dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago14000 Unionized Disneyland workers just won a 31% pay raise after threatening to strikehexbear.netimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1277arrow-down1image14000 Unionized Disneyland workers just won a 31% pay raise after threatening to strikehexbear.netdead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
https://xcancel.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1818362285632766071 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/disney-cast-members-new-contract-raise-disneyland-anaheim-unions/
minus-squareAwoo [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoI can’t imagine working in the sun all day, in heavy costumes, staying in character at all times. The work must be really hard and they deserve this.
minus-squareFumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAnd it’s not just the character actors that are in character, it’s every worker that is public facing.
minus-squareBreath_Of_The_Snake [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoEvery customer interaction is to engage in an act. At least the polite ones make it easier, but pretending to be happy to help some dumbass who couldnt find something marked by a sign always grates.
I can’t imagine working in the sun all day, in heavy costumes, staying in character at all times. The work must be really hard and they deserve this.
And it’s not just the character actors that are in character, it’s every worker that is public facing.
Every customer interaction is to engage in an act. At least the polite ones make it easier, but pretending to be happy to help some dumbass who couldnt find something marked by a sign always grates.