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THE TRAUMA FLOOR,The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
The Verge ^

Posted on 02/25/2019 11:02:35 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT

The panic attacks started after Chloe watched a man die... The median Facebook employee earns $240,000 annually in salary, bonuses, and stock options. A content moderator working for Cognizant in Arizona, on the other hand, will earn just $28,800 per year.

...Writing utensils and paper are also not allowed, in case Miguel might be tempted to write down a Facebook user’s personal information. This policy extends to small paper scraps, such as gum wrappers. Smaller items, like hand lotion, are required to be placed in clear plastic bags so they are always visible to managers.

...Fearing for his safety, Randy began bringing a concealed gun to work. Fired employees regularly threatened to return to work and harm their old colleagues, and Randy believed that some of them were serious. A former coworker told me she was aware that Randy brought a gun to work, and approved of it, fearing on-site security would not be sufficient in the case of an attack.

...During breaks, he often finds long lines for the restrooms. Hundreds of employees share just one urinal and two stalls in the men’s room, and three stalls in the women’s.

...Last year, a former Facebook moderator in California sued the company, saying her job as a contractor with the firm Pro Unlimited had left her with PTSD. In the complaint, her lawyers said she “seeks to protect herself from the dangers of psychological trauma resulting from Facebook’s failure to provide a safe workplace for the thousands of contractors who are entrusted to provide the safest possible environment for Facebook users.” (The suit is still unresolved.)

...To Facebook, it will seem as if they never worked there at all. Technically, they never did.

(Excerpt) Read more at theverge.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: facebook; fascistbook; hell; markzuckerberg; zuckerberg
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What could be worse?
1 posted on 02/25/2019 11:02:35 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

ahh, yer gettin’ paid to sit there and look at Facebook all day. Shaddyap and quit yer whinin’!


2 posted on 02/25/2019 11:08:07 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Ninth Circle of Hell is reserved for that prick Zuckerberg


3 posted on 02/25/2019 11:09:46 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
That does sound hellish but nobody really has to work there.
4 posted on 02/25/2019 11:11:39 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Lost me as soon as I saw the words “Hate Speech”. There ain’t no such thing, nor can there be.


5 posted on 02/25/2019 11:13:32 AM PST by RedStateRocker
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Facebook, Amazon - what’s with these liberal billionaires who criticize Trump and conservatives but are running little slaves shops in their own companies with 1900 working conditions?


6 posted on 02/25/2019 11:15:02 AM PST by oldbill
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What could be worse?

They could just leave the murder videos up like Russian Facebook-clone vKontakte does.

7 posted on 02/25/2019 11:20:08 AM PST by Drew68 (No, as a matter of fact, I didn't read the article.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Uhhh...working on the deck of an Aircraft Carrier?


8 posted on 02/25/2019 11:20:32 AM PST by gr8eman (Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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To: bigbob

The Ninth Circle of Hell is reserved for that prick Zuckerberg

Maybe?
But clearly, some time in level IV is called for.


9 posted on 02/25/2019 11:26:03 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (I failed to report it!)
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To: gr8eman

I worked with a former Navy carrier deckhand.
I do not recall his rating?

He said that with each deployment in peacetimes, they anticipate one or two fatalities.

That said, I NEVER heard a bad word about his sea duty.
Not one word.
I think he kind of missed it.


10 posted on 02/25/2019 11:32:47 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (I failed to report it!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

When they’ve done battlefield medic duty, yes. First responders at the site of a terrorist attack, yes. Otherwise, not so much.


11 posted on 02/25/2019 11:34:06 AM PST by Silentgypsy ( “If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.”__Scorpion)
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To: oldbill

They’re covered by the corrupt politicians, whom they give millions to, and the lying, fake media, whom they financially take care of, too, to ignore the truth.

“The most insidious power the media has, is the power to ignore”. — Chris Plante, WMAL, DC.


12 posted on 02/25/2019 11:35:59 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If there was any doubt before, there should be none now. Facebook is not encouraging healthy behaviors and relationships. Those poor moderators. Washing dishes would be so much better than this.


13 posted on 02/25/2019 11:38:33 AM PST by BlackAdderess (Why did Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters both vote against the Magnitsky Act?)
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To: Menehune56

nobody really has to work there

My first thought, but thinking further, I do not to always believe that to be the case.

You have others to feed,you know that with a good work history you can move up.
Work, or welfare?

Not a Hobson’s choice.


14 posted on 02/25/2019 11:39:34 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (I failed to report it!)
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To: Drew68

VK — social network on the App Store

I would go for a look-see but I have concerns that Mueller jamoke might cause me problems.

Just as well, no desire, near on 50 yrs and still occasional flashes.


15 posted on 02/25/2019 11:47:19 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (I failed to report it!)
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When they’ve done battlefield medic duty...

I have been through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
Have scars to prove it.

Depends on the individual and the exposure.
For safety, exposure is divided into chronic and acute.
Clearly, this is chronic exposure and will damage most, possibly all.


16 posted on 02/25/2019 11:55:33 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (I failed to report it!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Apparently, some of the moderators have been radicalized as a result of this.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/431450-facebook-affirms-commitment-to-content-moderators-after-report-finds-many


17 posted on 02/25/2019 11:56:44 AM PST by BlackAdderess (Why did Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters both vote against the Magnitsky Act?)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

bfl


18 posted on 02/25/2019 12:02:12 PM PST by gibsosa
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Why all this hemmin and hawin? Job seems pretty easy to me. Remove all posts that are Pro Trump, conservative, Christian, life, straight, pro America, anything anti progressive, communist, or imbecility. Pee in a cup to maximize opportunity during break times to Bang Constance or Franchesca in the lactating room & vape some weed on the walk back to your germ-ridden, shared desk space.


19 posted on 02/25/2019 12:14:23 PM PST by bathousebarry_kenyan_cokehead (Socialism means slavery)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Lets Pray that we never have another major War else these will go from snow flakes to Surrender Flakes!


20 posted on 02/25/2019 12:14:42 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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