08-01-2023, 02:39 PM
(08-01-2023, 02:27 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: I had to giggle when I saw that item about the Dutch supermarkets - had they thought to actually ask their customers before changing to the self service checkouts rather than being blinded by the massive dollar signs in their eyes, they'd have known that already. And while they might have slightly less profit, that would be more than made up for with the goodwill from customers.
There are always one or two checkout people who are really nice, & whenever I fill out one of their surveys I point out that the staff is their biggest asset & imo they all deserve a pay rise.
Starting rate is $25.74 an hour at his supermarket which is more than a hospital technician - which shows how out of whack pay rates in the health sector are - checkout operators get money re than a nurse - there are about 40 school kids and uni students working there for the holidays taking home about 1k a week but when they go back to school he will go back to being short staffed which unfortunately makes it hard for the staff -