"El Empleo" by Benjamin Thomas https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow Read Past the Surface en-us 2021-09-01 01:34:22 UTC 2021-09-01 16:29:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Why did the author make him a door mat? jack_blum23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321241 2021-09-01 16:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321241 mahri_antongiovann23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321329 Why did they have the short film start out dark?]]> 2021-09-01 16:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321329 olivia_kuranda23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321696 why put the title in spanish?]]> 2021-09-01 16:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321696 kayla_mcintyre23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321851 Why did they chose to make the main character a man? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710321851 Why did the people not have eyes? jonathon_barrick23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322169 2021-09-01 16:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322169 Why are the people wearing different colored uniforms? kaitlin_gau23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322578 2021-09-01 16:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322578 why is there a smiling man in the clock matthew_sorce23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322654 2021-09-01 16:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322654 ashleypalomares23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322846 why are people being utilized as objects?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322846 why did they make people objects? abigail_gonzaque23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322891 2021-09-01 16:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322891 El Empleo alessandra_liparot23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322958 Why does the author make us feel like the main character is bad the whole story (until the last clip)?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710322958 ella_henrikson23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323173 Why didn't the characters have eyebrows? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323173 Why does he also have people doing things for him when he is a doormat? gwyneth_brickey23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323375 2021-09-01 16:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323375 Why didn't the characters have any dialogue? thomas_braasch23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323683 2021-09-01 16:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323683 Why was there no dialogue? kaitlin_gau23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323830 2021-09-01 16:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323830 kayla_mcintyre23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323842 Are they trying to represent a hierarchy in the work force?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323842 Why was the elevator shaft open for everyone to see the human weight? evan_younge23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323901 While it lets the audience know what is going on and what his job was, I feel like the creators designed the elevators that way.]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323901 Why the alarm clock? jack_blum23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323977 2021-09-01 16:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323977 Why? nathan_pfeifer23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323986 Why does the author have each character drawn eyeless? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710323986 what is the author trying to get across abigail_gonzaque23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324055 2021-09-01 16:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324055 Why were the characters used as objects? emily_lagunes23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324084 2021-09-01 16:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324084 eva_yentsch23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324087 Why did other humans have some jobs, such as a table, but not all jobs? Why those specific ones?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324087 violet_kidd23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324131 Why does everyone have a job that benefits someone else but not themselves?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324131 Why are the jobs we see so dull? nicholas_buckler23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324150 2021-09-01 16:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324150 Why did the people in the film not talk once, but all the other sounds were included and even amplified, like their walking or drinking? karolynn_maxwell23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324198 2021-09-01 16:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324198 Why did the author choose to use the characters body language as he did? andrew_stawski23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324236 2021-09-01 16:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324236 Why did they choose the environment the characters were in? giannadavis23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324304 2021-09-01 16:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324304 dexter_zielinski23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324458 Why did the writers make the main character have one of the most insignificant jobs?]]> 2021-09-01 16:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710324458 Why his eyes look so tired when all he does is lay down on the floor as a doormat gwyneth_brickey23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325156 2021-09-01 16:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325156 ashleypalomares23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325382 Why begin the video to the sound of an alarm?]]> 2021-09-01 16:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325382 Why did they choose to show the alarm clock for such a long period of time? kaitlin_gau23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325536 2021-09-01 16:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325536 whats the guy at the ends job? matthew_sorce23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325683 2021-09-01 16:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325683 kayla_mcintyre23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325705 Why did they show a splash of color on the man (stepping on the other) in the last scene? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325705 Does the lamp dude watch the other dude while he's sleeping evan_younge23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325852 2021-09-01 16:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710325852 violet_kidd23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326123 Why is everyone wearing similar outfits? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326123 how did they choose which objects to make people? abigail_gonzaque23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326386 2021-09-01 16:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326386 Why was even his wife being used as an object jonathon_barrick23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326735 2021-09-01 16:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326735 Why the lampshade? Does it have significance? giannadavis23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326987 2021-09-01 16:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710326987 laine_benison23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327235 why did they choose to have his employees be in his own home?]]> 2021-09-01 16:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327235 Why choose to make the main character who he is? nicholas_buckler23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327687 2021-09-01 16:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327687 Why are they all so pointless? matthew_campagna23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327728 2021-09-01 16:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327728 do the people in his house go home ever? gwyneth_brickey23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327812 2021-09-01 16:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710327812 does the fat elevator man stay there all day or does he go home to an elevator family karolynn_maxwell23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328000 2021-09-01 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328000 Why was the main character a doormat compared to the other "workers" who were more necessary objects? kaitlin_gau23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328326 2021-09-01 16:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328326 how and when do they go to the bathroom matthew_sorce23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328590 2021-09-01 16:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328590 eva_yentsch23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328709 How long had the people been in his house? When do they start work?]]> 2021-09-01 16:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328709 mahri_antongiovann23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328838 Why did the writer choose those jobs to be showed by each of the different people?]]> 2021-09-01 16:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328838 Why is he dressed up as an important figure in society when he’s just a doormat? https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328978 2021-09-01 16:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710328978 violet_kidd23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329030 Does the main character pay the people in his house? (mirror dude/lamp dude)]]> 2021-09-01 16:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329030 Why did the creator make it seem dingy? kaitlin_gau23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329393 2021-09-01 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329393 why does? karolynn_maxwell23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329468 2021-09-01 16:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329468 Why did they choose to follow the main character guy's life? giannadavis23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329496 2021-09-01 16:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329496 kayla_mcintyre23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329589 Was there context to why the creators made this short film?]]> 2021-09-01 16:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710329589 Was the decision to make all the jobs so useless intentional? Or were they just trying to find ways to make people do things machines and furniture typically do? nicholas_buckler23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330241 2021-09-01 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330241 laine_benison23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330266 why was the mood so unsettling?]]> 2021-09-01 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330266 Why do some people get to leave their house for their job while others are stuck in a house all day to work. jonathon_barrick23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330486 2021-09-01 16:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710330486 Does their society run on a pay by the hour basis or do they get fed for performing different functions? matthew_campagna23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710331900 2021-09-01 16:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710331900 How the fat man lift the whole elevator + 3 people?? matthew_campagna23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710333542 2021-09-01 16:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710333542 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710336310 Why were the vibes so eerie?]]> 2021-09-01 16:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710336310 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710336865 Was this based off of personal experiences?]]> 2021-09-01 16:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710336865 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710337476 How is this related to the author? ]]> 2021-09-01 16:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710337476 How is the author feeling? Because he seems to think everything is pointless. matthew_campagna23 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710338772 2021-09-01 16:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710338772 https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710340126 Why did the author even make this in the first place? What is he trying to prove?]]> 2021-09-01 16:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710340126 why was the man who was stepping on the other guy not shown all the way https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710344003 2021-09-01 16:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas16/bfx2uvt5vpc1ebow/wish/1710344003