Same. But I would also be fine with it taking longer just to not have human interaction, unless I'm in the mood for that or the cashier looks bored...

Exactly. Get in line behind me, I'll show you how it's done! I don't get visibly annoyed that other people exist and also need food. I'll be watching and immediately start scanning my items when a self-checkout opens up. I know to scan the produce barcodes, or how to quickly look up the code. I keep my cart close by, but out of everyone's way. If I have to get an age-verification or other cashier intervention, I let them know as soon as they're available. I put my reusable bag in the bagging area, and efficiently load it as I go. I don't stand in anyone's way... I may even leave you cashback from my debit card sticking out of the machine, because I'm a forgetful dumbass!

Well, that doesn't necessarily require a keen bedside manner.

You say sadly. Do you... like your job? I know it can't always be helped, but I do hope you find a way to move into something better, if there is such a thing. My service job was almost a decade of my life, and I was sooo glad to leave when I was finally given an exit.

Italy and Australia have them

As as introverted person, I gotta say self-checkout machines are my favourite invention in stores.

Then you havent visited many, its incredibly common in all parts of the world

Most stores in my city (in The Netherlands) just have a little terminal you can carry around the store with you. I scan my items with the terminal, it shows me the total price, discounts, points acquired (if I scan my customer card) and then i have the terminal scan the QR code on the self checkout and I just pay. Everything is already in my bag and they rarely check. It's great!

What a great idea, it would also preclude the cost-surprise I experience at the register.

Exactly, I only see benefits to doing this. And even if I then get chosen for the random check (the system chooses), I get to turn a wheel with prizes in the form of free products. I can choose a prize based on the category the wheel lands on. So sometimes I go home with an extra bar of chocolate or some fruit.

So getting chosen for the random check is no longer a hassle, its actually nice!

There are many aspects of my job that I do enjoy, but I think after over a decade in service jobs, I would either prefer a job or that isn't customer facing, or at least in phone support so I don't have to expend energy on face-to-face conversations.

Yeah, that makes sense. A decade is a long time to be doing something, especially if that thing wasn't quite the right fit to begin with.

That’s an insane comment from a crazy person. You’re unwell.

I often have to wait to use the self-checkout as well

Not most

Gee guess I missed "the ATM riots" day in history class