I thought this view through the curtains was a pretty picture one morning. It's in the room where I do my blogging posts.
At Walmart the other day, I noticed the cashier didn't seem very busy. She told me that a lot of people are using the self-checkout more as they are getting used to it. I got an email from Costco recently that says you can now do a lot of administrative functions by yourself online, such as renewing your membership. Then a relative sent me a video of the garbage truck in California automatically emptying the curbside garbage. It uses a robotic arm. This is all wonderful, but people do need jobs!
At Walmart the other day, I noticed the cashier didn't seem very busy. She told me that a lot of people are using the self-checkout more as they are getting used to it. I got an email from Costco recently that says you can now do a lot of administrative functions by yourself online, such as renewing your membership. Then a relative sent me a video of the garbage truck in California automatically emptying the curbside garbage. It uses a robotic arm. This is all wonderful, but people do need jobs!
Lovely photo! When people have no jobs they have no money to buy things, which is not good for the economy. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI think eventually we're going to get back to more human interaction once we get over the novelty of robots. But you do make an excellent point. Robots are taking jobs and we either need more jobs only people can do, less robots, or some sort of free society. The last one is being experimented with but it could take years for such a thing, as wonderful as that would be.
ReplyDeleteMy Costco had self-service checkouts but recently took them out. I really liked them because I often just have two or three things; it was nice not to have to stand in line behind people with loaded carts.
ReplyDeleteWell said. Machines taking over everything can't turn out well!
ReplyDeleteAwe, I agree! Love the modernization, but not the automatization ;) Cute curtain too!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI don't think u-scan takes many jobs. They always have on person running it and I've worked for places that don't have them and they still hire as few cashiers as possible. They typically just cross-train people who aren't and expect them to take up the slack when they get too many people.
ReplyDeleteThe Machines are taking over ..... dun, dun, dun.
ReplyDeletePS: Though, I love self-checkout. Cashiers come to work sick and oozing liquids, they sneeze on their hands and touch groceries. I'm very careful who I go to, but when given the choice, I'd still pick self-checkout.
We also pump our own gas here too. LOVE IT.
What a pretty window!
ReplyDeleteMaybe, that's why there are so many homeless people. Too many robots and insufficient jobs.
ReplyDeleteWow, I so love that photograph! Definitely one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI try not to use self check out because I worry about people's jobs too. I'm not really sure what the answer is though...
I love shadow shots and yours is so lovely. I actually like talking to the check out clerks. We have a "real" garbage man. HaHa.
ReplyDeleteBTW I thought your fall leaves on Sunday Sketches were really nice. Hopefully, now I can get back to my art blogs.
ReplyDeleteOur garbage trucks all have mechanical arms for emptying the cans, but it still takes a driver to work it.
ReplyDeleteI too love the light right now and the shadows that are cast in the morning across my living room walls. I've posted a few on my Instagram.
Lastly, I refuse to use self check-out aisles. I want someone else to run my articles through the scanner and bag those things for me. Same at the grocery store. I want my groceries bagged by the bag person who knows much better than me how to pack groceries.