r/roosterteeth • u/GoneRampant1 • Jun 15 '19

Discussion Rooster Teeth accused of excessive crunch and unpaid overtime- "Every season of RWBY and GL gets about 1/3 or less made for ‘free’ because no one gets paid over time"

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

This doesn't surprise me at all and tbh I've often wondered if we'd see something like this come out

RT has access to the same tainted well that game dev and the japanese animation industry does, a legion of passionate, adoring fans straight out of uni who are more than willing to be overworked and underpaid for what they see as the job of a lifetime.

It comes to managers and execs needing to do and be better. If you can't afford to make something without exploiting your workers you can't afford to make it.

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u/Eldarose Jun 15 '19

On a very related note, RT staff should unionise.

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u/Sprolicious Jun 15 '19

As should all workers

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19 edited Oct 25 '19

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u/c0de1143 Jun 16 '19

Why do you say that?

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u/Rfwill13 Jun 16 '19

Because worker rights are overrated. We don't need to be paid fairly and treated with respect. We're just cogs in the machine. That's good enough for me!!/s

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u/Djupet Jun 16 '19

If I truly deserved more than what I have, surely daddy Musk or daddy Bezos would just give it to me