Corporations get away with so much putting conflict resolution behind customer service hell.

I don’t blame the workers at all, I’m sure they have “unprecedented call volume” all the time which means short staffed with stressed out people trying their best.

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    Yeah it seems like this would be one of the more offensive appliances. I mean something like a coffee maker probably wouldn’t be that bad. Then there’s something like a stand mixer… I’d be interested in the range of appliances such a policy uses as examples of violations.

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      From memory it was anything with an exposed heat source or high wattage- Toaster, hot plate, personal space heater, microwave, toaster oven, hair dryer, fondue fountain are what come from my memory. (At our desks mind you)

      We had at least 3 microwaves in our floors break room, a few toasters, fridges, etc. Thinking about it, it was less about disturbing others or personal injury and more about fire hazards.

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        If it were just the heat source then I could probably get away with my stand mixer. Not sure if that qualifies as “high voltage.”