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Old 03-03-2025, 08:12 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Just another reminder that Hollywood is about the most ferociously hierarchical industry in the world. Not just in the enormous disparity in what people are paid, but in how they’re treated. The difference between how a grip and an A-lister in a major studio film are treated is far wider than the difference in how Janice in accounts payable and the CEO of Enbridge are treated. The Hollywood system is set up to cater to the narcissism and egos of those at the very top.
As someone who has worked as both "Janice at accounts payable" and as basically any job that exists on a film set, I can say it's absolutely no different. CEOs are giving their top sales people and VPs stupid meaningless awards all the time. The only difference is we don't point cameras at it.
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