Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/comcast-store-punished-low-sales-by-smashing-pies-in-workers-faces-lawsuit-claims/
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Drusas@fedia.io · 78 pts · 4d
The fuck.
Sounds like the manager got off on lording her limited power over people.
moncharleskey@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 4d
Middle management on a power trip?
BillyClark@piefed.social · 36 pts · 4d
I once worked for a short while at a place where they published everybody in the company's monthly sales in order to embarrass the people with fewer sales, and I honestly thought that little bit was too abusive.
I guess I was naive. And I guess I'm not cut out for sales.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 4d
Sales environments are such hotbeds of abuse. They want the most competitive assertive bullies they can get. Then they wonder why everyone hates salespeople.
spock@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4d
Think about the best way to construct a sales team. Commission with elevated commission for meeting targets, sales interactions with product team to prioritize features.
djmikeale@feddit.dk · 23 pts · 4d
What a wild sentence:
justsomeguy@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 4d
Management straight from clown's college
wraekscadu@vargar.org · 20 pts · 4d
The manager should have Molotov cocktails smashed in their face. /s
The "/s" is there only because it would end up killing them or end up causing irreversible damage. If the above was not the case, then yeah, fuck them.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 4 pts · 4d
Depends how hard you smash.
If you smash them very gently, it will only be uncomfortable ... and send a message.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 12 pts · 4d
Managed by the Three Stooges, apparently.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 4d
Wow they ain't kidding when they call management a bunch of clowns
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 4d
I had door to door sales job when I was teen that did this bullshit. I didn't stay working for them long. Fucking scam that took most of any money you earned. But they pull this shit too and I nope out. Got a bus ticket home.
IPeaceInYourFace@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 4d
Only in America.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 4d
If you think America is the only place workers get assaulted, boy are you in for a a shock.
With pies though? Hmm, maybe.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 4d
Hazing is illegal. Sue them.
foggy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 4d
Pretty sure that is why the title of this thread is with regards to a lawsuit.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 4d
Somebody took that one scene from Entourage too literally.