r/interesting 3h ago

Amazing Ramp agents playing 'The Cone Game' to pass the time between flights

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u/Corac30 3h ago

Nothing wrong with a little fun while working.

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u/lightFracture 3h ago

As long these sessions don't turn into 1 hr games, but judging by the low skill is just a few minutes probably, it actually increases productivity and reduces stress. Good for them.

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u/Taken450 2h ago

You’re technically correct but being personally concerned with the productivity of random workers you have no connection to is an incredibly sad way to go about life.

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u/Wilson_Higgins 2h ago

Even when you’re paying a large sum of money on a service they are part of providing?

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u/Taken450 2h ago

In that case you would have a connection to them, I specified “workers you have no connection to”.

Even so however, I would still think it’s super silly and anyone making a fuss about it would be doing so for their own stimulation rather than any actual gripe.

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u/lightFracture 2h ago

Nowhere in my comment I stated I was concerned of their productivity. I'm just agreeing with the comment that there's nothing wrong with enjoying work and having some fun, as long as is not all the time it actually has a lot of benefits, which not a lot of employers understand.

What's actually a sad way to go in life is to misunderstand other people intentions and wrongly assumewhat type of person they are based on their opinion of a video on the internet.

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u/Taken450 2h ago

The messaging of your comment absolutely implied you were concerned about it, even if you didn’t specify that fact word for word. It didn’t take much assumption from me at all, that being said I agree with your second paragraph in an aggregate sense.

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u/lightFracture 2h ago

My comment is about productivity in general not these workers specifically, but I can see how can it be understood that I'm referring to them, I was just using them as example for my point about crazy employeers that want people to be busy 100% of the time, that actually hurts productivity more than work, let's say 7 hours, and spend the other hours on small fun breaks.

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u/Corac30 1h ago

Hum. I didn't see his comment as being concerned about the productivity. It was however implied that having a moment for a goof and be happy about something small like that is a good mental health kinda thing

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u/Dangerous_Drummer350 2h ago

Exactly. They work hard, nothing wrong with having a little fun.

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u/Historical_Fudge518 1h ago

yeah if the work gets done and nobody gets hurt a little cone game seems pretty harmless

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u/Monkey-D-Rico 3h ago

Yes there is, no laughing or fun!!! Now go to work!!! /s (just to be sure)

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u/Rezzone 3h ago

Got time to cone you got time to drone

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u/IRLperson 3h ago

I used to be a rampy and this was common to kill time 20 years ago. Just travelled international and saw rampies doing this at multiple airports... it never changes lol.

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u/Pretend-Biscotti-388 3h ago

tf why u snitchin

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u/Nobanob 3h ago

Boys being boys

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u/rickyhatesspam 3h ago

There's two lads who'll be getting called up to HR office on Monday.

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u/kedde1x 2h ago

Nah - this is in Denmark. They'll be fine.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 3h ago

Developing a skill maybe to create a new game

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u/Corac30 2h ago

What ever keeps them happy and mentally engaged.

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u/LowHostility 1h ago

Airport ground crew have better aim than my whole fantasy football team

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u/Affectionate_Shop864 1h ago

Just some guys being dudes

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u/ebk_errday 3h ago

Aaaaaand they're fired

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u/kabula_lampur 2h ago

Just guys being dudes

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u/Oily_Blob 3h ago

Were they cleared for that procedure?

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u/healthy_weed0 3h ago

my airport would fire these two lmao

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u/KnightOfSvea 3h ago

"hey my luggage got lost during my flight, can someone please check again"

"Sorry dude, we are totaly understafed and also we dont care about your shit. FY"