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One of my first jobs was bagging at Kroger.
(Also cleaned carpets, packaged electronics, mowed lawns, and delivered papers until I got my first real job at 16 in downtown McDonalds studentville where I could handle the entire back fry area during rush hour.)
Yesterday I walked into the local Kroger and was greeted by a new wall of self-scanners and a woman trying to explain how to use them. It's easy. You walk through and scan items as you go then self pay at register. You the rat are run through a maze before being ejected sans moola. This eliminates both the bagger and cashier job positions and creates quarterly profit for management and stockholders.
Every store seems to be doing it these days.
Even Meijer has installed a majority of self-checkout stations.
Aldi retains the cashier and has very cheap prices.
Kroger not only eliminates both jobs but sells the customer's (your) personal information. Get 'em from both sides. Your profile is sold to health insurance companies, online retailers for 'customized experiences', and anyone else buying such as the KGB. Maybe like Target they can sell some diapers and baby formula to my daughter before she knows she is pregnant.
I turned around and walked out.
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