Chained to My PC

An animated, humorous parody of working conditions at call centers -- and what workers can do about it.

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News & Politics

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• Chained
• to
• PC
• Dog
• Call
• Center
• Workers
• Workplace
• Bad
• Day
• Campaign
• union
• workers
• rights
• animation

[TheChronek]

A useless video from a useless union. All they're good at is rewarding mediocrity, protecting their own hides and ensuring that they still have jobs. They're in bed with management, spreading their legs wider and wider and it's the employees who are getting screwed. I hope to God I never get a job represented by such a worthless sack-of-crap union as the CWA ever again.

[Natdaprat]

HAHA

[MissRubyJane]

All i can say is my bf works in a Call Centre, he's 20 , nobody makes you work there, granted the conditions may be bad, but what does anyone expcet when working for call centres and such like? the job is answering phones for customers, if you work in a factory you cant just leave the conveyor belt and go to the toilet. Ive had some bad jobs, whilst in university, but i just think no job is perfect, and nobody forces you to work there.

[seiberselbow]

Getting the word out to potential workers to represent such as through this video, or as you charge "waste my money," happens to part of "union organizing." This is the only way that unions have the ability to be able to continue to represent members. Without growing and growing, a union will soon lose its ability to provide adequate representation. Get involved in your union. You might learn a thing.

[jamieandlaurab]

nice to know my union has time to make this video and waste my money when good jobs are already being cut

[mandrewwhiteman]

This makes a good point because this company treats empolyees worse than dogs. Dogs receive much better treatment and don't ask permission to use the bathroom!

[mandrewwhiteman]

It sure makes a good point. Dogs receive much better treatment than the way this company treats its employees. Employees need to be treated decently, not worse than dogs.

[equallyfedup]

I worked for a place that we were allowed a phone, put on a team, given email, but was told not to use or talk to anyone. Overtime was mandatory. Monitoring bathroom time and work time was expected. They had an open door policy, but never accepted suggestions. This video shows that same lack of respect. Notice the click box that says "No thinking"? When I was a union member, you were never treated this poorly. You could suggest things, be more productive, and have a say. Thank you.

[johninnit]

VG, more power to CWA in tackling this. I've luckily never worked anywhere as bad as some of you, tho I have heard some pretty demeaning stories around loo break monitoring in the UK call centre industry too.

I think the dog gets the point across well - more of a sympathetic everyman than any human figure would be. Those who don't like it presumably won't like these either, heh heh

http://worksmart.org.uk/downlo­ads/personalassistant.php

http://worksmart.org.uk/downlo­ads/pupwherewebelong.php

[wherescaedo]

"We have a good case but have loss any chance of being taken seriously." TOTALLY AGREE.