Hello everyone, I come to you with a special request.
I am currently making a RPG centered about logistics workers, in companies like Amazon. It all started when a friend of mine gave me a challenge: make a fun, short RPG experience about one of the least funny context conceivable. Of course, I immediately thought about the working conditions in Amazon and other firms of the sort.
Now, I never worked for the private sector myself and never will, since I’ll end up a public servant at the end of my studies. I follow this sub for a few months now, it already gave me quite a few ideas, but you know like me there is no such thing as enough inspiration material.
What I would like: anecdotes, stories, about your working experience or the one of your relatives. Maybe describe your job if you’re in a logistics company like that. The absurdities, the frustrations, the inequalities you encounter. What sort of tasks you have to perform. I can read descriptions of jobs, but I cannot imagine the reality behind it. I really would like to understand working conditions better. My goal is not to make a parody of what working in Amazon or similar companies would look like, but rather to use comedy to describe situations that are either real or completely plausible.
First disclaimer: Of course, this RPG is entirely amateurish and for the sole purpose of entertaining my friends for a few hours. Absolutely nothing you can tell me or that I will collect by myself will be used for commercial purpose. Making an actual, marketable RPG requires skills I do not have nor intend to acquire.
Second disclaimer: I will of course not mention my sources, your anonymity is guaranteed, but as you tell your story, keep in mind that it applies to you too. Respect the rules of the subreddit and don’t make straight up denonciations. I mentioned Amazon, but that’s merely because it’s the first that comes to my mind when I think about dystopian companies. Don’t feel obligated to even quote your company, where you live or anything even remotely personal.
Third disclaimer: Problem is, I’m French, so sadly I will not be able to give you a fully explained plan of what I intend to do with my players. It would require a translation job I am not able to do (and I apologise for my eventual grammar errors in this post). I will nonetheless make an abstract of what appened in the game once it’s finished, translate it the best I can and post it on this sub. If you don’t want to miss it, I think the best way would be to save this post and either check it (I will add the link of the following post) or my profile later in the year.
Thanks a lot for your consideration, I’m eager to read you all.