• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
      11·
      5 hours ago

      Work that grocers have passed onto their customers that they used to do themselves:

      • Gathering the groceries from the shelves.
      • Bagging the groceries.
      • Checking out the groceries.
      • godsammitdam@lemmy.zip
        9·
        5 hours ago

        Good ol shadow work.

        Ikea is the greatest.

        • You look up the items in inventory and find their warehouse locations
        • You traverse the warehouse, locate the items, and load them on your dolly
        • You take them to the front and self checkout
        • You load them in your delivery vehicle and complete last mile delivery
        • You unbox and assemble the item with minimal instruction and provide your own tools

        All of those used to be paid work, some even being part of the “white glove” service. Instead, we pay with our time, a finite resource.

          • godsammitdam@lemmy.zip
            2·
            3 hours ago

            In theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.

            Though, that was also said about digital games instead of physical ones, that the savings get passed onto the consumer. Not a 1:1 but that one is going swimmingly right now 😅