Workplace Woes
More of the same bad situation:
All the problems that people named Alexa (and similar) are experiencing because of Amazon’s use of their name also happen to them when they’re at work. The fact that many jobs require workers to wear name tags, display their name on their desk, or give it to callers over the phone makes them easy targets for customers who just can’t resist demonstrating how well Amazon has taught them what “Alexa” now means. Unfortunately, because they’re at their jobs and representing a company or business, they’re not free to react to these “jokes” in the way they might if they were on their own time, because doing so could go against company policy and cost them their job. Plus, for those whose work involves commissions or tips, reacting negatively to customers who are talking to them like they’re a machine could result in the loss of earnings.
“Bartender should have never told me her name is Alexa.”
The people who are working service industry jobs get it the worst, but anyone named Alexa (or similar) can be subjected to this form of harassment no matter their occupation. The fact that these customers are simply repeating what Amazon has trained them to say to “Alexa” gives them the false impression that what they’re doing isn’t really wrong; that people with this name are fair game. In fact, customers frequently go on social media to brag about harassing workers at their job in this way, getting likes and kudos from their followers.