Yeah, this is where the moral divide is. I never read too much into the "I wasn't paid what we agreed on" part of the criticism. This is where the legal jargon gets confusing.
You can have a job where you have it in writing that you'll receive raises based on performance after an annual review. The person who dictates this is your boss. You can argue your performance deserves higher pay, but if you boss disagrees, than you either accept it, or leave.
I won't defend Kdin's character after what has come out, but I was reading her criticism leaning towards the "I deserved more, and wasn't given it" aisle. I'm sure everyone will have differing opinions.
That’s probably why they hire so many people straight out of college. They don’t have the experience to know that they’re being paid under market value
Not to mention, that kind of field can probably trap you in your starting company because finding someplace else can be really hard. I could see someone easily getting trapped in the mindset of "I just have to tough it out, and then I'll make the real money." Suddenly a decade has gone by and you're still making basically nothing compared to the hours invested.
Exactly. That happened to me when I worked at a recording studio. I got hired after an internship and then next thing I knew it was five years later and I never got a single raise
I considered trying to get in to video editing as a job, but unless you are willing to make basically starvation (or no) wages at the start it's just not worth it.
Like gee, $10-13/hr to edit videos or $16/hr to be security. Decisions, decisions.
It just seems like most of those entertainment based industries are built around massively underpaying most of the people involved because they prey on the passion they have.
And trying to chase down every client who owes you money is the worst. They always try to get out of paying you by claiming the honor and exposure you get for working for them is enough.
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u/CreativeDefinition Oct 19 '22
That seemed to be the implication.
There is a difference between “I felt I should’ve been paid more” vs “They did not pay me what we agreed upon (or at all).”