• @Missmuffet@lemmy.world
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    692 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.

      • @morrowindOP
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        32 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.

    • RBG
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      192 months ago

      Sounds like Andor in the factory for death star parts

  • RBG
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    482 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!

  • @MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works
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    182 months ago

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

  • @jsomae
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    62 months ago

    what’s the context for this screen? A mental wellness exercise?

    • @Missmuffet@lemmy.world
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      52 months ago

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

  • The Doctor
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    22 months ago

    Great. Somebody thought Paranoia was another RPG to mine for terrible ideas to implement.