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Behind the Scenes at Netflix

post #1 of 16
4/3/09 at 1:11pm
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If you ever thought it must really suck to work at a Netflix shipping warehouse, you're probably right.

http://www.boston.com/business/techn...08/23/netflix/
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post #2 of 16
4/3/09 at 1:13pm
They sort movies by hand? There has got to be machines that can do that. What a shitty job. It probably pays minimum wage, too.
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post #3 of 16
4/3/09 at 1:16pm
It says right there, that 10 bucks an hour for starters and average employment lasts 2 years.

And yeah, it sucks.
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post #4 of 16
4/3/09 at 1:16pm
Wow, I always wondered how they got those discs to me so fast.

That looks like the definition of a thankless job.
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post #5 of 16
4/3/09 at 1:26pm
Isn't a bunch of their process "secret", and even patented? I thought they sued Blockbuster or something for copying their process.

I haven't calculated what I make an hour in maybe a decade. Turns out I'm doing awesome!
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post #6 of 16
4/3/09 at 2:12pm
Interesting. If you look at the first picture you can see some of the damage classifications for the disc inspectors. Cracked, scratched, mismatched, and...Polish? Are there a rash of DVD that are accidentally in Polish?
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post #7 of 16
4/3/09 at 2:36pm
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Netflix says it owns several hundred copies of the least-rented title in its cataglogue, and tens of thousands of copies of a recent release like ``The Departed.''
Always wondered about this...
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post #8 of 16
4/3/09 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by Renn Brown View Post
Always wondered about this...
I don't buy that; there have been times I've put *shit from the 80's on my queue only to have it say "very long wait" and/or suddenly disappear from availability to "unknown". I'm thinking they may have tens of copies of shit no one wants to see.

*it was Hunk. So sue me.
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post #9 of 16
4/3/09 at 3:09pm
Next time your disks arrive with blood stains, you'll know why.
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post #10 of 16
4/3/09 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
It says right there, that 10 bucks an hour
I've worked many a job for less than that through the years.
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post #11 of 16
4/3/09 at 3:55pm
I'm picturing some poor schlub on the line, wallowing in his misery that this is the only job he could get in this economy, getting an order that a Bob in Altoona wants to order a copy of Troll 2. Our hapless hero finally snaps, has an epiphany, and sends Bob a copy of McBain instead. Satisfied, he gets up from his post, flips the bird to everyone, grabs his coat and walks out into a bright, sunny day.

A fucked up order for one man, yes. But also a "stick it to The Man" moment for another.
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post #12 of 16
4/3/09 at 4:04pm
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I'm picturing some poor schlub on the line, wallowing in his misery that this is the only job he could get in this economy, getting an order that a Bob in Altoona wants to order a copy of Troll 2. Our hapless hero finally snaps, has an epiphany, and sends Bob a copy of McBain instead. Satisfied, he gets up from his post, flips the bird to everyone, grabs his coat and walks out into a bright, sunny day.

A fucked up order for one man, yes. But also a "stick it to The Man" moment for another.
I got a bollywood movie once, when I was supposed to get a b horror movie. Same title too.
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post #13 of 16
4/3/09 at 4:49pm
My father was laid of in November. I've applied to two Monster.com job postings for Netflix Warehouse Managers for him. I don't care if it is a good job for him, I just want the hook-up on a free account and cheap ass DVD's.
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post #14 of 16
4/4/09 at 8:56pm
Lol, and my parents even suggested getting a job at the local Netflix warehouse.
Once, I ordered Amadeus, and the disk that came was all scratched up. So I ordered a replacement, and it, too, was scratched up. I still have not managed to see Amadeus.
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post #15 of 16
4/4/09 at 9:02pm
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Originally Posted by Admiral Shark View Post
Lol, and my parents even suggested getting a job at the local Netflix warehouse.
Once, I ordered Amadeus, and the disk that came was all scratched up. So I ordered a replacement, and it, too, was scratched up. I still have not managed to see Amadeus.
It must be intentional. Amadeus is a monstrous waste of time. There are far worse films, but I imagine this one would be singled out for being dry and ponderous and cliche. And revered! Like The Killing Fields.
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post #16 of 16
4/4/09 at 9:04pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
It says right there, that 10 bucks an hour for starters and average employment lasts 2 years.

And yeah, it sucks.
Ah, didn't see that. Federal minimum wage is $6.55 so there's that.
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