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First, grocery stores already have automated check out lanes, so the difference is that now there are no more cashiers, but there have been less cashiers for a while.
Second, places like Walmart aren't unionized. So the union impact would be smaller than might be expected.
Third, back 35 years ago when I worked at a grocery store that had a union, the really good paying jobs were night stock, not cashiers. I'm assuming that these jobs will still exist, even in an Amazon Go store.
First, grocery stores already have automated check out lanes, so the difference is that now there are no more cashiers, but there have been less cashiers for a while.
Second, places like Walmart aren't unionized. So the union impact would be smaller than might be expected.
Third, back 35 years ago when I worked at a grocery store that had a union, the really good paying jobs were night stock, not cashiers. I'm assuming that these jobs will still exist, even in an Amazon Go store.
Unions/guilds will always exist in one form or another. I'm pro-Union, a member of a union (affiliated with AFL-CIO)...And, I'd probably shop there.
Why? I believe AI has the potential to free workers from the drudgery of manual labor. The sooner we stop thinking/living/working as beasts of burden, the sooner we devote our minds to solve important issues facing mankind. 'Sides you need engineers for all of that technology--and (for now) people to stock the shelves...
First, grocery stores already have automated check out lanes, so the difference is that now there are no more cashiers, but there have been less cashiers for a while.
Second, places like Walmart aren't unionized. So the union impact would be smaller than might be expected.
Third, back 35 years ago when I worked at a grocery store that had a union, the really good paying jobs were night stock, not cashiers. I'm assuming that these jobs will still exist, even in an Amazon Go store.
Of course, I might be wrong....
Good points ,
I notice that many people don't use the self checkouts even if they are available. Also for some reason even if the store has self checkouts oftentimes they are closed off. I think this concept is a lot more attractive because you don't even need to go through the effort of self check out.
To me I usually prefer going to a cashier unless it's like 1 or 2 items.
Yes true, but I know there was a chain recently called Fresh and Easy and they were protested by the unions because they weren't union. The chain has now closed down , but I don't know if that had anything to do with the unions protesting them.
I believe you are correct that stocking jobs will still exist. Perhaps at some point robots will be able to stock..but it will probably be years away.
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