ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technologywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square426fedilinkarrow-up1608cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1608external-link'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technologywww.bbc.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square426fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareBorgDronelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 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-up1·11 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.
minus-squarefiradin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’m sure the baggers would rather be employed rather than laid off. I’d rather have the money go to a bagger than the CEO’s pockets.
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.
I’m sure the baggers would rather be employed rather than laid off. I’d rather have the money go to a bagger than the CEO’s pockets.