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For those that don't read to the end... > Due to an internal technical error, applicants to our Production Design Initiative (PDI) program received an email th

For those that don't read to the end... > Due to an internal technical error, applicants to our Production Design Initiative (PDI) program received an email that had not been edited or fact-checked and was not intended to be widely distributed. As an early draft, the data points included in the email (such as “more than 75% of our members are unemployed and many have not been working for 18 months or more”) were not fact-checked and may be inaccurate... > ...This temporary pause in our PDI program during a year of contract negotiation gives our staff and membership the ability to focus on our movement of “Many Crafts, One Fight.” This labor movement alongside our peers and colleagues only strengthens our excitement for the future of the industry. > We plan to resume the PDI program in 2025.

jimrandomh 2y ago
I doubt the "internal technical error" was a technical issue. Someone sent the email unilaterally, and other people were upset by what it said. They only said it wasn't fact-checked and "may" be inaccurate; they didn't actually say it was false. This is because if they claimed their member employment rate was higher than it is, that could be sued for it.
- throwup238 2y ago
  My bet is someone told a junior employee or intern to write a draft email for the announcement with zero guidance, the junior had no idea what to write so started messing around with a sarcastic letter (imagine being an intern to the production assistant guild!), then some time later accidentally hit send instead of delete and didn't read the popup before clicking "Yes I'm sure" I doubt they have a realistic employment rate anyway, since it's standard to take non-industry jobs to make ends meet, especially during strikes. The entire industry goes through their own "struggling actor" phases, no one really hides that.
  - dgfitz 2y ago
    Total opposite. Someone senior who had been around for a while and was completely disgruntled wrote it.

jimrandomh 2y ago

I doubt the "internal technical error" was a technical issue. Someone sent the email unilaterally, and other people were upset by what it said. They only said it wasn't fact-checked and "may" be inaccurate; they didn't actually say it was false. This is because if they claimed their member employment rate was higher than it is, that could be sued for it.

throwup238 2y ago
My bet is someone told a junior employee or intern to write a draft email for the announcement with zero guidance, the junior had no idea what to write so started messing around with a sarcastic letter (imagine being an intern to the production assistant guild!), then some time later accidentally hit send instead of delete and didn't read the popup before clicking "Yes I'm sure" I doubt they have a realistic employment rate anyway, since it's standard to take non-industry jobs to make ends meet, especially during strikes. The entire industry goes through their own "struggling actor" phases, no one really hides that.
- dgfitz 2y ago
  Total opposite. Someone senior who had been around for a while and was completely disgruntled wrote it.