• Stern@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    lol packing boxes at Amazon being skilled labor in comparison to the burger dudes. Like, my dude, you’re about half a step above the dude putting a burger together then packing a bag with it, and I’m being generous.

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      13 hours ago

      And like. We’ve all ordered from amazon. We know how they pack boxes. There’s no skill involved there.

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      16 hours ago

      Packing a box seems easier than operating the machines at mcdos. Timing the operation, consistency, time pressure, angry clients, …

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        14 hours ago

        Was literally going to say… there’s more regulations/certifications in food prep, both for the business itself and the workers, than a lot of other jobs.