‘It scars you for life’: Workers sue Meta claiming viewing brutal videos caused psychological trauma::More than 20% of the staff Meta hired to check the violent content of Facebook and Instagram are on sick leave due to psychological trauma.

  • wildcardology@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Should there be a disclaimer before hiring? I mean don’t apply for the job if it’s going to bother you. I sure hope they were not forced by the boss to suck it up.

    I admit I’m a bit desensitized to gore but I don’t know if I can handle truly brutal videos.

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      1 year ago

      probably there is a disclaimer of some sort, and people think they can handle it. but also, even people who worry they can’t may be desperate for a job.

      i work with people who have experienced terrible things, but it’s a little easier to manage because i am hearing about it (only to the extent that people want to talk) and not seeing it, so i get a little psychological distance. my environment is very supportive and i’m hearing things sometimes, not watching it hundreds of times in a day. even then, people in my role are at decent risk of burnout.

      like, you never know when you’re going to hear a thing that just gets to you.

      doing what these mods do for hours and hours a week without support seems like a recipe for secondary trauma and burnout. edit - and yes, i’m pretty sure their environment amounts to “suck it up and keep going.”

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        1 year ago

        I guess it’s the same when joining the military, no amount of video games or war movies will prepare you for the horrors of war.