Yeah, it's interesting. I wonder if it has something to do with sexual harassment training? I've definitely been "taught" that having pinups can be grounds for sexual harassment claims when working for a large grocery chain. At my current job, there's no training but it's understood that if you're making anybody uncomfortable at work, you're probably doing it wrong. I like that thinking better, but it relies on some empathy or at least shared values (maybe harder internationally?).
Grocery stores have to employ who they can get - they can't offer tech wages nor interesting projects. Either you're stacking cans at 45 cases per hour, or you're scanning and bagging 3 items a minute, or cleaning toilets and pushing carts. So mandatory training has to be clear to even the lowest elements of our society.
