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    Image of kylenalepa kylenalepa
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    What an asshole.
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    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    I would walk down that hallway every day slower than shit just to make that stupid alarm go off and annoy my coworkers..
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    Image of NoelZavala NoelZavala
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Amazing what a bunch of lazy whiners this board is full of.
    This is the exact attitude that's sending America down the crapper. "I want it all, but don't ask me to actually EARN it."

    God forbid anyone actually WORK hard for a living. To compare this to slavery is beyond moronic.
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    05/30/09

    @NoelZavala: You're the first one to make that comparison. And nobody is saying that they shouldn't have to work for a living, just that these rules are seemingly arbitrary and beyond asinine.
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    Image of donkill donkill
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Good job Canon now im going to go outside with my printer and throw it in the garbage i wont evan give the shit away and that point and shoot i was going to buy from you?Kiss that cash goodbye and just wait till they hear about my ad campain.
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    05/30/09

    @donkill: Throwing the printer away at this point isn't going to affect them in any way, it's just wasteful wait 'till the ink runs out and then take it apart, there's all sorts of neat motors and controllers inside the typical printer.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Well... I sure hope they appreciate the productivity gains they find when everyone gets stressed out and run ragged, then gets sick and has to take time off... idiots.
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    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    I don't believe this (esp. the alarm part), this must be a joke...
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    Image of mjgolli mjgolli
    05/30/09

    @Invisible pussy: Working conditions like this are not at all uncommon in Japan. Even worse if you are a foreigner.
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    Image of ShariC ShariC
    05/30/09

    Considering that a manager at one point put an employee in a wrestling hold to demonstrate some point about aggression and managed to kill the employee, I think bosses in Japan think they can do whatever they want to their workers. (Hi, Mike!)
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    Image of Brenton Poke Brenton Poke
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Aren't human rights supposed to keep this from being legal?
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    Image of ShariC ShariC
    05/30/09

    @Brenton Poke: This is in Japan. Human rights aren't quite the same here.
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    Image of Michai Michai
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    This is not that bad. As a chef I stand, as well as my cooks, at times for 11 hours or more in a hot humid environment. For those of you who have worked in the food service industry you know that breaks are often not given out, so its not uncommon for someone to work a 10 to 12 shift without ever having sat down. I don't feel bad for these guys, I bet their backs feel a lot better than if they had to sit in one spot all day.
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    Image of NoelleBlue NoelleBlue
    05/30/09

    @Michai: A similar point has been made earlier in this thread, but you're MOVING. Constantly. Your eyes are here, and there, as are your feet, and the same is true for your cooks. Your job is on the move. I have worked retail where I could only stand, and busy days, where I was constantly running around, were far preferable to the slow ones. Just standing there, writing/etc is a form of hell.


    When you're working on a computer and because of the way you hunch your body the support of a chair beneath you is invaluable. Most people have a certain way they stand and put pressure on certain parts of their bodies, and doing that all day does not feel good, or active, or help your back. Quite the opposite. Repeat, HELL.


    In short: Don't make this out to be a laziness versus activity thing, it's not at all. Working at a desk writing/typing/on the phone while standing perfectly still is not good for your body the way being in constant motion is.

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    Image of Matt Heimlich Matt Heimlich
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    The risk of back, hip, and knee problems is staggering.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/30/09

    @Matt Heimlich: Not really. They are punished for staggering as well.
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    Image of Michael Casp Michael Casp
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    BFD, has no one else waited tables in a restaurant? I routinely work shifts where I walk around rapidly for 10 hours straight with no break. And guess what? It IS good for employee camaraderie.


    This is what gel insoles are for.

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    Image of Michai Michai
    05/30/09

    @Michael Casp: Your absolutely right, these people are a bunch of whiners. I would never hire anyone complaining in response to this post.
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    05/30/09

    @Michai: that's quite alright... none of us would ever want to work for you.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/30/09

    @OMG! psycheese!: word
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    Image of ShariC ShariC
    05/30/09

    @Michael Casp: These people are standing and likely stooping to use computers for long periods of time. Walking to wait tables is different as you aren't trying to type on a computer or manipulate stuff on a desk which may or may not be the optimum height for you to work with equipment placed on it.


    Note that all of these people are different heights, but the desks are all the same. This is just unnecessarily uncomfortable and inhumane.


    There's a huge difference between subjecting someone to something which is unnecessary and requiring movement because the job can't be accomplished any other way. Also, frankly, was your speed measured while working as wait staff? Is that reasonable?

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    And in the employee break room, tables and chairs have been replaced with iron maidens and racks?


    Floor Supervisor:

    "Break time!"


    * everybody drops their head low to work faster *

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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    05/30/09

    @OMG! Peonies!:


    I believe these are the chairs in the break room:


    sans glass of course.


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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/30/09

    @OMG! BlowMe!: No, that's the chair from my studio.

    sans glass of course.
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    05/30/09

    @OMG! Peonies!: And alarms sound if they don't chew fast enough..
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    Image of CAPS CAPS
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    When will humans begin to respect other humans? I'm sick of this world.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/30/09

    @CAPS: Normally I don't quote bands but I think Mudvayne got it right, "When the whole damn world is dead, there's your f*cking peace"


    Seriously, as long as there are humans there will be conflict and disdain. There could only be two people left on the whole planet, I guarantee you they'll fight, and when one of them dies the other will turn on himself and start eating away from the inside.


    It's human nature.

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    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Title should be

    (Canon Slaves Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace)
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05/30/09

    @wetworker: Title should be: People stop buying Canon products due to cruel working conditions. I know I've just stopped.
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    Image of dosdelon dosdelon
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Perhaps the man who thought up this nonsense should be leading by example rather than lounging around.
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    Image of pevans34 pevans34
    05/30/09

    @dosdelon: Agreed. I think a requirement for all bosses is that they not only be able to do what you do but also, do it. Because then they will know the effects of their decisions.
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    05/30/09

    @pevans34: You're forgetting the type of person who is typically in management, someone with no skill or talent whatsoever but the right social connections to get the job.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    My dom does the same thing with my junk. If it slows down below an average speed of 16MPH, it delivers a low-amperage shock. I slow down a lot.
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    Image of bill cant fart bill cant fart
    05/30/09

    @OMG! TenderRonis!: Uhh... Was that a typo? By "dom" did you mean "mom"?
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    05/30/09

    @OMG! Farts!: Or, could have meant "dog".
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/30/09

    @OMG! Farts!: I actually meant Dom DeLuise.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    05/30/09

    @OMG! TenderRonis!: Do you refer to the secondary protagonist in Gears of War?



    Because that would be very interesting..

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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/30/09

    @OMG! Zombies!: Not without a safe word.
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    05/31/09

    @Badhatharry: Dude, TMI... TMI!!
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