It’s pretty clear that whatever algorithm plots our pick paths around the warehouse is brilliantly engineered, immensely complicated, and set to keep people from getting within speaking distance of one another. The mod, though it’s comparatively swarming with pickers during peak, is a very lonely place. I catch glimpses of people pushing carts or sorting through bins off in the distance, but I rarely get close enough to another human long enough to say hello, much less chat. Keeping us isolated makes logistical sense because the alleys between shelves are so narrow. But it also eliminates the
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