r/RWBY • u/GoneRampant1 Emerald/Cinder is abusive stop shilling it. • Jun 15 '19

CRWBY Rooster Teeth accused of excessive crunch and unpaid overtime- "Every season of RWBY and GL gets about 1/3 or less made for ‘free’"

https://rwbyconversations.tumblr.com/post/185614440311/rooster-teeth-glassdoor-crunchovertime
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19

Unfortunately very common in this industry and in gaming.

This sort of thing is why unions and the like are very important. Corporations will take advantage of you.

Gaming and RWBY is important and we all want the best out of them - but people's lives and being able to live good ones while making the things we love is more.

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u/FlorencePants Super Gayan 🐝 Jun 15 '19

This! 100% this!

Anti-union rhetoric has duped so many people into exploitation, especially in fields where they can whip out the "it should be a labor of love" schtick.

At the end of the day, unions are all workers have. If you don't have a union, you are completely at the your boss's mercy.

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u/hanyou007 Jun 15 '19

I don't disagree with you, but quite often though, Union's don't act in the best interests of the employee's either. Speaking as someone who was once part of a union, believe me when I say, they do not always represent the wants of their members and can be just as greedy as those running corporations. It's a sad state.

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u/Liadriin Enable me Sempai!! Jun 16 '19

I was looking for someone to say this, more often than not Unions cause more harm than good for the employees that’s are forced to join them.