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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by p49k on Monday April 15, 2019 @08:09AM (#19664718)
Because of that, the company actually don't need to force it's employees. It just keep giving them tasks which cannot be finished without...

This sounds exactly like the accounts of what it’s like to work as an Amazon delivery driver.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by acct1771 on Monday April 15, 2019 @08:12AM (#19664728)
Or a drive thru employee.

Or an Uber driver trying to make minimum wage.

Hm.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by volkl48 on Monday April 15, 2019 @08:43AM (#19664866)
A drive thru employee works a scheduled shift and when it's over they're done.

I don't see how that example works with this topic of overtime/overwork.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by lordlimecat on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:20AM (#19665065)
Every foodservice place I ever worked in my youth got quite irate when someone worked more than 40 hours, because overtime is a lot more expensive than just hiring another worker.
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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by acct1771 on Monday April 15, 2019 @03:17PM (#19668038)
Most drive thru chains are using stopclocks to time how fast they get your food to you, from speaker to pull off..and it's not a reasonable metric.
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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by wavefunction on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:06AM (#19664984)
Some fast-food employees even get benefits.
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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by exelius on Monday April 15, 2019 @08:34AM (#19664826)
But like, if you were more passionate about your job, it would be more rewarding! Maybe not monetarily; but think of all the interesting people you get to talk to as an Uber driver!
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