Except that's not how most businesses work, sorry. I used to work for Target, and every holiday season it was the same old story. People who'd worked there for years got their hours majorly cut while all the new holiday workers got more hours, because they could pay them less than people who'd been there longer and had raises. And every single one of the holiday workers at my store got offered to be kept on full time, while the rest of us who'd already worked there for years still had our hours cut. It's why I quit, actually.
So no, your "low man on the totem poll" analogy does not work in the real world either. Why do you think they hired Rachel in the first place after firing AJ? Because she was new, and they could pay her less. The only reason things are going back normal is because Erica's taking over the actual running of the show, and she wanted the original cast back.
It's business. It may be "an industry" but it's all business. The lowest person isn't always the first to go, it has more to do with what makes more sense for the business as a whole. And while it may be "the way things work" it still sucks, and nobody has to like it or 'just accept it.' People are allowed to feel wronged over this, and it feels like you're telling people that their opinions don't matter. They do. You have yours, I have mine, let's all hold hands and sing and look at rainbows, k?
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Date: May. 29th, 2011 06:30 am (UTC)So no, your "low man on the totem poll" analogy does not work in the real world either. Why do you think they hired Rachel in the first place after firing AJ? Because she was new, and they could pay her less. The only reason things are going back normal is because Erica's taking over the actual running of the show, and she wanted the original cast back.
It's business. It may be "an industry" but it's all business. The lowest person isn't always the first to go, it has more to do with what makes more sense for the business as a whole. And while it may be "the way things work" it still sucks, and nobody has to like it or 'just accept it.' People are allowed to feel wronged over this, and it feels like you're telling people that their opinions don't matter. They do. You have yours, I have mine, let's all hold hands and sing and look at rainbows, k?