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.

  • hauntingspectre [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The time the morbidly obese furry guy on help desk rolled out of his chair, dragged to his doom by his enormous gut.

    Chickenhawking bastard.

    Edit: and the sex. So much sex between co-workers. I slept with at least two, and I know my two friends who worked there slept with at least 3, not including the time my buddy fingered a woman at her desk. The whole place was just filled with degeneracy, sometimes fun, sometimes bizarre. There was the woman who brought milk to every shift in an old antifreeze bottle, and who would then drink milk, eat a can of olives, and a loaf of bread, every lunchtime. I also saw her once lick the front door of our building.

    • AngusMcAnus [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      the call center was the least sexual place I ever worked at, good for you though haha

      • Electrickoolaide32 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I worked for Obamacare (the health insurance marketplace) and it was horny as fuck the whole time. I slammed ass a few times and my coworkers got busted sexting via the company email.

        I should also point out the company I worked for at Obamacare? Fucking General Dynamics. Ya know the fighter plane, tank and submarine defense manufacturer. Had a customer support division that ran the contract for Obamacare.

          • Electrickoolaide32 [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Lots of downtime working the evening overnight shift gives you a lot of time to get to know your coworkers. Could not have a phone on the floor, no paper or pens (so no books) and couldn’t visit anything but .gov websites as GD blocked everything else, so you got to know everyone around you.

            They didn’t allow us to do that because in the past people just stole social security numbers and all types of shit, so you couldn’t have anything that could record information.