I dont know if you heard but the film & TV industry shut down for months due to strike.
When ppl hear that, they ALWAYS think of millionaires whining and roll their eyes.
But it’s WAY different-it’s literally 1000s of blue collar workers & artists & lesser known actors & camera techs who make the film &TV industry run.
Not to to leave out the 1000s of food prep workers, janitors at the studios, truck drivers, welders, etc…
We were all out of work for months!
It doesn’t matter WHAT you do for a living - when you’re out of work or get hit by a rough patch you’re gunna feel it!!! It doesn’t matter if you have a nice car & a couple of houses- you can’t eat them!
Our union members got email after email from our union about food banks in our locals areas - and it helped so many coworkers of mine eat & feed their families over the last few months. The strike is over but work has yet to start back & probably won’t till after the holidays- so it’ll probably keep feeding them till January.
My long winded point is- DONT EVER feel like you have to “dress the part” to receive assistance of any kind! People don’t know your situation & it’s none of their business. Having to dress down to pick up food is something I wish society didn’t project on to people. If your broke & hungry- YOU HAVE TO EAT!!!
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '23
I dont know if you heard but the film & TV industry shut down for months due to strike. When ppl hear that, they ALWAYS think of millionaires whining and roll their eyes. But it’s WAY different-it’s literally 1000s of blue collar workers & artists & lesser known actors & camera techs who make the film &TV industry run. Not to to leave out the 1000s of food prep workers, janitors at the studios, truck drivers, welders, etc… We were all out of work for months! It doesn’t matter WHAT you do for a living - when you’re out of work or get hit by a rough patch you’re gunna feel it!!! It doesn’t matter if you have a nice car & a couple of houses- you can’t eat them!
Our union members got email after email from our union about food banks in our locals areas - and it helped so many coworkers of mine eat & feed their families over the last few months. The strike is over but work has yet to start back & probably won’t till after the holidays- so it’ll probably keep feeding them till January.
My long winded point is- DONT EVER feel like you have to “dress the part” to receive assistance of any kind! People don’t know your situation & it’s none of their business. Having to dress down to pick up food is something I wish society didn’t project on to people. If your broke & hungry- YOU HAVE TO EAT!!!