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[–] 118 points 1 month ago (7 children)

TSA Agents are miserable enough as is. Let's make their feet hurt too, that'll improve the experience for everyone

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  • [+] -17 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    I mean anything that makes them suffer a little more is a win in my book.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    Ok, so you hate the fascist enforcer, but think for a second. When you're in an airport, you're stuck with them. Pissing them off is like poking an angry dog that's harassing your neighborhood, It's only going to get people hurt. Anything short of removing the dog from the neighborhood is just going to make things worse.

    If I'm going to have to suffer a jailer, I'd rather they be fat and happy and willing to let things slide than pissed off, in pain, and trying to take it out on me.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I feel like you're the type of person who leaves trash on the floor because a janitor will come around to take care of it eventually.

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  • [–] 53 points 1 month ago

    In the US, the cruelty often found in menial jobs seems to be part of the point.

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  • [–] 72 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Grocery clerks aren’t allowed to sit down in the US, either. It’s stupid.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I wish I could somehow convey to whoever is collecting data on me that this is a thing I like.

    Like there's all these entities trying to collect data on me to figure out how to sell me stuff and I want them to know the fact that Aldi lets cashiers sit down positively influences my decision to shop there. If other grocery stores adopted this I would prefer them over stores that do not.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    That’s not mandated by the government though.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Grocery executives believe that US consumers see sitting as lazy and standing as diligently working. Whether or not a sufficient percentage of consumers actually hold the belief should be irrelevant, but it’s a cultural norm (even though it’s objectively worse). The government is functioning as an employer in this case, and is somewhat equivalently failing its employees for the sake of perception by the public. The more important government failing to be angry about is that sitting isn’t protected by OSHA, and the bigger societal failing is that capitalism has suppressed unions to the point that they can’t effectively even win this as a reasonable concession.

    https://www.fastcompany.com/90836431/why-dont-cashiers-in-the-u-s-get-to-sit-like-the-ones-in-europe

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  • [+] [S] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    May as well hold out for the ICE-style ski masks & electric shock gloves, too.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The people who do the ID checks literally have no reason to stand. They're sitting on the other side of a kiosk and checking your ID. All the physical security checks are done by other people after that

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Oh man I hope there's a dozen ADA lawsuits incoming.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    Man and they finally stopped being such dicks the past few years.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    As someone with minor foot issues that make standing for any length of time painful, I can’t wait for TSA to be understaffed.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    Anti fatigue mats? Hell no, that's socialism!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    ANNNND the Money we save on CHAIRS we can Spend on HELPING American Citizens! ADS for Donald Trump!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    They already have chairs, they are going to take them away and probably throw them in a dumpster

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Nah, it's the government. They'll pay for a warehouse to store them and a security company to guard the warehouse.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Removing every bit of humanity, one step at a time. The us is a dark place and it’s getting darker every day.

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    [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    "...our committment to hospitality" 🤣

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I can’t wait to be sexually assaulted by someone who’s not allowed to sit down!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    This kind of shit is how you can tell a boomer is running it. Stupid outdated cruel decisions. I hate TSA as an institution, but a lot of people employed there are just trying to get by, same as the rest of us.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    It is unprofessional for them to stand on two feet at the same time. Instead they should have to stand on one foot at all times. They should be forced to wear sensors in their shoes and be penalized if they spend more than 30 seconds in an 8 hour day with both feet on the ground. I think this would promote readiness and show a more professional appearance.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    "Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor, but every once in a while... it's a dildo. Of course, it's company policy never to imply ownership in the event of a dildo. We have to use the indefinite article, 'a dildo', never... your dildo."

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Are they goin to remove chairs and toilets from "Ahole 1" too?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Boohoo. ACAB includes TSA.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    There are a thousand other jobs that can't either. Cry me a river.

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