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I'd rather have one employee per register, not one employee managing 8 registers... Because when something goes wrong, you're standing around with your thumb-up your ass waiting until someone comes to check your ID or fix whatever went wrong...
Besides, I like employing people, especially people who need the employment and don't have access to careers that require an education. Everyone needs the ability to work, and part of that is making sure there are jobs...
Right, but that's what you, a customer, want. These guys are scaling back the self checkouts because there is excessive shrink happening due to customers being totally untrained and some of them shoplifting much more easily because they're barely supervised. They're claiming to be doing it of their own accord because it is hurting profits by way of shrink, though many consumers happen to get what they prefer by coincidence in this case.
I'm beyond giving a fuck what's best for corporations.