#workplace abuse

[forgan-forge]

I quit the abusive job that sent me into psychosis

[waffleofwisdom]

"You're gonna re-write everything, and when you do there'll be a slight chance I won't hurt you." - Dyellogin, on call to me while working on GenZ stuff

[handsaniti]

I think two things can be true at the same time.

1. Abuse is a choice every single time. You choose to scream, hit, call names, gaslight, and break things. And you can choose to not do those things.

2. It does not surprise me that a society that has such a rigid hierarchy based on class, that treats women as second class citizens and children as investments and workers as robots, that friendships are transactional and partners are possessions, hat has the pressure cooker regarding stress and burnout on the highest setting 24/7, and that discourages learning emotional regulation skills (or at the very least puts the behind an expensive paywall) has such a serious problem with domestic violence, child abuse, and workplace abuse.

[toringo]

i’m OBSESSED with your anti tulpar comics, i’ve been rotating them in my mind nonstop for the past few days! how do you think a!curly feels about a!jimmy?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

You have no idea how happy it makes me to know, that people really enjoy those. I know it's not even my au, but I've been genuinely hyperfixating on it for some time now, and making up my own lore (obviously the creator doesn't mind, they said it's all up to interpretation).

My take on A!Curly's opinion of A!Jimmy and some A!Curly background and hcs:

He thinks Jimmy is weak, pathetic, and simply put a loser. He's annoying, easy to push around, and doesn't put up too much of a fight, which is good, because - hot take - A!Curly is just as much of a pushover as the canon one.

He puts on a mean face and abuses his power to put down the others, to make himself feel better (feel important and in control), but if someone shows that they can snap back he loses the fight quite easily.

He's a people pleaser, the top student with no personal life kind. It's just that he's looking for approval as a 'tough leader' now. You know, the epitome of masculinity with nerves of steel and 0 sensitivity.

People usually need 10 years of experience to become a captain, he got the title in half that time, unlike canon!Curly (If someone asks how it was totally natural and due to his stellar performance! Don't question it too much!)

He doesn't have anything much going on back on Earth, also unlike canon Curly. He distances himself from his family (never truly satisfied with his achievements) and has no close friends. He sees no point in making any now that he spends most of his time in space. Doesn't really believe in love, either.

He didn't pass the psych eval twice in a row and is on Pony Express approved (questionable) antidepressants/mood stabilizers. Still fit to fly!

With all that being said; he considers Jimmy an easy target and abuses him primarily because of that. He can't stand this weakling stumbling around all pathetic and apologetic, while he has to work so hard to keep up his reputation.

It pisses him off that some guy just… doesn't care that others see him like this. Curly would care, it would break him if anyone thought of him like they do of Jimmy! So it's annoying that this janitor doesn't even try.

A perfect excuse to make himself feel bigger, too; it's not like he's a bad guy. This loser needs to learn, after all, that people like him don't survive in a place like this.

It gets worse when he starts realizing, that Jimmy is putting up a front and is actually way more cunning and capable than people think. Makes him feel on edge, paranoid. Like Jimmy is there to make him spiral; like he was sent by his higher-ups to check on him.

Then he finds out Jimmy is actually an emergency pilot (not on any papers Curly had access to). Yeah, he hates his guts.

When they enter their 'relationship' (it's mostly very humiliating hate sex ngl), Curly gets to know him a bit better. He still resents him, even more knowing that Jimmy can be a cold and cruel man under the mask of submissiveness. And even more, when Jimmy shows just how little respect he has for his captain.

But it's… a relief, having someone know how you really are, seeing your 'worst self'. He kind of feels like with every small thing he reveals to Jimmy, he gives up a bit more of control and gives him more ammunition, but well. Bitches be lonely.

So they have this weird thing going on, where Curly abuses Jimmy in front of the crew and during work hours, to unwind and reassure himself about his position and vent the abuse he experiences from HIS higher-ups, and Jimmy abuses him in private (for many, many reasons. Also bc he's sadistic).

They both think that if they hurt the other enough, he will stop hurting them. They're wrong. Although Curly gives up more easily, and Jimmy goes overboard quite a lot (as he has nothing to lose, is an obsessive weirdo, and was keeping his mouth shut about what Curly was doing for so long that at this point all the years of hatred are spilling out. He also has a personal vendetta against Curly, because he admired him and wanted to befriend him before he became a captain (and had any power over him) and Curly just started treating him like trash soon after getting the title).

YEAH sorry I will talk more about it later, sorry for being chaotic - they're just awful and disgusting and need to be put on some kind of meds (Curly's pills don't count)

[showtoonzfan]

Awhile back, someone had dmed me, claiming that they were the creator of the Angel Dust Instagram account and had been mistreated as well. At the time I had asked for proof, and due to there being none, I didn’t make this info public. However, now that Kaz’s full statement and story is out and getting some attention, I wanted to say that I support Kaz and wish them the best. They did not deserve what happened to them and I hope they’re doing better things now with better people.

Kaz’s statement: https://t.co/DNQKLHcEms

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

Okanagan Winemaker Banned from Foreign Worker Program over Abuses | The Tyee

Advocates welcome ban and $118,000 fine for Toor Vineyards.

Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because of abuses. But they warn much more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website shows Toor Vineyards was fined $118,000 and was permanently banned from hiring through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or International Mobility Program. It said the vineyard had not provided an inspector requested documents, gave employees different pay or working conditions than listed on offers of employment and failed to protect workers from physical, psychological, financial or sexual abuse.

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[thepromiscuousfinger]

Finding out that these big game dev studios are completely blind, deaf and dumb to their customer base only gets more unsurprising when you learn their higher ups 100% support and encourage toxic positivity in the workplace.

[feelingemotjons]

Seeing all of those season two leaks, especially for the songs, every single artist and animator deserves better. every single one of these people putting their heart and soul into animating these characters just for them to get paid so little is seriously not okay. I don't care how many viv stans try to sweep this stuff under the rug and call these people 'liers'. I want every single person to continue talking about the horrible workplace abuse these people go through until everyone's ears blow off