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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Back on the day grocery cashiers were very highly paid. Unions ensured them good wages and working conditions to help reduce the RSI.
As far as only women, I have noticed over the years that less and less males are the ones who greet me at the checkout counter.
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I am a union cashier & I hate hearing this crap all the time.
The tills we work at are designed for the average man, not woman & they are uncomfortable. There is no way to get around the repetitive strain. After years of scanning items from one direction to another, for years on end take their toll eventually.
And as far as the wages go, I started at just above minimum wage. It takes years to achieve the high wages you are refering to. And considering the company I work for makes it near impossible to obtain fulltime employment (we are capped at 24 hours weekly) unless people phone in sick. Then its callins according to seniority.
It usually takes an average of 8-10 years for the average person to achieve top wage rate. I spent years working at a till for 6, 7, 8 bucks an hour.