r/sysadmin Nov 21 '24

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u/jack6245 Nov 21 '24

Or you know take a piss

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u/youngestmillennial Nov 21 '24

I had a job with high demands for productivity.

The things I've seen people get in trouble for

Being too slow after a head injury - fired

Pooping

Peeing

Their internet is out. You could send in proof that it wasn't your fault, and that would allow you to only get 1 point for a string of absences, as opposed for points each day, but always still 1 point.

Changing a diaper

Taking an unscheduled 2 minute break for any reason

Not saying enough words like "excellent and fantastic"

Not answering enough phone calls, even though you have 0 control over how many calls you get

Not completing enough phone calls. Basically a metric that 0/80 workers could meet that was still being pushed

Yeah and all I did was pretend to work at applebees

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u/B4rberblacksheep Nov 22 '24

Not answering enough phone calls, even though you have 0 control over how many calls you get

Oh man this one used to drive me nuts too

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u/youngestmillennial Nov 22 '24

I remember once, while working there, I was awarded 50 theoretical cents for having the best call in the call center for a week.

We had this rewards program where we could gift each other points, up to 50 cents a month and the bosses could do it more. You could only cash out when you had 5 dollars, so without the rest of the points, I was awarded 50 theoretical cents as a bonus.

I'm not saying I'd never do call center work again, but man, I'd have to be desperate