Half the registers are self-checkout now and the system tells us where to stand and what to restock. I've worked this floor long enough to know it in my sleep, and lately there's just fewer of us on it. I keep wondering what I'm here for when the machines handle so much of the day.
More people experience this than they realize.
As AI and self-checkout take over the floor, you wonder what your role still is.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.