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Why doesn’t the concern about the work ethic of cashiers sitting down extend to those who don’t work on the shop floor?

I shop at Pep&co in the UK, a bargain chain that sells anything from craft supplies to dog treats a couple I times a week because I can get all the stuff I need from the one shop, plus it's cheap. Couple of weeks ago I was talking to a cashier who commented they was looking forward to going home as they'd been working for 10+ hours that day. I then saw they didn't have a chair so asked why not? They said it was to do with having the “right work ethic” and chairs wasn't allowed. But they had helped me ten minutes earlier to find something I was too dumb to see in front of me and were very helpful, friendly and clearly good at their job. I asked if anyone who wasn't on the shop floor was allowed a chair and yes, yes they were and so…


I shop at Pep&co in the UK, a bargain chain that sells anything from craft supplies to dog treats a couple I times a week because I can get all the stuff I need from the one shop, plus it's cheap. Couple of weeks ago I was talking to a cashier who commented they was looking forward to going home as they'd been working for 10+ hours that day. I then saw they didn't have a chair so asked why not? They said it was to do with having the “right work ethic” and chairs wasn't allowed. But they had helped me ten minutes earlier to find something I was too dumb to see in front of me and were very helpful, friendly and clearly good at their job.

I asked if anyone who wasn't on the shop floor was allowed a chair and yes, yes they were and so I called customer services and asked if they themselves had a chair. Can you guess the answer?

So for some reason chairs only threaten the work ethic of those who deal with customers. Why do they feel the need to add discomfort to the fact they pay as little as they legally can?

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