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"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely fo
by Killes 8y ago
"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely for the purpose of buying things. I care more about the women who worked there than I do, no offense, about anyone I met in school or from Twitter"
Makes me think of the movie Clerks, and other depictions of this spirit of community in a unnatural commercial environment.
Somehow the environment greatly strengthens these human connection. I do have nostalgia for these days. Corporations, instead of perfecting this kind of warmth and making the working environment tolerable, perfected exploitation. Always short sighted short term profit.
- klenwell 8y agoBrings to mind one of my favorite Onion articles: "Partygoers Mocked By Catering Staff" https://www.theonion.com/partygoers-mocked-by-catering-staff-1819566273 https://www.theonion.com/partygoers-mocked-by-catering-staff... Experts say mockery of the well-to-do by the serving class is a millennia-old tradition.
- will_pseudonym 8y agoThat reminds me of one of my favorite comedy series, Party Down. It was canceled largely because two of the actors (Adam Scott and Jane Lynch) were pulled into two major network shows (Parks & Recreation and Glee, respectively). You can watch the first episode free here: https://www.starz.com/series/partydown/episodes/5131/details https://www.starz.com/series/partydown/episodes/5131/details
- toomuchtodo 8y agoShared struggle builds emotional bonds between people. Think military bootcamp.