SOCIAL MEDIA | CRITICAL THINKING
Voted the 4th Least Exploitive Workplace in the US
Never stop asking questions
I once met a man who rated every one of his Tinder dates. He had it all captured in an Excel spreadsheet. There in neat little columns were scores assigned for every category. I admired his attention to detail as he pinpointed important traits like flossing or would the person be willing to make him breakfast in the morning. The man was an arse.
I was reminded of this douchebag when I thought about what it meant to work for a company that had no bones in their closet. Would you be happy if the product killed people but they sourced their material ethically? To what degree would you continue to work for them?
We all know fashion is full of contradictions. They want to save the planet but they need to sell as much as possible. Child labor, harsh working conditions, every exploitative practice you can imagine happens within the industry. The same applies to most foods. Where do you stand?
In the UK there is zero-hour labor. Seasonal workers have little rights. Contracts are worthless. We’re all working harder than ever. I currently work in an industry that is loathed by the general public, farming, yet without the farmers, everybody would starve and the economy…
