To Not Use Self Sevice Tills

[TitusOatesLivesNextDoor]

Because:

1. I'm not employed by the supermarket as a cashier and don't want to work for nothing

2. They will eventually put cashiers out of work.

I often use self service if I pick up a few bits. Often thinking’s its quicker but often it’s not when they go wrong. I also have anxiety and sometimes I just can’t face talking to someone On a checkout. I’d never really thought about but fil recently said he won’t use them as he’s putting someone out of a job which is true I guess. I had never thought of it that way.

I'm sure the Luddites would agree with you OP - them pesky looms!
On a small (but significant) point of pedantry, the Luddites were fighting for survival - no benefits in those days.

Have a Google of Lord Byron's maiden speech to the House of Lords on the issue and see what you think.

I also have anxiety and sometimes I just can’t face talking to someone On a checkout.
Surely the anxiety of having to wait for someone to come and sort out the self-service till is worse?

I think the most thought provoking perspective on this was when I heard somebody raise the very valid point that self service tills don't pay tax.

By removing a job, you also remove that person paying NI and tax. If you do that enough times there won't be enough funds for government run services.

So I try not to use them now when there is a tax paying human available.

I'm with you OP). Never used one and don't plan on doing so.

@Okno realistically a lot of supermarket workers are on low hour contracts anyway so, for a lot of them, the tax they pay would be minimal.

However, supermarkets have already said staff are repurposed elsewhere - they don't just get rid.

Anyway, worst case scenario, we'll just tax the top 5% more