Ask HN: What is the worst bullshit thing you were asked to do at $JOB?

Re:Ask HN: What is the worst bullshit thing you were asked t... by BearfootCoder on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:17AM (#27903286)

First job, support technician on a years work experience from college. That was the year the great storm brought down trees and power cables over half of southern England. The office where I was working was without power for three days. Boss still insisted that I came into work (a journey of several miles over roads which only passable on foot) to "provide support" for users who were not there on computers which were unusable.

Happy days.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the worst bullshit thing you were asked t... by giantg2 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:47PM (#27910367)

Maybe they were trying to keep you employed/paid.

We had a slowdown in a manufacturing warehouse due to a computer issue. In order for us to get paid, they had us work to peel stickers from and wipe marker off of the previously used plastic bags so they could be reused. It would have been more efficient to just use new bags, but they could only justify paying us if we were doing something.

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