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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This and the shopping cart thing share the theme of consuming with less cost to the business owner, but with no actual difference (or making it worse) for the employees. Their boss will use all of their time no matter how much work they do. You aren't saving them work; you're saving the boss' money.

If you decline to go into a business near closing, then you're my kind of people. If you tip highly you're my kind of people. If you order clearly, concisely, and politely you're my kind of people.

But while you're pushing Sisyphus' boulder up the hill, he just has to go find another boulder.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

So if the carts stack up outside, the cart guy has to go outside in the rain, slush, whatever. If they don't, he can stay inside for longer.

It gives him more time to dick around doing nothing.

Waiters also get some waiting around time. If they don't, they have to run everywhere. Why wouldn't you want them to have more breathing room?

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's assuming the boss won't give the employees shit for not able to finish enough work in a day.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Anecdotally that was my experience when I worked at a restaurant and later a grocery store. They had no idea how much total work there was; they'd just keep us working.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I just lost the game!