Self-checkout is just making customers do unpaid labor for corporations


Agree

  • Companies save money by eliminating cashier jobs
  • Customers troubleshoot machines for free
  • Slower and more frustrating than real checkout
  • Enables wage theft from workers

Disagree

  • Faster when you have few items
  • Avoids awkward small talk with cashiers
  • Technology progress always changes jobs
  • Prices should decrease with lower costs

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