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    mSpot Streams Movies to iPhones, Blackberries and Palm Pres

    A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies

    Confirmed: Change Your System Time, Watch Your iTunes Rentals Forever

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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/30/09

    In reply to mSpot Streams Movies to iPhones, Blackberries and Palm Pres
    Eh, no thanks.

    Now finding a way to put Amazon On Demand movies and shows you've purchased onto portables, that's an idea. I'd love to be able to put Battlestar Galactica Season 1 ($5 on Deals of the Day a few weeks back) on my Zune.
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    Image of lefonceobscure lefonceobscure
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    Old Ladies= more likely to steal rolls from Luby's rather than DVDs
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    Image of kosai kosai
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    I am very surprised this is not far more automated by now. I guess netflix is the only company actually enjoying the geriatrification of our nation.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    In my experience, outside of IT positions, the hardest workers are women of a certain maturity. Reliable, hard working, no hassles, friendly, honest, etc. Those qualities make for an excellent employee.
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    Image of gqcarrick gqcarrick
    08/05/09

    @Curves: Working in IT, Thanks for the compliment :)
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    Curves promoted this comment gqcarrick was starred gqcarrick was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/05/09

    @gqcarrick: Technically, I wasnt saying that IT people work hard, but IT nationwide has a high turnover, so managing them (and all highly skilled technical people) has its own set of rules and norms. I have a fabulous rapport with IT and technical people and I think the primary reason is that I dont try and BS them by telling them I know how to do their jobs, I dont. I do, however, facilitate their ability to DO those jobs without a bunch of corporate micro managers staring over their shoulder. That rapport may be why I like Giz so much. I am not a technical person, but I communicate with them very well. I would LOVE to manage some of the talent I see at Giz every day. Working with people of this caliber is a dream come true for a non-nerd techincal manager such as myself. (And the nerds usually love me back.)
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    I think the most ridiculous revelation in the article is the movie reviews stuffed into the envelopes. Seriously? You hated the movie so much that you skipped the perfectly usable web interface for writing reviews? You were so frustrated you had to furiously scribble your review on a napkin and shove it into an envelope?
    I'd like to blame it on just generic old-people/new-tech syndrome....but then what are they doing on NetFlix? Grandpa, I told you, you don't need NetFlix. Just go talk to Frank down at Video King. You know he loves to hear your reviews.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/05/09

    @OCEntertainment: Seriously, why can't they be like normal people and just stuff in polaroids of their junk?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    08/05/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Um, Walrus? Did you recently rent Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XII, Disc Two? Because, uh.......I think I got your.....*ahem*....package.
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    Image of Joaquin Joaquin
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    I read the whole story, I don't know why I bother if there's no NetFlix in Canada...
    Really interesting read though.
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    Image of korybing korybing
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    I had never even thought of sticking things other than the returned movies into Netflix envelopes. Maybe I should put a "Thank you" note in the next time I send one out.
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    Image of KaylaThisbe KaylaThisbe
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    The Boston Globe did this same thing months ago and their pics showed rather young (college aged) kids working there. And everyone wore bright red netflix t-shirts, looked like a Chinese factory but with more overweight people

    http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/08/23/netflix/
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    Image of Dr.Remulak Dr.Remulak
    08/05/09

    In reply to A Peek Inside a Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent and Full of Old Ladies
    Sounds like a Chinese labor factory....
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/05/09

    @Dr.Remulak: yes, because workers in chinese labor factories get 40 hour workweeks and full medical.
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