A Continuation

This continues my thoughts on what happened with Gail Simone the other day and Karen Berger last week. Firstly, to address something that Ed Brubaker said and then I'll get to my point. To paraphrase what Bru said that basically DC and Marvel owned these characters and that they could do what they wanted with them. To an extent I agree but I think that overall that feeling is a cop out. I also think that the statement of supporting creator owned books is a cop out too. To me it is honestly just a weak answer of an industry that isn't willing to fight for fair treatment and respect. And that brings me to the place I'm at that has frustrated me so much...because I find this to be indicative of an overall sweeping feeling within corporate America and why we see so few people willing to work.

When I was growing up I came from a hard working family that's primary income came from wood products. I feel I was raised well to understand the importance of a good days work, respecting those that were put in leadership (I grew up in a Christian household too), and that you get what you earn. That works well under ideal circumstances, but what I've found since getting out into the real world is that the same hard work and respect that is demanded of me isn't necessarily reciprocated by those put in charge of me. If (in the smaller picture) Marvel and DC want respect from fans and creators, shouldn't they in turn give the same level of respect back? This honestly seems like such a common sense notion that I can't believe I have to ask the question. Yet time and again I see myself, friends and colleagues, and general acquaintance taken for granted and used up by the corporation that sees them as little more than tools for profit. This by the way my Republican friends (I have a few) is why I feel the idea that giving businesses more breaks makes absolutely no sense. Hostess was a great example of workers willing to make sacrifices that were then used to pad the pockets of corporate heads rather than be put to good use in bolstering the continued success of the business. 

When you work for a company it was always my understanding that there was this unspoken bond. That in return for them employing you and treating you as an integral part of a team you were asked to be respectful, diligent and hard working. That bond has been broken for far too long, and it has gotten to a point where it is so broken that our working class has grown fatigued. This in turn has created in my opinion a social psyche that all bosses are evil, all employers are only in it for them, and in the long run I can't say I haven't seen this as a pattern for some of the biggest companies in the US. We should be better. We should demand better. We should all strive at whatever job we do to put forth our best, but the agreement in this is that we won't be lied to, cheated, manipulated, or straight up disrespected. I have absolutely no respect for anyone at DC at all. They have for all intents and purposes jumped the shark, and I'm done with them as a company. After nearly 30 years of giving them my money the best and only way to show my displeasure is to stop. It is on that I am committed as I am committed to the same goal of any company that doesn't value their employees.