I love this forum, and always read but never post. I have something interesting from my past that relates though.
In the mid 90's i was between jobs and went through a temp agency. The first job I had was laundry in industrial van size washing machines and dryers and it was miserable. Like REALLY miserable. Worst job ever for minimum wage.
A week into that I was offered a spot at Olhausen billiards where they build pool tables. Thought that would be amazing! I loved to play pool, and how cool woulf it be to work there.
Well, not cool at all it turns out. The warehoise had a ” no talking ” rule and we would do 10 hour days assembling pool tables. We werent allowed to use walkmans or talk. A huge warehouse area where each person worked on one pool table. Everyone hated working there, and there was nearly always mandatory overtime.
Turned out it was just a massive sweatshop, turnover was insane, and i stuck it out for about 2 months till i found a better job.
But that no talking, no music rule was just so demoralizing. Im a social creature and working in silence for 10 hour plus stretches. Remember dreading goong into work even more than i did the industrial laundry shop.
Thought it would be great and was soooo wrong.
Anyway, anyone else have a no talking while working story?