• @baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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    6110 days ago

    I worked there from 2002-2005. Was 2 cubicles down from the guy responsible for sending out the “free trial!” CDs. Fun times

    • @vinnymac@lemmy.world
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      810 days ago

      Do you remember what you guys were using to burn millions of CDs at the time? Genuinely curious how it was done at that scale, as I think it was one of the biggest CD campaigns.

      • @baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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        1410 days ago

        No idea. He clicked a button, they went out. I’m sure there was a big factory in China. Anytime new registrations were down for the month, send out another batch.

    • @happydoors@lemmy.world
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      210 days ago

      Imagine the shear amount of waste that guy helped put on the planet! A few spots away from a real life villain!

      • @baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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        19 days ago

        Oh yeah that dude made a LOT of trash. But we were working the elevator on the Death Star, man. It wasn’t his idea to do it, just his job to execute it. I suppose he could have refused to do it on principle, but they’d have another person hired within an hour. Ethics and values rarely put a roof over your head, though. AOL was the biggest employer in the area and their executive suite was ruthless. Blame them, not the guy clicking the button.