14-05-2012, 06:19 PM
Nobody is safe - my dad just got made redundant for the 3rd time in 4 years. He has some contract work, but currently has nothing lined-up. Fortunately he can rely on the redundancy from his last job for another few months before he starts penny-pinching.
Thing is though, so much we do now is via the internet and using computers. Seriously, even by installing self-checkouts at supermarkets (even my local B&Q has one) they have eliminated staff requirements. Sure, you need a dolly to keep an eye on the machines but it's usually like 1 staff member to 6-8 machines or more. As opposed to 1 staff to 1 cash register.
Internet killed off Woolworths, killed off Gamestation (and GAME now hangs in the balance). We're all to blame really, but what we gonna do when everything you buy in the high street can be sourced for sometimes a fraction of the cost online?
/rant.
Thing is though, so much we do now is via the internet and using computers. Seriously, even by installing self-checkouts at supermarkets (even my local B&Q has one) they have eliminated staff requirements. Sure, you need a dolly to keep an eye on the machines but it's usually like 1 staff member to 6-8 machines or more. As opposed to 1 staff to 1 cash register.
Internet killed off Woolworths, killed off Gamestation (and GAME now hangs in the balance). We're all to blame really, but what we gonna do when everything you buy in the high street can be sourced for sometimes a fraction of the cost online?
/rant.
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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