 If I’m going to do someone else’s job, I think I should be compensated. Think about it. The self-serve car wash is a lot cheaper than one where actual people wash your car. When you go to a fast-food restaurant, you aren’t expected to tip; but if you sit and dine, you tip the service because she’s serving you and providing a service.
So why when I go to the grocery store or Wal-Mart, don’t they give me a discount for scanning and bagging my own damn food? I’m not a kid. This is no novelty or game where I’m fascinated by the beeps and the (always too loud) computer lady voice. What am I getting for doing the job of a cashier?
Am I getting a discount on my total bill? Am I working toward some free gift or reward? Do I get a check at the end of the year for all the salaries and wages I’ve saved the store?
At my grocery store, there are four self-serve checkouts and ONE person monitoring all four. They saved money that could have been spent on three more cashiers. Are they passing that cost-savings onto me, the consumer? Of course not.
From this point on, I am refusing to ‘check myself out.’ That’s what I’m paying the store to do!
P.S. - Just in case you are wondering, the woman in the photo is NOT me. ... I'm cuter than that ;)Labels: Random Shit, Rant |
