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Originally Posted by LWJ
I understand the reasoning. But I have always had an opposing question on this.
First. We don't pump our gas in Oregon. We could if we wanted, but we choose to prohibit the public (in Urban areas) from pumping gas as means to increase employment. This extra slice of labor does not seem to increase gas cost.
So the question is this: does NOT returning the cart increase the labor demand for a grocery store? And if it does, which is the moral choice?
As someone who has rounded up carts professionally - for the amazing wage of $3.35 / hour - I am comfortable asking this.
We are all quick to say that returning the cart is the right thing to do. And, on one level it is. But, isn't there a morality in making work???
The same argument could be made for bagging groceries. We all can do this. But many don't. It would be "nice" to bag your groceries but then the person tasked with bagging would be unemployed if we all did it. So much for being nice.
And so on.
Hopefully I have rocked the boat a bit here. I would love to have a rousing conversation on this. And, if you are wondering, yes - I return my cart but continue to question my action.
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The work is collecting the carts from the corrals and bringing them back into the store. Leaving the carts all over the lot causes damage to vehicles, damage to the carts and making less available parking spots.
I bring mine to the corral not all the way back to the store, although I will sometimes grab a cart from the corral on my way in.
I have difficulty in making work to just make work. I think there are so many needed task that improve all of our lives and we should try and get more people doing that sort of job rather than creating menial work.