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by jnet 3084 days ago
The other problem is that the 10,000 cashiers likely won't be qualified to fill the 1,000 maintenance/programming positions.
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We're not talking about programming the machines, we're talking about walking people through how to use the machines, help customers troubleshoot when somethings go wrong and knowing where to kick the machines when they crash. You'll easily find 1000 people qualified to do that among your 10k cashiers.