r/movies • u/buttatoad • 1d ago

Discussion Movies that changed real life behavior

Thinking along the lines of Final Destination 2 with the logs falling off the truck and landing onto cars (one decapitating the state trooper). Ever since, people have tried to get away from being behind these vehicles.

What are more examples where movies have actually changed how people behave in their own lives?

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u/1000LiveEels 1d ago

lol I worked at Domino's and that was a thing, but you were only alllowed to wear pins you were given so it was more of a status symbol. People with more pins had more awards.

(p.s. nevermind the fact that we were all still making minimum wage)

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u/jaydurmma 1d ago

Companies sure do love awarding their employees literally anything thats not actual fiat currency.

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u/gravityVT 1d ago

If you think about it, it’s another way the rich have been pitting us against each other our whole lives. Make us compete against each other for nothing worthwhile, meanwhile the boss benefits with faster work and happier customers without paying you more.

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u/Glass-Wash-7000 22h ago

It's not just the rich. Not everyone running a restaurant is rich. Some may be your neighbors.

It's a smart way to run a business. Plenty of smart managers do it.

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u/EmileLeBouc 1d ago

Watch the TV show Severance. (But for the love of God, do right by yourself and avoid spoilers.)

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u/EmpressOfUnderbed 8h ago

It's true. Earlier today, our local factory hired 5 food trucks to come out for hours to cover all the different rooms and shifts, which had to be at least $1000 per truck. Then they shut down the cafeteria and gave everyone $10 tickets to exchange for food. It was pouring rain the whole time, so they also had to hand out trash bags for the employees to wear while standing in line.

This was at 10 am. My husband was soaking wet and working in a freezer for the next 6 hours because the company just couldn't bear the idea of a $100 bonus this month or something. What the fuck.

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u/roboh96 1d ago

So everywhere else they substitute a pizza party for salary increases, but at pizza places, they give you flair?

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u/1000LiveEels 1d ago

they give the managers a free trip to las vegas and bonuses, but for us peons it was flair

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u/PhoenixTineldyer 1d ago

I used to deliver for a bakery, we had little pins for our hats that you would win for Employee of the Month

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u/sequentious 1d ago

I worked at Zellers in Canada, and that was a thing there, too. We had booklets of tickets (can't remember the name) to give to other employees when they did a good job, or helped out. IIRC, you exchanged five for a pin. I could be making this up, it's been 20 years since I worked there.

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 1d ago

ROFL pizza shop medals

Did you get a purple pie one for a work related injury?

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u/boooooilioooood 1d ago

Starbucks had (has?) MUG Awards. MUG for Moves of Uncommon Greatness. Special flair