r/woahthatsinteresting • u/wafodumebeseraw • 8d ago

How Qantas treats their customer's baggage

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u/ImportanceAlone4077 8d ago

So true, i don’t understand why that part can’t be automated.

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u/a_spoopy_ghost 8d ago

Cause it’s cheap labor. Companies are mostly interested in replacing the higher paid positions. But not too high paid, those guys are valuable you see

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u/Triffinator 8d ago

Australia automated checkout staff at grocery stores about a decade ago.

Can't get much cheaper than automating out a 16 year old.

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u/xjustforpornx 7d ago

It's the cost to automate vs the cost of labor. Automated check out the hard part is done by the customer. Automating picking up and moving objects that vary in size weight and material is very hard. It's why shipping is done in standardized containers.