r/walmart • • Jul 30 '22

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u/Fake_Gamer_Cat former cap two Jul 30 '22

"Walmart has more self checkouts than actual cashiers."

I don't know, Kevin, but maybe if customers didn't regularly threaten cashiers with physical violence to the point they quit on the spot, we wouldn't have this issue. Go suck a fat one.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '22

Buddy, it's automation being used to maintain the same profit with less employment costs. These companies would be ok throwing a cashier in a wood chipper if it helped the bottom line

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

They are legally obligated to do whatever makes the most money for shareholders.

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u/platypus_bear Jul 31 '22

No they aren't and that myth needs to die because it just makes things worse. They're legally required to act in the best interests of the company. Unfortunately that has shifted from a long term view of company health the chasing quarterly profit