Re:Dystopic TikTok Trend Demands Amazon Workers Dance for Su...
by everforward on Friday February 04, 2022 @03:42PM
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In contrast to most of the other commenters, I find this kind of disturbing.
It's not the contents of the request (dancing is harmless), but that people feel okay asking for random things. It feels like a dehumanization of delivery/gig workers.
I struggle to think of any other non-entertainment jobs where this would be acceptable, even among other low-wage jobs. Would it be okay to ask your grocery cashier to do a dance? What about fast food workers? I can't even imagine someone asking their doctor to do a dance for them.
It doesn't matter whether the drivers follow through or not, the fact that people feel okay asking is degrading enough. I can't imagine the feeling that someone values my work and humanity so little that they would ask me to dance like a trained monkey, and to top it off, they can't even be bothered to come film it themselves.
I'm grateful I don't have to be in that situation, and I should really leave a 6 pack for my Amazon delivery folks.
It's not the contents of the request (dancing is harmless), but that people feel okay asking for random things. It feels like a dehumanization of delivery/gig workers.
I struggle to think of any other non-entertainment jobs where this would be acceptable, even among other low-wage jobs. Would it be okay to ask your grocery cashier to do a dance? What about fast food workers? I can't even imagine someone asking their doctor to do a dance for them.
It doesn't matter whether the drivers follow through or not, the fact that people feel okay asking is degrading enough. I can't imagine the feeling that someone values my work and humanity so little that they would ask me to dance like a trained monkey, and to top it off, they can't even be bothered to come film it themselves.
I'm grateful I don't have to be in that situation, and I should really leave a 6 pack for my Amazon delivery folks.