Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Practices

PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former FB mods in Kenya are taking action (theguardian.com)
Ex-staff at outsourcing company Samasource claim they vetted unspeakably graphic videos in harsh conditions

Mental Health, Social Media, Kenya, Labor Practices, Outsourcing

6 points by philk10 31 days ago | 1 comments

Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform (pluralistic.net)
Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform: Mistrust, but verify.

Reverse engineering, Gig Economy, Labor Practices

120 points by hn_acker 56 days ago | 12 comments

Japanese game company Bandai Namco reportedly sending staff to "expulsion rooms" (ign.com)
Japanese game company Bandai Namco is reportedly sending staff to “expulsion rooms” where they have nothing to do after a number of projects were canceled, including one said to be for Nintendo.

Video Games, Japan, Business, Labor Practices

6 points by jarsin 95 days ago | 0 comments

Cloud Imperium steals Star Citizen developers' weekends with mandated overtime (rockpapershotgun.com)
Any plans for the weekend, Star Citizen developer? Had a dog walk planned, did you? Nice little roast dinner? With the gravy? Spoon of mint sauce on the lamb, eh? Bit of pudding afterwards? Lovely little slice of pud? Lol. Lmao. No you didn’t. You absolutely did not, says Cloud Imperium.

Gaming, Labor Practices, Star Citizen

18 points by thurnderbong 104 days ago | 7 comments

Nvidia employees can work 7 days a week until 2 a.m.But few leave because of pay (nypost.com)

Nvidia, Work Culture, Labor Practices, Compensation

32 points by ode 144 days ago | 27 comments

More than 8 in 10 recruiters say they post 'ghost jobs' (yahoo.com)

Recruiting, Job Market, Labor Practices

8 points by clumsysmurf 148 days ago | 3 comments

How Bank of America Ignores Its Own Rules to Prevent Dangerous Workloads (wsj.com)

Finance, Banking, Labor Practices, Workplace Safety

41 points by nradov 159 days ago | 28 comments

That place is a total sweatshop (respectfulleadership.substack.com)