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I asked 172 convenience store workers, cops, railway ticketers (Beijing, China): “Do you feel like these machines make your job easier?” Yes: 1 No: 171

Time of survey: about 3 months. Representative replies: Police: “啊还是那个样子 一样达” Ah, same old stuff. Not really. 7-11: “啊那个破机器,只会看货,验货,不能上货” Ah, the robots check the stock on shelves, but its not like they can put new stock on the shelves. Large supermarket: “开了好几个员工,多了几个保安。我们都有变成保安,看人家不漏东西” They fired a lot of workers, got more guards, we're all guards now. Just watching that people don't intentionally not scan stuff when self-checking out. Only exception was a guy who sells cigarettes, he said it makes it easier because they just scan the payment and he hands the pack over. Out with the human boss, in with the machine boss.


Time of survey: about 3 months.

Representative replies:

Police: “啊还是那个样子 一样达” Ah, same old stuff. Not really.

7-11: “啊那个破机器,只会看货,验货,不能上货” Ah, the robots check the stock on shelves, but its not like they can put new stock on the shelves.

Large supermarket: “开了好几个员工,多了几个保安。我们都有变成保安,看人家不漏东西” They fired a lot of workers, got more guards, we're all guards now. Just watching that people don't intentionally not scan stuff when self-checking out.

Only exception was a guy who sells cigarettes, he said it makes it easier because they just scan the payment and he hands the pack over.

Out with the human boss, in with the machine boss.

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