Un-fing-believable!
@kaylachan (58995)
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 15, 2022 5:01pm CST
Today was our weekly grocery shopping trip. And, we hit Winn-Dixie. The trip went mostly as planned, but during check-out, people were complaining constantly about the lack of cashiers. Despite people (myself included) pointing out, hey... it's not like they want to work with so little, it's that all thease places are hiring, looking for employees, but no one wants to work.
They have time to stand in line and complain, but don't want to work. I worked customer service for six years. I know how demanding a job it can be. And, I understand why no one is chomping at the bit to work. But..... dam..... seriously people? You can work, then do it yourself.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
15 Feb 22
I see both sides of this.
Stores are short staffed. I get it.
As a shopper, I don't want to scan and bag my own groceries unless the store offers a discount to do their job.
I go to the market to shop. Not to work. The store has a responsibility to have enough cashiers at checkouts to provide the service customers expect.
When shoppers have to stand in line an unusually long time, they should complain.
Self checkout is great with only a few items but 200 dollars worth of groceries works better at a register with a checker.
Managers and employees from other departments should step up and provide enough checkers so that lines aren't long with people complaining.
That's just good business.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
16 Feb 22
@Kandae11
That's a good question. They must have found another way to get by. I fear more are depending on government subsidies to exist.
Once enough people figure out that they can ride for free, there won't be enough people left to pull the wagon.
Strange times. It's as if we were being groomed for Socialism.
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
I know. You can not seem to go ten feet now a days without someone hiring. However, the vast majority are in customer service. I can get why no one wants to work those jobs, but we still need people to. If I were superwoman and could be in ten places at once, I would.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
16 Feb 22
People are good at spouting off ..alll talk no action
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
Yep. I know what you mean.
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@Deepizzaguy (95446)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Feb 22
You have a good point that any of us can earn a living, then work and earn a paycheck.
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
If more people were willing to, it would make life easier on everyone. I get disability and ligitimate reasons why a person can't work, but we have a lot of healthy able-bodied people who chose not to.
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@Deepizzaguy (95446)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Feb 22
@kaylachan You are right. Sitting on the sidelines is no fun.
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
16 Feb 22
I can understand your point, I think I agree with @Vikingswest1 - said it better than I can
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
I should be used to this, and in a way, I am. but still.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
16 Feb 22
@kaylachan True. I wish places paid employees, even ones like cashiers and fast food a livable wage... maybe not a life of luxury, but still....but that would mean things getting more expensive and if essentials are more expensive, then how does that work out? But yes those less than glamorous jobs like cashier , cleaning, etc... are much needed roles....
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
16 Feb 22
No one to work? In our country the rate of unemployment is very high. Everyone is looking for a job. In your place is the opposite. People don't want to work.
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
Yep. Pretty much. A lot of people are short-handed, but people would rather sit on their butts all the time then work.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
16 Feb 22
@kaylachan And there are who are like that. They're social parasites.
@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 22
That would irk me too. Long ago I was a cashier . . . it's not like any employee can just hop behind any register and plug away - there IS a process. And these days many stores are just extremely short handed - if only people understood and exercised more patience.
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
I know what you mean. Because I've done it.
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
I totally agree with you, I am so used to working at home and really would have no way to get to a store for work but you know right now I would be willing to work part-time at least two days a week just to see people, Too bad there are not more people like me who can get around and do the work,
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
I don't really have reliable transportation, either. But, if I did I'd consider going to work for some place if I had to.
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
It was more crowded than usual at Winn-Dixie yesterday.
