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[โ€“] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Fun fact: Aldi are basically the only supermarket chain where they don't force their staff to stand up, and provide all cashiers with chairs

[โ€“] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

We need to bring back right to sit laws in the US. They were passed in most states in the early 20th century, but most have been repealed with time and the general decline of labor rights. Those laws also were sexist and only applied to women. But we could absolutely use gender-neutral right to sit laws.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_sit_in_the_United_States

[โ€“] ardorhb@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's so weird. I simply see no reason why all the other US-chains force their employees to stand behind the counter.

[โ€“] elbiter@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Cruelty is the point. Once again.

[โ€“] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Boomers think that workers being miserable is good customer service.

the whole point of having minimum wage staff is for boomers to torture people, Karen cant wank unless she yells at an overworked single mother who has not sat down in 7 hours.

[โ€“] wieson@feddit.org 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)