On the surface, it seems stupid and petty, but I, oddly enough, totally get where she's coming from. It's not about the ticket, or the cost of the ticket. It seems like a case of perpetual instances of disrespect, in which this tiny thing was the tipping point.
I think all of us have, at some point, worked for a company that didn't value or respect us, despite all of the hard work and effort we put into said company. It's demoralizing and exhausting. I have a rule for myself that the moment I loathe coming into the office, is when I start looking for a new job. No job should make you hate getting up in the morning, and no company should make you feel that way. Doesn't matter what the job is.
She's made them millions upon millions of dollars, and they can't spare a few free Disney tickets for her and her family? It's not like it's a case of "Well, if I give
you one, then I'll have to give
everyone one!" She was an employee, she actively contributed to their financial growth with her work, and in a pretty significant way, I think it's fair to get some perks here and there. Yes, she's already paid well, but that's not the point.
Besides, I think the Disney ticket thing was just the final straw, as silly as that may seem. I've definitely quit companies over a build up of issues that compounded and boiled over. It's a privilege to be able to walk away from a job, for sure, but sometimes you've just had enough, and are like "Fuck this." It's also very, very common for black people to be undervalued and underappreciated at their jobs. Even someone like Shonda Rhimes. And often, we're expected to just take everything on the chin and be "grateful" that we even "have a job," while others in the company receive preferential treatment, or get promotions, or opportunities for career advancement. I've seen this with my own eyes, as well as accounts from other people of color (but in particular Black people, Mexican people, and women as well). To be honest, there is almost always a not so subtle reminder for people of color in this country that no matter how high you may ascend on the success ladder, there is still a ceiling.
I'm pretty sure if Bob Iger showed up to the park with 20 of his family, they'd let them through the gates no sweat. But again, it's not the Disney incident that was the source of her frustration and disenfranchisement with ABC.
Lmao
so I suppose she never got invited to Club 33 too
Dude,
I got in to Club 33.
ME. So Shonda
better have gotten in lol
