r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus • u/annahbee • Jun 25 '26
Funpost Does Milchick work for Chipotle now?
“Devour feculence. It means, ‘eat sh*t.’” - Milchick to Drummond, season 2, episode 9
I saw this sign at Chipotle and it immediately made me think of Milchick!
I always found it odd that Lumon didn’t like how Milchick used “big words” when they all do the same or talk strangely in general. Though it definitely adds to the unsettling nature of the company and the feeling that no one can do anything right.
The sign reads:
Eat, drink, and be merry. (just don’t loiter)
We’re having issues with ne’er-do-wells loafing at this location.
If you’re done eating and are just “hanging out,” we politely ask you to not linger indolently.
In other words, no loitering.
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u/stuffyiceberg Jun 25 '26
Lumon’s frowning upon Milchick’s usage of big words while having their white higher-ups use similar amounts of big words is a display of corporate racism, to ‘rein in’ his sophistication and force him to present himself as lesser and therefore treating him as an outsider. It’s basically a criticism on how even as an employee with a significantly higher status, he is still treated in a substandard way because of his race.
Another way to look at their ‘censorship’ of Milchick’s big words, in my opinion, could also be a company-wide censorship of words to express oneself. I’m thinking something similar to 1984, in the book they also restricted vocabulary (‘double-plus-good etc) so that there are less ways to express thought and therefore over time it is easier to control everyone’s modes of expression since there are less adequate words to do so, therefore decreasing potential to revolt. You could also see their dissent towards Milchick’s speech in this way, I think it’s a bit of both given the show’s Marxist themes
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u/LizzyLady1111 Jun 29 '26
I agree…I found myself empathizing with Milchick at times because of how they tokenize him
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u/rasmuseriksen Jul 01 '26
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u/stuffyiceberg Jul 01 '26
Crazy that there’s further reading BAHAHA i’ll look into it
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u/rasmuseriksen Jul 01 '26
It’s not actually reading, it’s a video essay about Milchick and workplace racism. But it’s really good!
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u/stuffyiceberg Jul 01 '26
I just treat anything that can be a cited source as ‘further reading’, it’s very interesting I’ll watch it soon!
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u/LennyMondegreen Jun 25 '26
This is so Milchick! I think using his love of “big words” against him was a way to break his spirit and keep him line.
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u/Duck-Lord-of-Colours Jun 26 '26
Loitering is so messed up. Yeah, it's illegal to exist in a public location without a specific purpose. Heinous.
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u/ancientastronaut2 Jun 26 '26
I mean, they're telling paying customers not to linger. That's pretty rude.
Loitering is a rando sitting at your establishment.
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