When I was in my mid-20s I worked in a distribution center for a not-Amazon-sized-but-close company. As dystopian and abusive as you’ve heard.
One day we were told a documentary crew was showing up to shoot their follow up to a very popular previous propaganda-as-doc show.
One day we were told a documentary crew was showing up to shoot their follow up to a very popular previous propaganda-as-doc show.
We were told to behave and to look happy. Oh, and that the speed of our distribution chain would be halved for the day. We’d recover the following day, no worries.
What happened next will not surprise you!
What happened next will not surprise you!
We decided to sabotage the filming. First, we started acting manically, screaming everything, running up and down, tripping on each other. Someone would later compare it to the battle sequences in Hunt for the Red October.
Do you know what happens if you chug a gallon of water before a physically intense activity? We took a visit to the water cooler before the shift started, and soon everyone was sweating profusely like we were in Britney’s Slave For You video.
And of course, the person in charge of the chain “misheard” the orders and halved not the speed but the time. Soon cardboard boxes were flying up and down. I remember jumping to pick a falling box and “accidentally” crashing against a pile of boxes that immediately collapsed.
The following week we just heard the crew had decided not to use any footage and that they thanked us for our efforts. It was no biggie!
Next time, I’ll tell you what we did when we were told that, in case of fire, each employee should take a piece of equipment with them!
Next time, I’ll tell you what we did when we were told that, in case of fire, each employee should take a piece of equipment with them!
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