The Kindle Fire Mayday feature is the craziest thing I've ever seen

[fistfulofmetal]

So this feature essentially connects you to LIVE person ON A WEBCAM and you watch them as they assist you with problems.

As a person in the field of IT and customer support, this is the worst thing I've ever seen. If my company told me that tomorrow they were installing a camera on my desk and it was going to be live every time I assisted a customer I would quit my job the very same day.

I'm reminded of those adult webcam sites TBH... it seems... seedy.

[Eric P]

as webrtc grows expect to see more of this, not less

[Diunx]

Jesus that sounds like a fucking nightmare.

[Human Snorenado]

HOW DO I USE WEB

[Eel O'Brian]

expect hilarious videos, though

[demi]

Fistful scared shitless. Time for a career change.

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

what if you're, like, jacking off and hit that mayday button accidentally?

awkward

[Great Rumbler]

what if you're, like, jacking off and hit that mayday button accidentally?

awkward

I could conceive of this happening quite regularly, only not by accident.

[Himu]

What is the problem exactly?

[Great Rumbler]

What is the problem exactly?

fistful is worried that he will no longer be able to hide his visible disgust when customers call.

[fistfulofmetal]

It's the worst. Tech support is one of the most soul sucking jobs in existence. This just makes it THAT MUCH WORSE. I feel so sorry for those Amazon support reps.

[chronovore]

If there is not yet a dress code at your workplace, Fistfull, now is the time to exploit that! How about some funny glasses or a false nose? Or a colorful wig? These are not expressly forbidden in the company guidelines, you're in like Flynn!

[Polari]

Man that girl in the video must see like 50 dicks a day at least.

[chronovore]

And then she goes to work.

HEY-O

[Himu]

When she leaves work she's probably seen about 500 dicks especially with the inclusion of this new feature that will render fistful homeless.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'd call up just so the tech person can see me hold down the shift button to capitalize words and scroll through pages without using the mouse wheel.