TIL JCPenny still exists
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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And here I can't get a job because apparently every GM or hiring manager goes on vacation the moment I go for an interview.
You are getting interviews?
I mean I got one, and it was for a place a friend of mine works for already, so...
But when I texted him a couple days later, he said the GM was actually out of town.
In 18 months I have had 2 interviews out of hundreds of jobs applied, one of which ghosted me after the interview and the other relisted the job the next day…
Exactly will these robots being doing at JC Penny?
rtfa. they're doing a trial at distribution centers. this is mostly training for the AI at this point. there's no way they're putting these things to work in stores yet. one Flipper Zero incident away from losing a half a million dollars.
I should really get one of those. I have no idea what I'd do with it, but I want one.
They're expensive. You could learn a lot building your own if you want to.
https://github.com/proxytype/ZeroBro
Then once you start playing with ZeroBro you'll end up buying your own flipper lol.
The only thing I remember seeing was a guy who copied the transponder things from ambulances and fire trucks and such to always have green lights.
Don't get one if you don't have any ideas in mind, it's really not worth it. Unless you have money to burn of course.
Yeah you have to keep feeding the dolphin. Mines in an angry state right now.
If I know anything about their training, staring at their phones and avoiding eye contact with customers.
Become the first generation ... the founding generation of the AI Robot Brotherhood ... that we will be battling in the global AI war in 2050.
The humanoid robots will first assistant employees in the facility’s Joey Pouch sorting system sequencing, a computerized induction, sorting and packing system. Moving forward, Figure and Catalyst will identify the best use cases for humanoid automation across the system. ~ from a different article
So basically this: https://youtu.be/rTej9ym9UQc
Imagine being employee working along side the thing that going make you unemployed and out on the street. What fuck no way would I put up with that.
Amazon already had this automated without humanoid robots. They don't need a drop-in solution, but they're most likely not selling this. https://youtu.be/0MCMB53jlIk
It's iRobot happening in real time
they kinda do, it's called forklift
I'mma be honest. If I'm shopping and see one of these things "working", I'm dropping everything I've selected for purchase where I stand and walking out. Nothing I can do, but vote with my wallet... so I will do that.
Don't be such a baby
Why? Do you also only buy handmade electronics and cars?
You'll walk out, and 10 people who only give a fuck about their bottom line and nothing else will walk in.
Capitalism + human greed = collapse. As true as 1+1=2.
It's not AI you're mad at though. It's 100% capitalism. If you opened Reddit to a bunch of stories of humanoid robots being used for the greater good, you wouldn't be mad, I guarantee it.
AI powered reforestation drones? Yes please. AI lifeguards for public places that can't get human lifeguards? I think so. AI hospital workers (reliable ones)? Obviously.
The. Problem. Is. (Unbridled.) Capitalism.
how is it captialism?
It's unbridled capitalism because the one and only priority is profit. And those with the money to chase this profit are the ones who refuse to entertain the idea of paying more taxes.
Taxes can correct unaccounted-for externalities. But we refuse to force the capital class to do it.
That's how it's capitalism. To my knowledge there is no mechanism in place to ensure that the capital class does not simply throw us to the wolves when our labor is no longer needed.
It's capitalism. And it's about to eat itself.
This feels like a bit of a contradiction. AI is good for healthcare tree planting and lifeguarding but a retail robot is capitalism gone to far. I dont buy the idea that this is purely driven by capitalism and corporate greed because it neglects the fact that these robots are currently way more expensive than human labor. This is emerging technology and what we are seeing here is a partnership between two companies to start realworld testing a new tech. They dont expect it to be better or more cost effective its R&D. We would expect to see the same in every single effective economic system because its just a basic human development process. Maybe a decade down the line when these become more cost effective than human labour you could say they're replacing human labour for profit but we arent there or even close to there. Then even when we get to that future reality where your comment now makes sense its still not the result of captialism, every half decent economic system would cashiers with robots if they were good enough.
As for the bit about there being no protection from the big scary captial class, we do have protection it’s called a government. Capitalism and public regulation aren't mutually exclusive. If the need to increase tax and welfare arises then we can do that within our current system but the reality is there is still a normal amount of employment available for humans considering we're entering a world recession.
Hopefully I was interpreting your point correctly, if I wasnt please let me know because it was a bit chaotic.
If the need to increase tax and welfare arises then we can do that within our current system
You sure about that?
I appreciate your reply, but this one line alone is enough to tell me we're too far apart to engage productively.
Automation like this is probably already intact upstream of this. So you can just get rid of your wallet please.
My real question is, can they fuck, and will I be happy? Otherwise, who cares.
They interviewed and filled out the online application and went through the 6 week background check process and credit checked these fuckers right?
I was going to read the article but but jfc the ads. I decided to go watch ads on my computer instead. Soon I'm going to go drive in my car and look at ads. I will also play YouTube and watch ads. When I get home, I play to do a little ad surfing on the internet. After that I'm going to pick the best ads I saw and buy their products. Then I'm going to use their products while getting to view the ads associated with them.
Firefox for Android (and forks) support addons like adblockers.
What if you have a Trump phone?
You want to be abused then.
Thank fuck robots can't take my job... Yet lol
Is there a revolt against self checkouts that I missed? Not that I've shopped in a physical store in five years anyway.
Is there a revolt against self checkouts that I missed?
Since I first saw em, I refused to use em. Pay workers or pay me to check myself out.
Someone saw atomic heart and said yeah let's do that. Make sure the robot is never behind you especially if you see them getting behing other ppl in mass quietly.
Combat mode!
Humans are soon not needed anymore in 2030.