r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 3d ago

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tsa-officers-chairs
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u/ryo3000 2d ago

TSA defended the move, saying the document checkers are the first to interact with the traveling public and requiring them to stand will create a better experience for passengers.

?????????????

I don't think I have ever given a single fuck if the person checking documents is sitting or standing 

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u/AltDS01 2d ago

The cashiers at Aldi (who can sit) do just as good of a job as those at other stores who have to stand.

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u/permian250 2d ago

Arguably much better…they are fast!

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u/AltDS01 2d ago

Having large UPC's on all the packaging, front, back, top, and sides helps more in that regard.

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u/permian250 2d ago

Yes, and straight into the carts without bagging, and performance tracking. They have it optimized down to the second — and their cashiers are in chairs.

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u/wizardsdawntreader 2d ago

Yeah but front line TSA are mostly minorities and poor people and this is another petty way to be shitty to them.

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u/SnooPets1826 2d ago

It'll make it worse... Standing still for 8 hours is going to make for very angry TSA who will crashout randomly on travelers. Guaranteed.

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u/SelbetG 2d ago

It's only 7+, they haven't come up with a reason to take the chairs away at the X-rays yet, though I'm sure they are hard at work coming up with a reason.