This is the new normal, people will not work, business automates.Not sure where to put this, so this thread seems good enough.
I'm working for Aldi now!
Stopped at the Westfield/Carmel store to pick up a few things, and they have new self-checkouts installed.
@PhotoNinja told me just last night, she saw somewhere that Aldi was going to bring back 2019 prices for Thanksgiving.
Did a search and found this: https://storebrands.com/aldi-brings-back-2019-prices-thanksgiving-staples
The timing’s…interesting.Amazon plans to lay off 10K employees: report
Amazon will reportedly lay off 10,000 employees as soon as this week amid the uncertain economic environment, according to a report. It said the number of layoffs "remains fluid."www.foxbusiness.com
Amazon to lay off 10,000 workers as soon as this week: New York Times
Amazon is expected to lay off some 10,000 employees, according to The New York Times.finance.yahoo.com
It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting
Amazon began layoffs, reportedly affecting as many as 10,000 employees. That follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe, with CEOs citing economic uncertainty and a slowdown in online ad buying.www.npr.org
Wait really? Aldi is putting in self checks?Not sure where to put this, so this thread seems good enough.
I'm working for Aldi now!
Stopped at the Westfield/Carmel store to pick up a few things, and they have new self-checkouts installed.
@PhotoNinja told me just last night, she saw somewhere that Aldi was going to bring back 2019 prices for Thanksgiving.
Did a search and found this: https://storebrands.com/aldi-brings-back-2019-prices-thanksgiving-staples
So the companies are solving their staffing problems by making us work for free? Of course this does not make prices lower, so my efforts benefit them, and have no benefit for me.This is the new normal, people will not work, business automates.
I'd rather see her watch her investments get blown away.She deserves a medical incapacitation that leaves her completely unable to communicate with anyone, but fully aware of her surroundings, knowing that the nurse maid has left for the day and she just crapped her diaper.
I guess we have a choices, don’t buy where we have to do the checkout, buy where they still have cashiers, or don’t buy. Sucks…So the companies are solving their staffing problems by making us work for free? Of course this does not make prices lower, so my efforts benefit them, and have no benefit for me.
How about they pay me by taking $5 of the bill for my time and effort if they are unwilling to staff.
Even when I worked at a car garage, I had the boys pump my gas until the last full serve station closed. The boys need the job for money and to develop a work ethic, and I could easily afford a nickle per gallon extra.
A good trend for those of us waiting out the market to better pricing…
Meh. Insurance rates doubled, as did loan APR.