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re: Wal-Mart getting ready to replace hundreds of jobs with robots
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:05 am to Wtodd
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:05 am to Wtodd
quote:At the local supercenter they've already changed 10ish lanes to self checkout with a long belt. Problem is, only a few of them are open like usual.
Good.....maybe now people can get a correct answer to a question when shopping
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Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:06 am to terd ferguson
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Gonna get run over by one of them frickers and sue the shite out of Walmarks
Something new for Gordon and E to fight over.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:07 am to Dr RC
Wal-Mart said frick that $15 minimum wage.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:08 am to Dr RC
Wal-Mart is already making you do your own work for lower prices. The Elmwood location now has 80% self-serve checkout lines making you scan and bag your own shite.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:09 am to Dr RC
A few thoughts:
1. This is what happens when unskilled workers try to form some rag-tag union and demand artificially high wages. Reality hits you in the face and you realize a robot can easily replace you.
2. I'd love to be a lawyer for Wal Mart. They will quickly be inundated with claims/lawsuit of customers "getting hit" by these things, or slipping, or all sorts of injuries. It will be a free for all because the "tortfeasor" can't really testify against the plaintiff.
1. This is what happens when unskilled workers try to form some rag-tag union and demand artificially high wages. Reality hits you in the face and you realize a robot can easily replace you.
2. I'd love to be a lawyer for Wal Mart. They will quickly be inundated with claims/lawsuit of customers "getting hit" by these things, or slipping, or all sorts of injuries. It will be a free for all because the "tortfeasor" can't really testify against the plaintiff.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:10 am to Dr RC
Anybody who doesnt think this is good for the economy on the whole needs to read more about economics.
Also weavers rioted and destroyed looms in the 1600s because they would "take jobs"....except they didnt destroy jobs....they increased production so extremely that the amount of people employed in the weaving industry increased like 400X.
Anything that increases production will raise real wages.
Also weavers rioted and destroyed looms in the 1600s because they would "take jobs"....except they didnt destroy jobs....they increased production so extremely that the amount of people employed in the weaving industry increased like 400X.
Anything that increases production will raise real wages.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:12 am to Alt26
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2. I'd love to be a lawyer for Wal Mart. They will quickly be inundated with claims/lawsuit of customers "getting hit" by these things, or slipping, or all sorts of injuries. It will be a free for all because the "tortfeasor" can't really testify against the plaintiff.
Your honor. We intend to prove that these robots were intentionally programmed and "trained" to attack [insert minority group here] and will be seeking punitive damages.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:15 am to Dr RC
:shrug:
If this frees up people to stock the shelves or work a goddamn register, I’m OK with it.
If this frees up people to stock the shelves or work a goddamn register, I’m OK with it.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:15 am to Hester Carries
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Also weavers rioted and destroyed looms in the 1600s because they would "take jobs"....except they didnt destroy jobs....they increased production so extremely that the amount of people employed in the weaving industry increased like 400X.
How's that weaving industry doing today though? My guess is its down about 4,000%.
Obviously we are just seeing the first iteration of all of these machines and they will improve. But the self check outs suck about half the time. They are much much slower than using a cashier for one, and most places have a 4 to 1 cashier to self check out ratio. More customers are actively involved and thus happy with their check out. But I don't think they save time, just the company money.
ETA: If you buy some beer, spray paint, etc. that needs a cashier to confirm ID and you forget about it until half way through your check out, good luck getting help half way through. I intentionally wait for cashiers most of the time now.
This post was edited on 12/3/18 at 10:17 am
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:16 am to Dr RC
Good. Walmarts need a good cleaning. They're almost all nasty AF.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:18 am to Alt26
They're gonna use the extra money to upgrade the camera systems
quote:Big box stores are getting rid of cashiers, and replacing them with self-checkout stations
If this frees up people to stock the shelves or work a goddamn register, I’m OK with it.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:20 am to tWildcat
Actually this is how the $15/hr minimum ware argument ends.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:22 am to baldona
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How's that weaving industry doing today though? My guess is its down about 4,000%.
You would be wrong. But thats not even the point.
There are more jobs now than ever before...even with all of the advancements in technology.
Technology will NEVER be bad for the economy. Ever.
This post was edited on 12/3/18 at 10:23 am
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:22 am to Dr RC
Who's job will it be to clean the robots? I am sure a few will get pissed on.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:37 am to iheartlsu
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only a few of them are open like usual.
Wal-Mart's response "the ONE person we have looking at people do their own checkout, just can't possibly look at more than 4 registers at a time."
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:40 am to Dr RC
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The devices resemble a miniature Zamboni,
these are already at every grocery store in the country, just not the autonomous feature
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:40 am to Dr RC
The more robots in Walmart, the better. If you’re looking for something, and you have the option of asking an employee or a robot, which one are you going to?
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:48 am to Dr RC
I am actually okay with this.
Will the robots be trained to have an attitude when you approach one for help?
Will the robots be trained to have an attitude when you approach one for help?
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:52 am to Dr RC
Where will liberals work now?
Posted on 12/3/18 at 11:01 am to Dr RC
I have a roomba, but I haven't replaced my wife yet.
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