Hollywood's Writers' Strike

[Alex]

Yes, sometimes administrative assistants get fired when someone leaves (because people aren't always replaced). And I know how much they make and what they do because I used to be one.

But that is beside the point I was making, which is: when making decisions about adequate compensation for your work, the secondary dependencies who may be affected by your decision not to work aren't really a factor.

[Sohrshah]

Originally Posted by Alex

Yes, sometimes administrative assistants get fired when someone leaves (because people aren't always replaced). And I know how much they make and what they do because I used to be one.

But that is beside the point I was making, which is: when making decisions about adequate compensation for your work, the secondary dependencies who may be affected by your decision not to work aren't really a factor.

Point taken, though in my experience if someone is not being replaced, the company is reorganizing or downsizing, and the admins are usually among the first to be let go (excepting high level admins, who are sometimes the last)

I agree with you that when making decisions for yourself, the collateral damage cannot be a factor, though my tendencies towards compassion would make that a very difficult decision. I don't think I would sleep well at night knowing that my decision is negatively affecting someone else. Simultaneously, I have never been in a life situation where I could AFFORD to be out of work for weeks and weeks. I wonder how hard this strike is on writers who don't make 100K+ a year? I imagine the union subsidizes them to some extent, but it can't be nearly what they were making before...