Kenny Malone
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Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I used to be a cashier at a grocery store when I was about 16 years old.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I looked like I was 11 years old at that age.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
So one day I learned that my managers have started to keep track of the performance of all of the cashiers.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
They were measuring our like items scanned per minute.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
And then I believe they were posting those for the other cashiers to see.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
So I'm a little competitive.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I'm also a goody two shoes.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
And I'm like, I gotta be faster.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I gotta get my bosses these numbers.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I get this item that won't scan.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
There wasn't a ton of cilantro in rural Pennsylvania.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
I think it probably was like cat food.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
Cat food was weirdly hard to scan.
Planet Money
The laws of the office revisited
The label got all torn up and crap.