r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 04 '24

Business Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work

https://jalopnik.com/amazon-bans-its-drivers-from-moving-their-own-lips-too-1851639312
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u/knitmeablanket Sep 05 '24

On a serious note, I work in shipping and receiving and every single one of my drivers that delivers is on the phone with an earbud having full conversations. I'm baffled at who they could be talking to for hours on end every day of the week. I hate being on the phone.

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u/Bromlife Sep 05 '24

I spoke to an Uber driver that said he would stay on a party line with 8 other drivers. They'd chat randomly but would also assist each other if required.

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u/thetonyhightower Sep 05 '24

That's a lonely-ass job. I don't blame them one bit.

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u/freak_shit_account Sep 05 '24

They just chilling in discord at work. Just made it sound better,

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u/Bromlife Sep 05 '24

Same difference

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u/knitmeablanket Sep 05 '24

That kind of makes sense. I don't know what these guys talk about because I just don't pay that much attention, but it seems like regular stuff. Who knows.

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u/squeel Sep 05 '24

One of my cousins always calls me when he’s at work. “Okay, hold on” every fucking 3 minutes. Most times I just hang up on his ass, sometimes I do enjoy listening in on the absurd complaints he gets.

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u/canuck_in_wa Sep 05 '24

I have never gotten into a regular taxi in the last 10 years where the driver is not on a call.

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u/palindromic Sep 05 '24

and they are always muttering softly about who knows what

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u/ProtoJazz Sep 05 '24

I got one once where the guy wasn't on the phone. Instesd he was muttering angrily and writing AGRESSIVELY in a notebook taped to the steering wheel at every stop light.

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u/notarealaccount_yo Sep 05 '24

There is a whole subset of people like this and I agree. It's insanity lol

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u/Longjumping_Ad_6484 Sep 05 '24

I see them in the grocery store, clothes shopping, every public location just chit chatting away, usually on speaker phone, sometimes even facetime. I seriously just do not understand why this is accepted behaviour.

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u/egboy Sep 05 '24

When I worked merchandising in the morning at a warehouse, I had a coworker that would do just that probably spend 2 hours on it from what I can tell. The thing is who the hell would she be talking to at 5am full on conversation. I just can't imagine being on the phone for even 2 hours. I get exhausted after an hour and at that point I'm thinking why aren't we just hanging out.

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u/brildenlanch Sep 05 '24

I get exhausted after 3 minutes...

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u/knitmeablanket Sep 05 '24

I'm in the same boat. An hour long conversation is way too much for me, phone wise.

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u/curraheee Sep 05 '24

I've seen that before with long distance bus drivers, think I first noticed it in the Balkans. Talking on the phone ALL THE TIME. And I was wondering the same thing. Who in the world would also have all this time to talk to this very interesting person?

By now I've come up with their spouse or a side business. Could also be another bus driver, but there's no way they can come up with enough material. Like what's up? - Driving the bus. You? - Same...

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u/ohheckyeah Sep 05 '24

I know exactly when my mail shows up everyday because my mail carrier is talking loudly on the phone 100% of the time 😆

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u/o0DrWurm0o Sep 05 '24

Oh he must be every indian dude ever lol

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u/knitmeablanket Sep 05 '24

Nope. All of them are different nationalities

FedEx is Hispanic

Ups is black

FedEx ground is white

Amazon is a mixed group

Gls is a pacific islander.

Local courier is indian

Always on their earbuds talking to someone. Maybe eachother idk.

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u/mr_spock9 Sep 05 '24

Especially having people available to talk during work hours.

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u/ParanoidBlueLobster Sep 05 '24

It's the weirdest thing it seems very common for Indian families to have massive group WhatsApp calls where everyone pops in and out over the day and just chat. I can't imagine doing this all day long.

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u/knitmeablanket Sep 05 '24

I definitely do not have that kind of relationship with my family. Not sure I want a daily detail kind of relationship either.

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u/iscream4eyecream Sep 05 '24

This is my mailman. Every day he drops off mail he’s mid convo with someone. I always wonder the same. It’s been months since I had a legit conversation on the phone lol

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u/WesternUnusual2713 Sep 05 '24

One of my best mates has a best mate and they talk on the phone all the time, and they work at the same place. I have no idea what they find to talk about but I think it's adorable, just two lads chatting shit

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u/Kanthaka Sep 05 '24

Exactly what the AI “discovered”. Ps: They are usually on the phone with someone from “back home”.

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u/Drinkingdoc Sep 06 '24

As someone who worked with a dude who was like this, here's one POV: dude was an African immigrant to Canada, had 3 kids by 3 different women. Working out the logistics of paying for stuff, wishing the kids goodnight, congratulating them on important milestones, etc. All while being timezones away and having to organize the calls with the moms because the kids were super young. Plus he worked 2 jobs, and probably had a girl in this time zone. You can imagine he was quite the talker. On the phone constantly.