond. Massive win for me as a shopper as the self checkout is much faster and doesn’t require human interaction.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI’m quite sure I’d go mental over in the US as I very much doubt a bagger can tetris my backpack as well as me.
Not a win for the shopper, who now has to scan and bag their own items. Not a win for the now laid-off cashier who is unemployed. Only a win for the company, which has gained free labor.
Oh no, bagging your own items. I already had to do that because we don’t have demeaning jobs like that on this side of the pond.
Massive win for me as a shopper as the self checkout is much faster and doesn’t require human interaction.
I’m quite sure I’d go mental over in the US as I very much doubt a bagger can tetris my backpack as well as me.