I wasn't going to share this, but recent events have made me realize how important it can be. Sorry, but I'm about to clog your timeline...
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I was offered a full time, 2 year deal over the summer. It would've been fun and it would've paid well. No brainer, right?
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They wanted me to sign this. I refused, for multiple reasons. I ultimately decided I didn't want it, even if I was exempt from signing this.
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This is not ok. And if you've never worked in media, know that it isn't normal. I've never seen anything like it. Neither have most people.
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The crazy thing is, it's probably not even enforceable. It's likely meant to make people feel like they can't speak up if something happens.
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That's how things like this happen. Not always through contracts, but through a variety of ways in which people feel powerless to speak up.
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I decided to walk, even if they removed it. How could I work for them, knowing it exists? But would I have walked, if I needed the money?
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Would I have if I didn't have a completely separate career path that I love? I'd like to think so, but who knows. I'm lucky-not everyone is.
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I've built (privilege has helped) a safety net that allows me to be patient, and principled, about what I do.Not everyone gets to have that.
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Whether it's explicitly stated in contracts or not, too often, people are made to feel like they can't speak up about the inexcusable.
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I made clear why I was walking, that this was offensive. I hope they've removed it, but I doubt it, since they didn't seem to believe me.
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I haven't been sexually harassed at work in years. But I remember the paralysis that accompanies it when you don't think anyone would care.
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When you don't know what would happen to your job. When you don't know if you would be able to get another, if you're a whistle blower.
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I hope by having more conversations about these things, others will eventually not feel that paralysis. Because they know they're not alone.
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Because they know we care. Because their careers are safe, regardless of inexcusable things that are not their fault.
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Because they did the right thing.
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