Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 stores

Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by racl101 on Thursday October 26, 2017 @08:37PM (#15564583)

What's worse is that a lot of Walmart employees don't speak English. They can barely understand what you are saying, much less, conjure up a response. Usually they have to go and fetch a much smarter or knowledgeable person to help out.

Terribly inefficient.

So Walmart Employees, if this is you:

I'm sorry but if you want to keep working at Walmart, time to step up your game, learn some English and be more responsive. Otherwise, I'll happily accept a response from the robot over your indifference if it helps me get to the product I need to find quicker.

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by hourislate on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:18PM (#15564806)

You're being junked because most of the folks in the US haven't experienced what you're referring to. Here in the US everyone speaks English. I understand it's a little different in Canada because there are many more immigrants working at grocers and stores like Walmart that may not have mastered English yet.

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by ksenzee on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:03PM (#15570213)

I think it's more because "smarter and more knowledgeable" is being conflated with "speaks English." That kind of casual ignorance doesn't elevate the discussion here.

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by dao- on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:28PM (#15565205)

So someone speaking English is "a much smarter or knowledgeable person" than someone who may have immigrated recently. Yeah, makes perfect sense.

> I'm sorry but if you want to keep working at Walmart, time to step up your game, learn some English and be more responsive.

I'm sorry but it's not your place to threaten Walmart employees. You'll have to leave that to Walmart management.

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by colejohnson66 on Thursday October 26, 2017 @08:44PM (#15564621)

What Walmart do you go to? The one in my town, everyone seems to speak English fluently

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by racl101 on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:10PM (#15564768)

Calgary Alberta.

Any Walmart in town.

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Re:Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 st... by ilaksh on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:30AM (#15567662)

What's actually happening is a combination of the fact that that they are probably in the middle of stocking and/or immediately detect your racism and arrogance and inability to get to the point and realize they need a supervisor to deal with you.

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