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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Caught a CT ad before the game last night. It had a completely unrealistic number of employees in a store. That's how I knew it was false advertising.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You mean, MORE THAN ONE?!?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

There's always more than one but the others are busy chasing clients to put them into debt without their knowledge.

That's how I got one of their outrageously high interest MasterCard. They approach clients in the aisle, ask if they would like to save on their purchases, then ask a few personal questions, and and tell you that you're approved!

The moment you realize they are making a credit card request on your behalf, it's already too late. They told me I could just cancel the card afterwards.

I really despise how they are trying very hard to put their clients into debt.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lmfao they have less than one employee per department, there generally aren't more than 6 employees, including management, in their massive store.

[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah them prics is there. They just gotten so good at hiding in plain sight that you never see them. It's actually quite the feat to stock the shelves and not be seen at the same time. Plus you got the credit card hounds chasing you around the store. So it goes two ways. Is that an employee or is that the weeping mastercard angel? Better stay away. Or if you make eye contact with them, you moving too damn fast trough the isles to ask for help if you even do see someone.

Now home hardware, on the other hand, is like playing minesweeper where every damn tile is a mine. You can't walk a meter in any direction with out someone dead stare into your eyes asking if you need any help? You beter know what fuck you came in here for son. Half the time, the panic sets in and now you buying shit you don't need like door mats or fuses when you came in for a damn Robertson bit.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Why do corporations imagine people will like this shit? Does anyone like this shit?

P.S. If you're the one that likes it, go away.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They don’t care if we like it. They care about reducing staff and cost

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

But they could do that without this:

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Its about the pitch. How do you get your manager to spend money? Pretty pictures.

[–] slykethephoxenix@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He waves like the guy who's trying to get your attention when you're purposely ignoring him.

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[–] yannic@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Look at the pain in its eyes.

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[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just use our chatbot bro I promise it will get better, we simply need ten septillion gigabytes of your data to train it bro, it only hallucinates if you use it wrong, the amazon forest will just grow back over time, trust me bro

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[–] tleb@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Middle management blows their load over an employee that can't be sexually harassed and always tells you that you're right.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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It's all labor discipline. Pretending they don't need us anymore.

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 46 points 2 weeks ago

A privacy policy is really a surveillance policy

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 42 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It's asking me for nudes what do I do?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Its asking me to stop sending nudes what do I do?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] flowers_galore2@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I’ve hit the gym several times and it’s about to collapse… what do I do now?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Your workout regimen might be too good.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

I’m sorry, you have to send them or the turnstiles won’t let you into a Canadian Tire again.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Keep it tasteful, keep your panties on, but stuff them with Canadian Tire money

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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Show this to anyone not yet convinced we're in an AI bubble

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

This looks like literal corporate parody, like the Ficsit AI:

Or crowboy TLJ Dreamfall Chapters:

Or the 2077 vending machine, you know the one:

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck this shit.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 weeks ago

Time to get it into erotic RP

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The best part is, this is so lazy the mascot is AI generated. 4 fingers vs 3 fingers. Looool, no one bothered to clean it up.

[–] Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Could be such perspective that the fourth is hidden behind.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know, the colour is uniform instead of being a "chaos cloud". I think it's just the perspective.

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[–] thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

One thing I recently learned: Canadian Tire stores are franchises. 🤯

This doesn’t relate to AI directly but you can imagine a bunch of franchisees who know nothing about AI “wanting it”.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Putting the CTE in Canadian Tire Experience.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Shoo, haunted red guitar pick!

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That thing definitely has Badgey code in it

[–] BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 6 points 2 weeks ago

Tell me you don't want my business without telling me to fuck off.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Crappy tire at it again.

[–] slykethephoxenix@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is what happens when IT contracting companies sell their slop to upper management who has people deal with customer service for them.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] willybe@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Jumping on the bandwagon are they. I don't see a problem if they use AI to assist with customer service. Spares the employees using their brain cells.

Hopefully the enshitification of CT isn't exorbitant.

[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The problem is when you need something specific from customer service. In other words most customer service calls.

As someone who's worked in IT I understand a lot of people are really stupid. Putting them on the phone with a system that recommends eating a few rocks each day will not improve the situation. Though it's probably nice if the person feels like screaming at you.

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[–] mintiefresh@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Hahaha omg wtt

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Canadian Tire?

Why am I not surprised.

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