fuck waiting for the government to act lets just all unionize work as a whole.
Month: April 2022
I don’t follow/watch the show, but I got this video on my FYP and thought it was interesting. Reba Buhr is a voice actress who previously worked on the dubbed version of the show, and asked for a raise going into the next season. Employer refused, so she quit (good for her!). In the video she discusses how different actors were at different tiers of pay, and they had to sign NDAs so they couldn’t talk about the differences in pay. I thought this was interesting, since I’m pretty sure this is illegal in the US. I’m not 100% sure though, since the original show is based in France and I’m not sure how labor laws would work for such a project. I also thought this was interesting because last time I heard, working conditions in animation aren’t great and I wonder if the great resignation has spread to the…
We don't have outside visitors right now because of covid, so who is this even for? I understand a suggested dress like “business casual” or whatever but we're all adults, can't we just be trusted to read the room? Hell, I even understand why a company might step in in extreme situations. But to say “no bare shoulders” when it's incredibly hot in there. Sure it's technically a gender neutral rule but come on. And I've heard from others that prior to covid the dress code was strictly enforced and sometimes even made up (including a story of one female employee being sent home for wearing something “too sparkly”??) My direct boss is great, and I only really deal with them, and the pay is better than I've had and benefits okay, it's in my chosen field, I felt pretty lucky to be here. But something about this just keeps…
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new rule at grocery store I work at
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Refused to be a Volunteer
My work has been going around asking everyone to sign up for doing some volunteer work for the community. Now, I don’t mind doing volunteer work for a good cause, especially if it benefits regular folk like me, but when they handed me the sign up sheet, it was plastered with all of the companies that would be volunteering. This really got me to thinking. Why are these companies getting the credit and accolades? I am the one volunteering my time, and worse, the company tries to give me a free t-shirt to wear while doing it. I refused. Everyone, if your company wants you to wear your gear while you volunteer, then ask for pay. I wont be a free billboard for your company and let you get credit for doing the community good. Once again it is the workers who are exploited while the companies take credit and…
yall hate working
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Tribulations in Job Searching
tldr: I've been job-searching behind my boss's back since September, mostly for government jobs, and the most recent interview offer made me understand why some people despise government officials… and I needed to rant about it a bit. This is going to sound stupid, but I was raised to believe in the “dignity of work,” and how it's important to find your “passion” in said work… but then again, my family is mostly comprised of techies, investors, and “independent business owners” (who either inherited said businesses or inter-generational funding to start their own businesses – good for them, I guess). Unlike the rest of my relatives, though, I don't especially consider myself ambitious (at least not career-wise). In every job I've ever had, I've tried to find places where I can stay, with work I can feel competent doing, and with minimal impositions on my free time and energy.…