{"id":987577660,"date":"2025-03-08T02:55:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T07:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/?p=987577660"},"modified":"2025-03-08T02:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T07:58:01","slug":"an-open-letter-to-supermarkets-and-big-retail-stores-using-self-checkouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/an-open-letter-to-supermarkets-and-big-retail-stores-using-self-checkouts\/","title":{"rendered":"An Open Letter to Supermarkets and Big Retail Stores Using Self-Checkouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To all the supermarkets and large retailers increasingly relying on self-checkout systems:<\/div>\n
I see the direction you\u2019re heading\u2014moving toward almost exclusively self-checkout lanes. Just yesterday, I visited one of your stores. After loading my cart, unloading it to scan each item, and reloading it again, I was stopped at the exit by an employee checking receipts.<\/div>\n
Here\u2019s the thing: I didn\u2019t sign up for that.<\/div>\n
I\u2019ve already done the heavy lifting\u2014literally and figuratively. I filled my cart, scanned every item, bagged my own groceries, and paid for them. Now you want me to stand in another line to prove I did your job correctly? No, thank you. I simply raised my receipt in the air and walked out.<\/div>\n
Let me be clear:<\/div>\n
– If you expect me to handle the responsibilities of a cashier, then either trust me to do it or hire actual cashiers like you used to.<\/div>\n
– I\u2019m not here to prove my honesty after doing unpaid labor for your company.<\/div>\n
– If you want me to perform tasks that were once paid positions, don\u2019t expect me to do it with a smile\u2014especially without training, compensation, or benefits.<\/div>\n
– Keep employing real people, especially young workers, students, and those who rely on these jobs for valuable income and experience.<\/div>\n
Because here\u2019s the truth:<\/div>\n
– **You don\u2019t pay me to scan and bag my own groceries.**<\/div>\n
– **You don\u2019t offer me an employee discount for doing the work.**<\/div>\n
This isn\u2019t just about convenience. It\u2019s about accountability. It\u2019s about companies cutting costs at the expense of jobs, shifting the workload onto customers, and calling it \u201cprogress.\u201d<\/div>\n
We deserve better. So do your employees.<\/div>\n
Signed,<\/div>\n
**All of Us**<\/div>\n

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To all the supermarkets and large retailers increasingly relying on self-checkout systems: I see the direction you\u2019re heading\u2014moving toward almost exclusively self-checkout lanes. Just yesterday, I visited one of your stores. After loading my cart, unloading it to scan each item, and reloading it again, I was stopped at the exit by an employee checking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987577661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

To all the supermarkets and large retailers increasingly relying on self-checkout systems:<\/div>\r\n
I see the direction you\u2019re heading\u2014moving toward almost exclusively self-checkout lanes. Just yesterday, I visited one of your stores. After loading my cart, unloading it to scan each item, and reloading it again, I was stopped at the exit by an employee checking receipts.<\/div>\r\n
Here\u2019s the thing: I didn\u2019t sign up for that.<\/div>\r\n
I\u2019ve already done the heavy lifting\u2014literally and figuratively. I filled my cart, scanned every item, bagged my own groceries, and paid for them. Now you want me to stand in another line to prove I did your job correctly? No, thank you. I simply raised my receipt in the air and walked out.<\/div>\r\n
Let me be clear:<\/div>\r\n
- If you expect me to handle the responsibilities of a cashier, then either trust me to do it or hire actual cashiers like you used to.<\/div>\r\n
- I\u2019m not here to prove my honesty after doing unpaid labor for your company.<\/div>\r\n
- If you want me to perform tasks that were once paid positions, don\u2019t expect me to do it with a smile\u2014especially without training, compensation, or benefits.<\/div>\r\n
- Keep employing real people, especially young workers, students, and those who rely on these jobs for valuable income and experience.<\/div>\r\n
Because here\u2019s the truth:<\/div>\r\n
- **You don\u2019t pay me to scan and bag my own groceries.**<\/div>\r\n
- **You don\u2019t offer me an employee discount for doing the work.**<\/div>\r\n
This isn\u2019t just about convenience. It\u2019s about accountability. It\u2019s about companies cutting costs at the expense of jobs, shifting the workload onto customers, and calling it \u201cprogress.\u201d<\/div>\r\n
We deserve better. So do your employees.<\/div>\r\n
Signed,<\/div>\r\n
**All of Us**<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,60,22,28,27,6,8,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-987577660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-action-steps","category-editors-choice","category-financial","category-great-awakening","category-human-trafficking","category-revelations","category-royally-screwed","category-stupid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987577660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987577660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987577660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987577664,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987577660\/revisions\/987577664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987577661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987577660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987577660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987577660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}