What people don't realize is that WM has been training us to use the self-checkouts without us realizing it. They purposely under-staff cashiers at the POS so we get frustrated enough to use the self-checkouts. They continually do this until we habitually got to the self-checkouts without thinking twice. Then they use those stats to say more people 'use'........ and cut more cashiers. It's a vicious circle.
This. Walmart is making sure that when full automation arrives, they already have numbers to prove it will work. With that, laying off of the remaining cashiers will be justified. Sick.