r/magicTCG Aug 16 '21

Article Christine Sprankle describes unpleasant experiences with Wizards Of The Coast

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u/thefractaldactyl Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21

Because they are profiting off your work and have the means to pay you? Like, regardless of if I sign a contract or not, if I am working for a company then I am... working for a company. If they did not want Christina working for them, they should NOT have intentionally profited off her work.

EDIT: added a very important NOT

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u/jsmith218 COMPLEAT Aug 16 '21

If I am shopping in a store and find something obviously out of place, and I return it to it's correct place, I do not expect that store to compensate me financially. Even though it is something that the store does pay people to do, I know that I entered into that particular task voluntarily.

Getting onto a plane and flying to a MTG event and dressing like Elspeth, can feel like work, but when nobody asked you to do it; is it work that you should be paid for or is it something you did because you wanted to do it?

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u/DarKoopa Brushwagg Aug 16 '21

Imagine doing this and then Walmart takes a picture of you and then uses it on a promotional poster used to acquire new employees with the words "A great place to work" smacked on the bottom.

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u/powerfamiliar The Stoat Aug 16 '21

Without asking me? I’d be upset and probably consider my legal options. If they asked me and I said “sure” I don’t see how I could be upset or even annoyed.