Leisureguy on Nostr: Self-Checkout Is a Failed Experiment Amanda Mull has an article in the Atlantic (gift ...
Self-Checkout Is a Failed Experiment
Amanda Mull has an article in the Atlantic (gift link, no paywall) that rings true. It depicts yet another effort by businesses to externalize costs, in this case, externalizing payroll costs by having customers work as checkout clerks (but for free). In a capitalistic system, corporations have a single goal — grow profits — and the easiest and fastest way to do that is to cut costs.
http://leisureguy.ca/2023/10/18/self-checkout/
Amanda Mull has an article in the Atlantic (gift link, no paywall) that rings true. It depicts yet another effort by businesses to externalize costs, in this case, externalizing payroll costs by having customers work as checkout clerks (but for free). In a capitalistic system, corporations have a single goal — grow profits — and the easiest and fastest way to do that is to cut costs.
http://leisureguy.ca/2023/10/18/self-checkout/