But under a huge time constraint. While still being questioned by the customers, and usually also filling customer orders for shipping out of the store. It can be crazy making.
I know that the pick up service is the hot thing right now especially since if one store does it then all the rest have to as well. But I see two drawbacks; one, I like to pick out my own bananas and other fruit and veggies and also pick out my own meat. And the other drawback is for the retailer and that is when I go to the store if I'd stick to my list they'd go broke. When they accept an order for pickup they're forfeiting any chance that the customer will make impulse buys.
Going to comment on a different aspect of this article - "we still need people to do the low-wage jobs"
This is my bitch about "free college for all." We got this idea somewhere that if everyone had a college degree then all the jobs would be highpaying? Hell no, I need people to pick up the trash and recycling and repair the sewers and pave the roads etc. etc. I don't need them angsty about how their BA in Philosophy didn't work out to a high-paying job.
Again I need people to pick up the trash and recycling and repair the sewers and pave the roads etc. etc. We need plumbers and electricians and other skilled trades. And yes, we need people on the cash register and stocking the shelves and driving the trucks. What we need to do is a) pay them a living wage and b) show them some damn respect.
You had a gentle enough humor. No worries. But I did want to make sure people know I wasn't implying anything. Sometimes it's hard to tell in this medium. My wife and I argue over who loads the dishwasher better, and laundry is a team effort. The whole family has to get involved. We call it "laundry party!"
You must be amazing to shop with. If I need a fitting for my ice maker or sink or whatever, I literally just stare at the wall o' fittings for five minutes trying not to panic. Twenty different paint brushes, six different shop vacs. How does anybody buy anything?!
With MLM's (speaking from experience), it's that they force you to pay through the nose for all your marketing materials - catalogues et al. - that you can't get anywhere else.
Used door dash once. I wondered why the driver was encouraging me to call the restaurant directly to ask if they could arrange delivery (they did not advertise delivery). I thought that was hinky, until I read up on door dash.
I wholeheartedly agree. Those jobs are necessary ones. They should pay enough to live on. The problem isn't "why do these folks whine about not making 15 and hour." It's "why aren't you concerned that you're making so little that 15 an hour seems like a lot of money."
I catch all kinds of flack when I go off on "affordable" housing in my city. I guess I'm communist or something for wanting affordable accommodations for the servers, building maintenance staff, health care staff, and anyone not making enough to afford upwards of 1000 a month for a tiny apartment within the city limits that's on a bus line. In this town's market, housing costs an average of 72% monthly income -- statewide it's nearly 60%. And this is the usually affordable midwest.
It infuriates me every time I see another ugly wood-framed Five Over One going up. You know what they are. They're inexpensive to build, yes, with the best ROI because so many units can be contained in a small footprint made of wooden balloon framing. The ground floor is mixed-use, yes, which allows developers a good shot at building these buildings nearly anywhere.
But the units are usually tiny. Nationwide, the buildings all look alike -- the only difference is whether they're orange, grey, or brown. Fire safety for six-story wooden structures is still a big concern (some cities have put a moratorium on putting up any more of these until this gets more study), and they are never the solution to affordable housing that their promoters argue they are. They're put up, the money comes in, and the developers move on to throw up another one six blocks away.
Always tip in cash.
Yeah... I'mma stop using this.
I'm not suggesting there be a revival of la terreur, but I do wonder how long it will be before the wage slave revolt. I'm curious that way.
I agree, and yet I feel like you're yelling at me for some reason.
For your last example, I just bring the old one and ask someone to help me. It's too hard to find the exact thing you need in there sometimes.
I have done this. It has saved multiple trips and hours of frustration. Especially when trying to connect things together.
But under a huge time constraint. While still being questioned by the customers, and usually also filling customer orders for shipping out of the store. It can be crazy making.
And how many side hustles does it take to make up a real job? AOT, K.
I know that the pick up service is the hot thing right now especially since if one store does it then all the rest have to as well. But I see two drawbacks; one, I like to pick out my own bananas and other fruit and veggies and also pick out my own meat. And the other drawback is for the retailer and that is when I go to the store if I'd stick to my list they'd go broke. When they accept an order for pickup they're forfeiting any chance that the customer will make impulse buys.
Going to comment on a different aspect of this article - "we still need people to do the low-wage jobs"
This is my bitch about "free college for all." We got this idea somewhere that if everyone had a college degree then all the jobs would be highpaying? Hell no, I need people to pick up the trash and recycling and repair the sewers and pave the roads etc. etc. I don't need them angsty about how their BA in Philosophy didn't work out to a high-paying job.
Again I need people to pick up the trash and recycling and repair the sewers and pave the roads etc. etc. We need plumbers and electricians and other skilled trades. And yes, we need people on the cash register and stocking the shelves and driving the trucks. What we need to do is a) pay them a living wage and b) show them some damn respect.
The funny part is, y'all do a waaaaay better job than what I could do! XD
You had a gentle enough humor. No worries. But I did want to make sure people know I wasn't implying anything. Sometimes it's hard to tell in this medium. My wife and I argue over who loads the dishwasher better, and laundry is a team effort. The whole family has to get involved. We call it "laundry party!"
You must be amazing to shop with. If I need a fitting for my ice maker or sink or whatever, I literally just stare at the wall o' fittings for five minutes trying not to panic. Twenty different paint brushes, six different shop vacs. How does anybody buy anything?!
THIS!!!!
And we'll need them until robots take over the world.....
With MLM's (speaking from experience), it's that they force you to pay through the nose for all your marketing materials - catalogues et al. - that you can't get anywhere else.
Used door dash once. I wondered why the driver was encouraging me to call the restaurant directly to ask if they could arrange delivery (they did not advertise delivery). I thought that was hinky, until I read up on door dash.
Never. Door dash. Again
I wholeheartedly agree. Those jobs are necessary ones. They should pay enough to live on. The problem isn't "why do these folks whine about not making 15 and hour." It's "why aren't you concerned that you're making so little that 15 an hour seems like a lot of money."
I catch all kinds of flack when I go off on "affordable" housing in my city. I guess I'm communist or something for wanting affordable accommodations for the servers, building maintenance staff, health care staff, and anyone not making enough to afford upwards of 1000 a month for a tiny apartment within the city limits that's on a bus line. In this town's market, housing costs an average of 72% monthly income -- statewide it's nearly 60%. And this is the usually affordable midwest.
It infuriates me every time I see another ugly wood-framed Five Over One going up. You know what they are. They're inexpensive to build, yes, with the best ROI because so many units can be contained in a small footprint made of wooden balloon framing. The ground floor is mixed-use, yes, which allows developers a good shot at building these buildings nearly anywhere.
But the units are usually tiny. Nationwide, the buildings all look alike -- the only difference is whether they're orange, grey, or brown. Fire safety for six-story wooden structures is still a big concern (some cities have put a moratorium on putting up any more of these until this gets more study), and they are never the solution to affordable housing that their promoters argue they are. They're put up, the money comes in, and the developers move on to throw up another one six blocks away.
We can do so much better if we really want to.