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OK, so when will USDAW get involved? mwooldri Feb 2013 #1
TESCO is a UK company. The story is from the UK. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #12
And I'm asking when USDAW, a UK union, will get involved. mwooldri Feb 2013 #35
I lived an easy distance from a TESCO years ago; so I did a lot of shopping there. MADem Feb 2013 #78
sounds more like conditions at the Farben production units at auschwitz. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #41
W...T...F? marmar Feb 2013 #2
"Break these chains!" leveymg Feb 2013 #3
That's funny, prison has become more like work too. bemildred Feb 2013 #4
That explains recent developments in education then, preparing students for a work environment n/t Fumesucker Feb 2013 #5
TESCO is a UK company. The story is from the UK. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #14
THere was a book that was published a few years ago 2naSalit Feb 2013 #20
"You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice you got yourself two sets... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #6
Great movie, or the GREATEST movie? Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #66
It's not up there with 'Casablanca' or 'Lawrence of Arabia' pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #67
"shakin' the tree, boss. shakin the tree." Yavin4 Feb 2013 #75
The movie quotes are terribly apropos. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #83
Who needs dignity and human rights at work? LisaLynne Feb 2013 #7
Compared to hourly people exactly how productive are management people? LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #8
We sit around reading DU Lochloosa Feb 2013 #10
Hey, so do some of us hourly people derby378 Feb 2013 #16
That's an interesting question. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #26
Well... Who the hell else is going to pour over the TPS reports for hours? Glassunion Feb 2013 #43
Kick! Heidi Feb 2013 #9
Disgusting. Brickbat Feb 2013 #11
Absolutely...K&R KoKo Feb 2013 #55
Link to The Onion. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #13
Drug testing, bugging people's personal cars w/ gps for company time/personal time, loudsue Feb 2013 #15
Well, US Call Centers and other 'widget producers' have similar ... Myrina Feb 2013 #17
Any major corporation call center employees work this way. mwooldri Feb 2013 #38
exactly. Myrina Feb 2013 #39
Every keystroke is monitored and tracked magical thyme Feb 2013 #61
F___ing incredible. People aren't machines, and don't operate like machines! nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #18
Funny davidthegnome Feb 2013 #19
They'll have toilets that weigh your turd and determine how long it took to produce it! MADem Feb 2013 #81
Ahem... davidthegnome Feb 2013 #82
Sorry!!!!!! MADem Feb 2013 #84
The UK is actually "ahead" of us in becoming a surveillance state. KamaAina Feb 2013 #21
Walmart is one step closer to that with their "task management" program... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #22
That's one of the reasons why I quit Walmart. Apophis Feb 2013 #29
Beyond "efficient" and into "sick" ... Auggie Feb 2013 #36
I think Walmart used to lock their employees in the store on overnights? Glassunion Feb 2013 #46
They did midwest irish Feb 2013 #48
And several others. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #63
When will the war on workers stop? Initech Feb 2013 #23
Sssssh! Don't give them ideas! lunatica Feb 2013 #33
Oh right! They might act on it! Initech Feb 2013 #54
"Horsemeat scandal keeps running, as Tesco sells withdrawn burgers" KoKo Feb 2013 #24
that's expanded way past tesco, throughout europe, & has been connected to criminal gangs HiPointDem Feb 2013 #45
Do they have "Correction Collars"? Dirty Socialist Feb 2013 #25
That's horrible and inexcusable. Apophis Feb 2013 #27
There is no employer on this planet who could make me wear an electronic band malaise Feb 2013 #28
Same here. Apophis Feb 2013 #32
+1000000000 Initech Feb 2013 #53
Yep, it's getting dystopian out there. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #30
None dare call it slave labor quinnox Feb 2013 #31
Of course it's not slave labor to them durablend Feb 2013 #64
yeah, the corporate idea of employee freedom is like a slave being able to choose his master. unblock Feb 2013 #80
UC Berkeley calls it's employees "Human Capital" now lunatica Feb 2013 #34
Now that's what I call a capital offense Orrex Feb 2013 #37
How long before this starts over here? Brigid Feb 2013 #40
Nothing new, just a new gadget Mopar151 Feb 2013 #42
How soon before they go with implants? Glassunion Feb 2013 #44
There is a big company in Ohio that does this. midwest irish Feb 2013 #47
If you aren't willing even to speak their name out loud, we all may as well stop trying right now Occulus Feb 2013 #56
Agreed. Apophis Feb 2013 #57
Ok midwest irish Feb 2013 #59
Reynolds and Reynolds sounds like a horrible company to work for. Apophis Feb 2013 #69
I recall a few instances where a company that was being discussed here on DU actually made a name Occulus Feb 2013 #72
I'm curious if that kind of damage control has ever, ever actually worked Posteritatis Feb 2013 #85
That's just.... sick. And wrong. midwest irish Feb 2013 #58
Oh, it's legal all right. Occulus Feb 2013 #70
Thanks! midwest irish Feb 2013 #73
I always wonder how many thousands of dollars those policies cost those companies Posteritatis Feb 2013 #62
Knowing about electronics and computers, I'd love to have one of those collars. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #49
I'm reminded of a video I feature on YouTube sometimes Oilwellian Feb 2013 #50
Holy crap, what a depressing read n/t War Horse Feb 2013 #51
Some people never know when to stop treestar Feb 2013 #52
Reminds me of Disney: NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #60
This will spread to the US if it hasn't already Renew Deal Feb 2013 #65
I worked for a rather large grocery store warehouse for a while bubbayugga Feb 2013 #71
That was depressing and disturbing. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #68
The West must have got it from the Japanese... Octafish Feb 2013 #74
Contract attorneys get treated this way in NYC. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #76
How much more degredation and humiliation will people take before they join unions? Yavin4 Feb 2013 #77
My son lives in UK riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #79
Kick woo me with science Feb 2013 #86
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