Monat: Februar 2012

Social Gedöns in Text und Bild

»Bei beiden Services steht man außerdem natürlich besonders als deutscher Nutzer wieder mit einem Bein im Abmahngrab: Fremde Inhalte weiterzuverbreiten, gar zu empfehlen in Bild und Text, das kann u.U. teuer werden. Auch wenn es eigentlich das ist, was die meisten der Anbieter sich sehnlichst wünschen und ansonsten teuer bezahlen müssten.«

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I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

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At today’s pickers‘ meeting, we are reminded that customers are waiting. We cannot move at a "comfortable pace," because if we are comfortable, we will never make our numbers, and customers are not willing to wait. And it’s Christmastime. We got 2.7 million orders this week. People need—need—these items and they need them right now. So even if you’ve worked here long enough to be granted time off, you are not allowed to use it until the holidays are over. (And also forget about Election Day, which is today. "What if I want to vote?" I ask a supervisor. "I think you should!" he says. "But if I leave I’ll get fired," I say. To which he makes a sad face before saying, "Yeah.")
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