• @Missmuffet
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    7110 months ago

    I was working at an amazon, and they made these shitty “games” for you to “play”, and you played them by working faster :////

    Basically, in one, you’d get a pet and it would grow based on how fast you worked. The games also pit you agaist your coworkers so youd feel pressured to - you guessed it - work faster.

    I was doing good one night and told my manager and he went “Nice! Now go even faster!”. By far the worst job ive ever had.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        310 months ago

        I watched that episode but it was pretty dumb, because it was just an unexplained dystopia. You can’t make much of a point if hinges entirely on a dystopia with no reason to exist with unexplained systems of power to create oppression.

  • @[email protected]
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    4610 months ago

    Worker, place your hands on the pads and think happy thoughts. You have 10 seconds to comply. Failure to comply will result in complementary reconditioning. Happy birthday!

    • @STOMPYI
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      710 months ago

      Drink a compliance can of soda to proceed…

  • @[email protected]
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    1810 months ago

    This is a dangerous mindset, closed eyes aren’t focused on the task at hand and happy thoughts aren’t company thoughts!

    • @Missmuffet
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      610 months ago

      These messages play on each worker’s screen about once an hour. They’re supposed to be wellness checks. Source, former employee.

  • @FinishingDutch
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    210 months ago

    I’m assuming ’burn this place to the ground while management is inside’ is not on the list of corporate approved happy thoughts?

    • @Evotech
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      110 months ago

      As long as you work harder