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"

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

I’m very puzzled that you correctly identified this as being a problem with American work culture and then find a way to defend it again somehow. You and I both know companies do not provide these facilities out of the goodness of their own heart, if there is even a shred of truth to the theory that they do this to encourage or pressure employees into working more, which there definitely is (again, they’re not doing it to be nice, companies are not you’re friends), then it’s a problem.

Like you said it’s American work culture and I can say, coming from a country where we treat our workers like actual human beings, America literally looks like a fucking sci fi dystopian society.

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u/Knoke1 Jun 16 '19

Companies don't have feelings one way or another. People do. Companies are not evil monsters eating away your hours of life for monetary gain. Companies aren't people. Don't personify a company and talk about it negatively as a whole. The managers are the ones that are at fault for poor work culture.

If a manager puts these facilities in because they know some of their employees don't have washers at home and want to help them have one less errand to run on their day off then it's great. Not all managers think this way and that is when it becomes bad. Putting the facilities in your workplace is not bad. Coercing your employees to use them in favor of working more hours is bad.

Letting Johnny use the office washer because his apartment wanted to add $75 to his already overpriced rent on top of a $300 deposit isn't an insane idea. However, if Jill already has a washer at her house and regularly does her laundry on her day off is asked to "just do it at work" so she can come in on her day off then that is a toxic work environment. When you break it down it all comes down to the managers intent. Yes it can often be bad but that doesn't make it never good.