Self Check-Outs and diminishing American employment..

[91chevywt]

Theres no doubt that the "self checkout machine" business will be a booming one. The only question is, where are these things made? Where do the components come from? Is this business giving work to people outside of the country?

In a retail setting managers try to keep the lowest amount of employees on hand as possible. In my opinion, instead of having 5 cashiers on hand and 3 people helping customers throughout the store (for example) that store can now have 2-3 cashiers and 5 people out on the floor helping customers or stocking shelves. Not so much "just another person out of work" but just a way to put more people in a different position to help the store.

In a retail store, a person that works only as a cashier isn't benefiting the store much. All they do essentially is collect money for goods purchased. We have the technology now to have a machine do that work. A machine can't rotate stock or help someone choose the paint that they want or give advice for home projects.

[bad64chevelle]

Originally Posted by 91chevywt

Theres no doubt that the "self checkout machine" business will be a booming one. The only question is, where are these things made? Where do the components come from? Is this business giving work to people outside of the country?

There we go...thank you.

[maroman88]

u think they'll actually put those people out on the floor? nope. the same amount of employees will remain on the floor cuz they got the work done before!

[Jared1970Chevelle]

Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

yeah i hate self checkouts. you should get a 10 percent off discount for using them or some sort of benefit. i dont work there....no reason for me to have to check myself out too

discount it yourself.... 1,2 skip one... 3,4 skip one lol....

[SteveR]

I go to Lowe's a lot and the damn self checkout always yelled at me and told me my bag weighed too much. Not my fault I scanned a marker and accidentally put a drill in the bag.