For me it was the collective solidarity during the manual data entry shifts we did when elections came around. Those were some of the most soul crushing experiences of my life, and the incredible feeling of coworkers you didn't even know that well covering for you as middle management wondered where I was (I had to take a short bathroom break because I couldn't take a leak for hours) were so heartwarming. Of course there also was all the bad stuff: lying to customers who were having real problems that you couldn't do anything about, being insulted by people you called for a survey and you can't even seriously argue against them, terrible pay, the list goes on. If you have anything to contribute, please do so! I'd love to hear your perspectives.

  • Multihedra [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It was a funny/terrible job I had for a bit in school.

    I kept getting stoned and napping thru my evening shifts. One day I went in and they were like “uh, we fired you dude, check your voicemail”, and indeed they had fired me.

    But the 2nd funniest moment was only funny in hindsight; I had to call people and ask how they felt about Rod Blagoyovich after that job-selling thing, lol

      • Multihedra [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        A greasy Chicago politician, he was governor of Illinois when Obama got elected, and he basically auctioned off Obama’s senate seat, went to jail for it lol

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich