Some Walmart associates say robots aren’t what they’re cracked up to be
June 7, 2019
Employees at a Walmart Supercenter in Marietta, GA say that robots brought on to relieve workers of boring, repetitive tasks may actually be making their jobs worse. By focusing on tech-led efficiencies, workers complain that much of their time is spent responding to a continuing stream of alerts sent by robots moving across store floors
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