r/Choosingbeggars ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD WORK FOR FREE!

r/Choosingbeggars The business owner in this post has a very frustrating his problem... all of his employees want to get paid for their work! What on earth? Why are employees so selfish?! If they were good people then they would happily work for free for the betterment of the company. After all, work is all about getting a sense of pride and accomplishment, not about getting money. This poor business owner is being exploited by his evil, greedy employees who want to be paid for their hard work! If you like this video and want to see more, hit the subscribe button for daily Reddit videos!
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[@jacobbritton4099]

I get so sad after i watch the daily rslash and them knowing i seen every rslash video more then twice keep up the great work love your videos

[@simplysim1346]

Renegade renegade renegade renegade

[@cuddlecreeper8]

Ew Tik Tok.

[@trashtaste7816]

r/rSlash

[@Yreva0503]

You could maybe post story's that you dont wanto put in a video but still think they are good enough to share

[@rileygaler243]

“iTs NoT mY fAuLt ThAt ThE dOgS pOtTiEd EvErYwHeRe” uhh it is tho, potty training them was your job

[@borealernadelwald]

I mean, i get that accidents can happen with animals, but it shouldn't be normal and when it happens it should definitely be cleaned up immediately. How gross do you have to be to live in an apartment full of cat/dog poop!?

[@katefresina832]

@@borealernadelwald Same! My babies still have accidents in the house, it's rare but it still happens sometimes. I also have a cat that's still learning to use her litter box so yeah...

[@Zeekfox]

Yeah, I thought this immediately myself as a dog owner.

[@SickxSoul]

I dog sit for a neighbor a lot, one of her dogs is paralyzed so I pee him as soon I let him out of his crate. (Four dogs in total so letting him alone unsupervised is not a good idea) but he doesnt know when he needs to poo so it just comes out as he moves, sometimes he doesnt let me pee him and he wants to be outside with the other dogs, he scoots his way to the door and as he goes he leaves a mess, but it's not his fault and it gets cleaned and disinfected as he gets to enjoy the grass.

[@Secondarian]

@@katefresina832 My cat learned in one day, we just put him into the litter box whenever he needed to pee.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Why do people think terms like "customer service" even apply to situations like giving things away for free on Facebook?

[@Freekymoho]

Because if it did, it would give them leverage

[@franl155]

"You're not a customer until you buy something."

[@megakaren2160]

Exactly. These are just everyday folks without a manager to complain to. Not retail.

[@qualandrew201494]

Reminds me of the time i tried to sell somthing and a guy wanted me to drive (i dont even drive) to a far away location (an HOUR away) with somthing worth £10. yea... but nope

[@randomrandom450]

I think people have been drilled with the saying "customer's always right". Not only this is false, but they don't even realize when they are not even customers.

[@brandonjohnson9084]

“My children are DYING” “... sounds like they won’t need masks then, better save your $6”

[@Nerobyrne]

"my children just died in a car crash, I need a seatbelt NOW!"

[@brandonjohnson9084]

Nerobyrne “my child is dead, are you HAPPY!? I demand the seatbelt for free because they DIED!!!”

[@WolfyFancyLads]

You know, she could probably buy two packs of paracetamol for like $2, put them in the kids' drinks and end their suffering quicker. That way, she saves money on kids AND masks!

[@brandonjohnson9084]

TheBritishWolf AND those kids won’t have to grow up with that as a parent

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

People whose children are *actually* dying: *VISIBLE ANGER*

[@timehunter9467]

Another “I love your stuff” *finds out it costs* “your stuff is awful and never wanted it”

[@VelkanAngels]

Kinda like how some people will praise a celebrity for how talented/attractive they are and then the second the celebrity says/does something they don't like, they magically become untalented and ugly, lol.

[@Alternativegoldoyku]

That's what men do too when a girl rejects them lol

[@animeotaku307]

Yup. Good old sour grapes.

[@galactic7458]

“My kids are DYING!” “Get in line, sister.”

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

People whose actual kids are actually dying: *VISIBLE ANGER*

[@KTSpeedruns]

“My kids are dying!” “I’m pretty sure a mask will not stop anyone from dying whether it’s free, $6, $60, or $600.”

[@dracko158]

OP: *Is sick and need to sleep* CB: *"Wait, that's illegal."*

[@fivesARC--5555]

Lol yes

[@WolfyFancyLads]

Go to CB's place. Take a bottle of Ipecac. Take a swig. Decorate CB's place in an ugly brown-yellow. "Told you I was sick!"

[@Freekymoho]

Why would you even offer to help someone like that? It cant have been a suprise she was like that

[@VelkanAngels]

That CB could've been my brother........ Man, the amount of Choosing Beggar stories I could write about my narcissistic, entitled brother. -_-

[@luhwazi]

I love how the black chair guy didn't swear.

[@sourishgupta7089]

Sameee

[@SpringBonnie1983]

Thats nice so rSlash doesn't have to edit more

[@thecorn1689]

I wonder why he was even trying to buy the chairs if he wanted different color chairs

[@nepnephren]

I bet even if they were the “proper” color he would still ask for a lower price lol

[@ImAteista]

“seen by everyone” Couldn’t agree more

[@StrimClocks]

0 out of 5 butt holes for the actor who wanted to help the owners. Genuinely kind and caring for the dude to try and find a way to help. Understandable that the other actors didn't want to help, but blaming a business for failing because the government will arrest you for trying to operate is wrong.

[@sirresigmenduken5033]

yeah, I think 5/5 was pretty unreasonable when the dude was trying to secure the jobs for the future, not necessarily the present. His argument is kinda invalid, since a lot of restaurants and other stores need customers to function and get money. What else is the business supposed to do, especially the smaller ones? It's not really their fault.

[@littlelady4nier]

It was just an employee, too. I'd agree with if the owners were asking for a fundraiser, but they weren't. This is someone acting out of compassion for a small business 0/5 for sure

[@galenbruner1980]

Yeah I think he got that one way wrong I am glad I am not the only one that thinks so. In fact I give the slashman 5/5 for trying to make this good natured person feel bad.

[@StrimClocks]

@@galenbruner1980 mislead not intentional by slashman. He has probably spent too much time on these sub redits that he is becoming too jaded.

[@KeepingupwithGaming]

Ya he was way off on this one for sure

[@RobertYesse]

I’m pretty sure the person that wanted to do a fundraiser for the job just wanted job security since a place that does performance art can’t afford to stay open when a restaurant can only have around 1 or 2 people eating there.

[@DreamEmpress]

Those staff will now have no job go back too and I don’t think it was for the owner but for the business. Knowing business owners, I can say many live middle class or even lower. Depending on the company. That says that people have a true hatred for anyone who runs a business.

[@littlelady4nier]

Especially since the fundraising wasn't the owners' idea, I agree. It sounded like they wanted to help the theater stay afloat until it's in the position of possibly rehiring

[@seleneledezma3543]

Exactly, he just wanted to keep the place afloat, so they all would have a job later on. Unfortunately most people think that business owners are millionaires or something. Now they will have to look for a job when the pandemic is over

[@kevintemple245]

And seeing how few of those small theaters exist anymore, there might not be anything like it ever again in their area.

[@SilverMe2004]

And if the fundraiser was successful then the preforms(staff) have a new income stream :) But I can understand why some staff would want to say "The owners can just go get a job and raise the money themselves" or "The owners told me not to work for them so I cant help" PS what are the overheads that are forcing the 'collapse'? weren't utilities, rent, and interest suppose to be suspended in such circumstances?

[@SorenPenrose]

8:56 that is a profoundly ignorant statement during a lockdown. If the business has no income because they are not allowed to operate, how do they pay employees? That's why unemployment benefits were buffed for the pandemic expansion.

[@vdimap]

lmao i always like to watch daily RSlash in the morning

[@kninenights]

Same. Just got up and happened to open KZbin right on time

[@rudolfs3474]

Lmao i at 3:30 to 4 in the afternoon

[@apexstonerfailure2121]

6:00 every morning

[@masterhawk3147]

Me too

[@joanniebacus]

What country do you live on?

[@NiamhCreates]

Oh man, the mask ones. I feel those. I'm making masks for people too. The vast majority of people I've made them for have been incredibly grateful and understanding of potential delays (like when it took 3 weeks for elastic to get delivered... elastic is so difficult to get right now!). I'm only charging for shipping if I have to ship them, and am not charging for the masks themselves... that said, I do accept any donations to help with supply costs. Most people have been kind enough to donate, which is very much appreciated, but not at all required. However, I have one "customer" who's been... difficult. (note: this is someone in my family, so there's extra pressure to accept her requests). Money isn't the issue, she happily donated a somewhat large sum and kindly donated fabric (THANKS!!)... she first ordered 2 dozen masks (to hand out to her church friends), and then later asked for a dozen more. That said, I think she thinks she gets special treatment for donating (thinking that she's now a "paying customer" so she gets priority or something) and gets annoyed when I tell her I have x-amount of people ahead of her. She's also frequently asks for changes to her order... for example, when I didn't have elastic, all the masks I was making used bias tape as ties. I get that ties are a bit more difficult to use than elastic, but many people do prefer the ties, as elastic (while easier to use) can hurt one's ears if worn all day every day (like for essential workers). Every other customer I've had has been totally fine with their mask having ties instead of elastic. Anyway, she HATES the ties and thinks that everyone feels the same way she does. So she changed her order after I already started making them so that most of them were elastic (by this point I had elastic). Alright, fine... slightly annoying, but not a big deal. I was handing off masks to her 6-at-a-time (as I finish making them), and then she started complaining that the "masculine" ones weren't "masculine enough" and that the men aren't going to want to wear them. Uhhh... I had plenty of gender-neutral masks in there. And even IF all the masks were flowers and rainbows and unicorns, if a man's masculinity is threatened by that, then it's not the mask that's challenging his masculinity! Every time I handed off six masks, I made sure to tell her "most of these are 'masculine' or gender-neutral", and she'd look at them and have a look on her face like "these aren't masculine!" 🙄 THEN, she asked me to set aside the the most 'masculine-looking' mask I had for some church friend across the country. Apparently this dude (that she's never met in person) has a wife who **MAKES MASKS** (so he does not need a mask), but he wants a "special one" from his church friends here, to remind him of them. Uh, what? Ok, whatever. Why does she want me to set one aside for this guy? Because she wanted me to embroider her church's logo on the mask! She could not understand why I couldn't honor this request. 😒 I finally finished the first 24 masks she requested, then about two weeks later she wants me to make a dozen more. *sigh* Sure. She specifies that she wants at least half of them to be "masculline", and since it's obvious she and I have different ideas of what that means, she wants just solid colours for them. 🙄 I tell her they are not going to be done until the end of the next week since I have other customers. She says she is fine with that. A couple days later, she texts me and asks if the masks are done and if she can come pick them up the next day. What? No... I only have two done, man! I told you when they'd be done! I also know she's not going to be happy with the solid colours... as the only solid colours I have are brown and light blue. I have a feeling she's going to think the light blue is "too feminine". We are in a pandemic and these are masks for people who need them! They are not fashion accessories! My god!

[@franl155]

Gotta love people who put their insecure masculinity above their health, if not their actual life: "I'm not wearing that mask even if it'll save my life, it's too sissy!" Shee.

[@anur4gp]

I'd suggest using hair ties bc they work rly well if you need faster materials :/

[@nixhallowe3351]

I'm a man and I'd love to wear a sparkly unicorn flower mask because 1- liking / wearing cute shit doesn't mean I'm 'less of a man, and 2- you wear a mask to stop the spread of a deadly pandemic and to keep those around you safe. If as a man (or anyone really) you have a problem with that then there is something functionally wrong with you.

[@RainbowMama143]

I'd just tell her no. She's using you.

[@ScientistCat]

Not MASKuline enough... Well, why don't those guys "man up" and go around without a mask?

[@no_one01-5]

"If the business can't afford to pay the employees, then that business shouldn't exist. Period." Normally I would agree but times like these, I can safely say, that it's way too easy for you to be all high and mighty, making money by reading reddit post, at your home. Your business, or income isn't affected by this isolation.

[@VelkanAngels]

Agreed. On the contrary, more people have been on KZbin more often because of the lockdown, lol.

[@Zamolxes77]

That's the risk you are taking for living in a capitalist society. Do you really expect people to work for free and die of starvation themselves to support the company or the business ? No, the employees will do whatever they need to do to SURVIVE, if that means bankrupting your poorly led business, then so be it.

[@Starman062]

You realize that KZbin creators are also suffering like 40% ad revenue decrease too right?

[@jamesn0va]

@@Zamolxes77 your not wrong but you idea is also short term thinking. If the business survies those jobs may all come back sooner than if the company went under. Im sure the employees doing the fund raising could of made some arrangement the be the first inline for there jobs as soon as things kick off. Its not certain they would get these jobs back but its certain they won't if they dont help.

[@BelleDreamer7]

It never stops to amaze me how critical and judgmental rslash is on topics he clearly doesn’t know about. With the theater post, OP was not a butthole nor were the owners of the theater. There is a HUGE problem with the “if a business can not afford to pay the employees x amount, then they shouldn’t have a business at all.” Obviously rslash has never run a business nor had to deal with payroll. For those who don’t know, the vast majority of businesses are NOT super successful. A “successful” business is being able to have a low middle class income for the employees and maybe a high middle class income for the owners. Most businesses CANNOT withstand weeks being closed, let alone months. The reason so many people are demanding states reopen is because they know that if they don’t start making money, their businesses have to close...forever. Many of the businesses that laid people off, like the theater in the post, actually told their employees “hey, we are laying you off, FOR NOW, but the second we reopen, you will have your jobs back.” In fact, many businesses “laid off” employees so those employees would qualify FOR unemployment. This is why the vast majority of the unemployment claims right now are for temporary unemployment. People know that their bosses don’t want to close, but have to, and once they can open up, those jobs are saved for the people who had them prior to the close. Thus Theater OP was trying to help the owners because they knew the owners might lose their business completely. OP wanted to raise money so that there would BE a job after the quarantine. This is why many politicians are asking for loans for SMALL businesses, so that those jobs don’t vanish when this all ends. OP gets 0 out of 5 buttholes for understanding if the owners lose the theater, everyone will still be unemployed after the quarantine. Rslash gets 2 out of 5 buttholes for only thinking about the servers and not the owners and for being so quick to judge when he clearly doesn’t know all the facts.

[@GrangerGirl97]

This one really irritated me, the performing arts is struggling so much in this pandemic as those businesses run on such small margins. I don't see how trying to put on a fundraiser for a struggling business makes someone an asshole, so many of my friends who work in theatre have been doing the exact same.

[@toribarlow1000]

I agree. OP also said they worked there for 25 years. This theater obviously means more to them than just a job if they are still there and trying to save it. Another reason they would want to save the theater than just lining the owners pockets.

[@profwaldone]

made a comment in the same vein. your comment is rather general. but this lockdown hits the entertainment and arts industry twice as hard, as usual, entertainment and art are the first things people cut back on.

[@craziestcat5767]

Thanks for commenting this! OP must have titled it wrong since from the title alone, its pretty problemaric but I agree with what you said 100% I hope people realize this perspective and not twist it in a way that the owners are greedy selfish people when there's reason for it

[@Novascrub]

This. Small businesses are just people. They are a team effort, and often times the owners don't benefit much more than (or even as much as) the employees. I think there is a common misconception that all employment is exploitation, and all employer-employee relations are inherently adversarial and zero sum. That tends to be the case more often as companies grow, and especially become investment vehicles, but not at small dinner theater scale. This guy has worked there 25 years, and likes his job, and he asks others if they like their job to try to save it. And patrons to do the same if they like the business. This is just how communities work. No harm in asking.

[@lemonoujia4534]

They always say "take it or leave it" as if they're offering a good deal lmao

[@zarzee8925]

And then they're never ever happy with an answer of "I'll leave it, thanks"

[@franl155]

I saw one post: CB: "Take it or leave it" OP: "Okay, I'll leave it" CB: "What? You can't do that!" So why make the "offer" if one isn't allowed to refuse it? They always act like they're doing you such a big favour by lowballing you

[@CazadorSlayer]

"Take it or TAKE IT!"

[@Chi.jubilee]

Normally I typically agree with your assessment of the butthole rating, but this time I disagree completely. To say that if a business shouldn’t exist if they can’t pay their employees. Period. Is kind of cruel. Normally yes. That would be the case sure. But how do you expect a business who is a live theatre, presumably a small theatre troop because most people don’t want to pay the $25-$50 fee to go see a live play, so they scrape by anyways To support itself during a pandemic? When no one is going out? When gatherings are limited? It’s not that the business failed. It’s that there’s a pandemic. When owning a small theatre like that. The owners usually give up more than they should to help keep it afloat. But to say they shouldn’t be there? Really? This same situation happened in a nearby town where I live and all the actors and community jumped on the opportunity to help. Sure there may be facts we don’t know But OP didn’t force the staff to do a virtual show. They asked if anyone wanted to volunteer. They could have just said no. The community doesn’t have to donate. No one is being forced to do anything.

[@Freekymoho]

I didn't think it was completely unreasonable either. I thin rslash saw the higher ups as a faceless board of corporate directors, when its probably just an old person with a passion for the art

[@Ikajo]

Yeah, it wasn't like they were being forced or threatened. They were asked.

[@Chi.jubilee]

​@@Freekymoho I completely agree. Typically when you think of owners, that is what you think, and I hold the same opinion, but I grew up loving live theatre, both performing and watching. It's a community, and a dying one at that. Most Theatres can't pay their actors, and it's nearly all volunteer based. I do think it would have been nice for OP to make the fundraiser for everyone, or the theatre itself, so when it is safe, they don't have to worry about going negative when paying the actors again. But I just don't think OP was being a butthole for doing what they were doing. They were trying to do a nice thing.

[@adamgrace7976]

The OP was inconsiderate.

[@VelkanAngels]

@@adamgrace7976 OP: "Hi. Would you care to help us raise money for our theatre? It would help ensure that you and I still have a place to work when the lockdown en-.." Adam Grace: "How DARE you!"

[@TheAZElele]

As an actor, I’m not even surprised over that artistic director. Some people in the theatre world really feel like the opportunity to work should be all you really need to keep going.

[@LBmariachi]

For the talent show one I disagree. Though we don’t know their situation, many companies temporarily laid off their employees to 1) save money 2) so that they can get the unemployment with the extra pandemic money. For some, it’s more than they normally make, for others, it should be enough to hold people over without running the company into even more debt. If anything, taking initiative to help keep their workplace from closing completely may benefit the workers in the long run as the economy reopens. Them doing that could mean the difference of a job for them and their other coworkers.

[@Zamolxes77]

Meanwhile, how are they suppose to EAT ? Pay rent ? Pay water and electricity ? You don't want to answer that do you ?

[@spectre2575]

@@Zamolxes77 They did answer that in the post you just replied to... Unemployment. The business certainly can't pay them when they have no customers. I'm not sure what the rules are exactly, but I'm sure i'm it's harder for a business owner to collect unemployment than an employee. Particularly when they're still technically 'in business'.

[@HochstartHarry]

Dude.. a theater restaurant type thing needs to pay rent, marketing stuff, electricity and all the other things conected (like food or whatever they serve they had to throw away, maybe a big loan they need to pay of ect. "MONEY FOR THE OWNER" is more like money for the place you work at to keep it going... They are all out if a job when the place closes...

[@Chi.jubilee]

@Skylynxify Reborn If they are temporarily shut down, they are still paying for utilities and rent. Most utility companies will charge a base fee if you don't use x amount of service. Also things like wifi, sometimes can't be cut off because you are in a contract so you can't just pause the service. Things like electricity has to still be used because there are things plugged in and they use electricity, not to mention they still have to run air conditioning because damage to the items can be really bad if they don't circulate air. If the humidity, heat, or cold (Though probably not cold because it is summer) sets in, it can damage your stuff. I've had that happen to me loads of times in storage units or garages. The employees that were laid off are getting unemployment. Actors in theatres like this are typically contractor based. When the theatre opens again, they will go and audition again, and they will have a job. I don't think you understand what theatre life is like.

[@HochstartHarry]

@@Chi.jubilee damm,thanks alot for writing that 😂 saves me the effort 👍

[@ninjasamari]

As a person who is in theatre this very much is the case. I do BOTH paid and volunteer work. All of our theaters are closed so a lot of us are unable to perform. Since most of our income comes from shows (that actually goes to a council not individual people) that money then goes to pay for the building and the upkeep (rent, utilities, general grounds keeping) it’s also used to make sure we have another season AFTER the pandemic. Playwrights are not cheap nor is the equipment and staff. People look at the arts as if they work like other businesses. They don’t...some of us have to sacrifice to do what we love so that everyone else can enjoy whatever fake happy they want to hide behind.

[@ninjasamari]

Not to mention why does everyone make it seem like the owners had a choice in laying the staff off if by law you have to close your business how do you expect to pay the workers when a vast majority of your income comes from you being open and performing

[@bleachfanbk]

Der Kerl they were fired so they can't get unemployment

[@tejjaskaul5881]

The actor didn't deserve 5/5, because they need to sustain a business so it could actually survive in the future.

[@jordanknight3519]

9:30 _The Text:_ "I gave away a nearly *new* 2 seat leather sofa on *Freecycle..."* _rSlash's Brain:_ "I gave away a nearly 2 seat leather sofa on Freestyle..."

[@ScientistCat]

the sofa was like 1.85 seats I guess

[@Stanfordscienceman]

An 8th of it got torn so it’s nearly 2

[@dominickeijzer5844]

"If a business can't afford to pay their employees, then that business shouldn't exist. Period." RSlash forgot about several charities.

[@hensleykrieble931]

Many charities are volunteeries

[@skarjj1]

What R/Slash said is a very stupid thing to say because many small, family, and home grown business cant pay (get contacts and earn money in home business case) their employees in the current pandemic. SO should they not exist?

[@zeroburn315]

That's why they're called 'charities' and not 'businesses', businesses make money/profit.

[@darknezfire]

Rslash forgot that not all business are international millionaire companies, most of them are small business that took a lot amount of time and work to actually open, with the pandemic tons of them are gonna close leaving a lot of people unemployed and another more are gonna loose all there savings. I understand the "why should I do something for free to make u rich" that is implied but not all business are corporate evils, if OP came with that idea after working 25 YEARS there then maybe is not a horrible place to work.

[@Zamolxes77]

@@skarjj1 Nope, they shouldn't. Last I checked, USA was short something like 3 million welders alone (about 2 years ago). Is a very well paid job and is really needed, but is dirty. On top of that there are millions more openings in jobs like mechanics, machinists, metal workers, electricians, etc. But I guess staying home and complaining about how your home business is hard hit is easier. Welcome to capitalism.

[@OctagonalSquare]

Hey man, gunna be honest, not sure why you gave that one guy a 5/5 butthole rating. He didn’t do anything except try to help people. You may not like the people who he was trying to help, and that’s fair, but you can’t rate someone as a butthole for genuinely and honestly trying to help their fellow man. And the “if you can’t afford to pay your employees, you don’t deserve to be in business” comment is valid, except for the fact that they did pay their staff until they had to close for 3 MONTHS. I don’t know if a single company in the world that could close for three months and pay their staff during the entire time. It’s just an unreasonable standard man. Plus, helping the owners is in the interest of the employees so that once they can reopen, they will have jobs again.

[@megg2826]

For the guy asking people to work for free.I don't think he was the butt hole. There are multiple small theaters that have the type of service of show food beverage bar. If you've been with a company for a long time you want to see it succeed and sometimes you are willing do things for free because you love it so much. Since this was a theater it's very understandable. So I don't think they deserves 5 out of 5 butthole probably just around 1 out of 5. He tried to do a good thing, but other laid off workers were unwilling or unable to help out.

[@ZDSchlabach]

WTF, 5/5 for wanting to do an online show? I don't see the problem in asking for that to save a business. Presumably people might actually care about the place they work and want to see it survive.

[@Jason-hm1sc]

Agree and disagree. I don't know if the owners were pushing this or if it was the manager. But will say the online show is a great idea. However staff should be paid IMO unless they explicitly say don't worry about it. Just saying come back to work however you're not getting paid is an asshole move. Some of these people may be in serious financial trouble. I don't know if they could do something like say a percentage would go to the staff and another would be used to keep the doors open. Clarify the theater needs x minimum to stay open, the rest will go to staff and anything over y amount will be used to support another desperate program. All while maintaining the fact that staff will get a portion regardless. edit: Giving the manager the benefit of doubt maybe the heart was in the right place but not the thought process. 3/5 if that is the case. Really need more info.

[@MalekitGJ]

And this kind of tales tell me R/ fired his reddit screener so he could stash more bucks. Pretty ironic if you tell me.

[@Donna-qt1ot]

This is a sticky situation. Did the employees get unemployment? Did they have to try to find other employment? Not everyone has the luxury of donating their time and services when dealing with the financial difficulties brought on by this pandemic. Most people are hanging on by their fingertips financially in good times.

[@n.h.moreno]

It is lame to work for free, though.

[@Joules48]

Right! There’s a lot of nuances to the situation. 5/5 was just too much, at most 1/5 if anything because op just wants to help a business they care about and it’s not like they are forcing anyone. Op just suggested a fun Wiley to raise money and we have all seen way worse managers and choosing beggars.

[@brianritter5612]

It only makes sense to volunteer if you want that job to be there when this is all over. I am not sure where op is from but I bet there is not a whole lot of full time acting work.

[@HamelinSong]

That's what I thought.... OP doesn't want to "give money to the owners" like they are going on holiday with it. there are taxes, rent, mortgages(etc) to pay even when the business is not operating.

[@EODBombtech]

This is one of the only times I ever disagreed with Rslash. He only asked if they would be willing to help, not that they'd have to. I guess they don't realize that if the business folds they will not have a job to go back to when this crap ends.

[@IceNixie0102]

Having worked in local theatre, YES. Even a paid acting job (like my local dinner theatre) is a community. A lot of the same actors are in almost every show, and the whole community (both locals and theatre folk) would ABSOLUTELY pitch in to help if we heard it was in trouble. A theatre isn't "a job"; it's a home.

[@Jermbot15]

Good point. We don't know anything about that job, except that it's serving at a restaurant, and it has an artistic director. The reality of this story can be anything from the restaurant as a warm, tightly nit community of actors who see this place as a second home and their fellow staff members as a second family, OR on the opposite extreme, a waitress job with the added stress of having to deal with an owner's son who forces you to help him live out his failed Broadway dreams by participating in bad dinner theater along with all your actual duties. The truth is probably somewhere in between, but where is something we'll never know for sure. But we do know that the people who actually know the answer to that question don't seem to want to help with a fundraiser. And don't mind pissing off the boss by telling him so. Call me crazy but that says this isn't a 'home' this is a job, and one with numerous employees who have decided they don't mind if they never have to come back to it.

[@Zucca101]

Total disagreement on the dinner theater story. This person was trying hard to keep the business afloat and it sounds like they simply neglected to mention that it was to GET THEM EMPLOYED AGAIN.

[@wta1518]

You seem to have forgotten that they JUST LOST THEIR INCOME.

[@nicklittle8399]

9:00 Yikes Rslash, you really don't understand how incredibly hard that kind of business is. 0/5 buttholes for OP from me; He's looking out for an employer who's stayed loyal to him for 25 years. Most small scale theaters like this require outsourced funding to stay up and running even without the pandemic running rampant. I think you should have a more educated position before you fall into more prejudice.

[@SgtIronbeak]

"Can you guys work for free?" "What? No." And they're somehow *surprised* by that response

[@lessoriginal]

suggesting to do a fundraiser for a small, privately owned business in the middle of a financial crisis isn't a sin y'all. God.

[@gedion4000]

I dont think the guy who tried to raise money for the owners is a butthole. They are just really passionate about that job, and having worked there for 25 years it sou ds like a bit of an institution. I agree he could have split the money differently, but doing that isnt 5:5 butthole worthy

[@Miloscopy]

I hate so much when "yard sale" websites like Facebook marketplace or Kijiji get people who complain about "bad customer service." You're not a customer! It's not a business!

[@Nerobyrne]

"I can't figure out why OP posted this in the first place" seems to be a recurring probem of the subreddit :(

[@fivesARC--5555]

Yors

[@emtims1670]

Yeah they know they're in the right, they just want the upvotes/validation. There are very few stories where someone is the asshole or everyone is the asshole.

[@VelkanAngels]

@@emtims1670 - Exactly what I was gonna comment, too.

[@aPerfectFallacy]

But what about the people that get told by everyone they know IRL they're an asshole, and post that story? It might seem obvious to us, outside of the situation, but they might be in one where they legit wonder if they're the asshole because everyone else they know is telling them so - and well, a mass of internet strangers more likely to disassemble your post completely, and are known to not pull punches sounds like a good place to get judged. I will agree some of these stories are just looking for validation, but not everyone I think. :/ probably a lot of these kinds people get judged for upvote seeking when they really do need the help. but that's just my two cents, and sort of playing devil's advocate. hope everyone is having a good day!

[@venomquill308]

@@aPerfectFallacy I agree. When everyone you know is calling you a turtle, it gets easy to imagine seeing scales or a shell in the mirror. A good group of people who've never spoken to you or anyone you know in a day in your lives can set things back into perspective.

[@anthonystevens6346]

A friend of my wife's, (a girl she works with at night) started making masks for $3.00 each. Some of her other co-workers thought that they should be free because "they work together and need to lookout for each other!" F-me, $3.00 dollars for your health and protection of your co-workers. I asked my wife to order two and paid $10.00 each as a thank you. All the people who asked for free masks work with NO interruption in pay and actually got bonuses. Hope to shame some cheap choosing beggers but I highly doubt it.

[@JAYfromspace]

that "*three. dollar. cupcake*" had me spitting out my coffee

[@jatarokemuri5443]

How is the performer not good he is being very generous knowing how every person is “a person” and like you are struggling during the pandemic he is great

[@that5089]

sometimes i think rslash just doesn't understand certain posts like the fundraiser one. rslash you get 3 out of 5 buttholes for saying the business shouldn't be a business.

[@priestesspos6629]

I don't work for free. I worked for a doctor , who was financially well off. He would dock us for being even a minute late or clocking in early. One night , he asked me to drive him home, off the clock of course. He didn't offer to pay for gas or the bridge toll that taking him home would involve. I explained that I was on a very tight budget and didn't have the extra money to take on the extra costs of taking him home. He had a major hissy fit. I suggested that he call his wife or take a cab. I walked away and went home. Shortly afterwards, he started laying off employees, including myself. The last I heard was that he shut down his practiced and "retired.

[@m1ntygames]

Who's just chilling watching rSlash in quarantine?

[@mrhegarty179]

no, who's rSlash?

[@TheSaltRonin]

@@mrhegarty179 yeah idk him

[@joanniebacus]

@@mrhegarty179 If you don't know who's rSlash, how come you're commenting on this comment on his video? Are you lying?

[@asher0507]

@@joanniebacus sarcasm

[@estherdenenga5227]

🙋🏾‍♀️

[@frederika.h.1004]

I once gave a 200$ guitar to one of my very good friends, she almost cried and said i was her best Christmas ever and loved it. Thats a definiton of a good friend who truly appriciate a gift

[@MGlBlaze]

"When you are in negotiations you don't sell to other people" - oh, please. There was no negotiation, it was just the Choosing Beggar trying to bully OP in to selling for less because it wasn't the colour CB wanted. As if CB was being forced to buy those specific ones instead of being free to look for others. And said that the product being clearly advertised as a colour they didn't want made it 'defective' somehow.

[@voyagerNO]

That woman was so nice. Even though he gave it away for free, she gave him beers and flowers. And her dad was really nice as well, since he offered to give him money even though he gave it away for free. These people give me a little hope that humanity can be saved.

[@joheyjonsson2825]

That move conversation reminds me of me helping my sister clean her apartment when she moved. (tldr; My sister thinks it's my fault that she can't be assed with regular home maintenance.) Me and my room mate had told my sister that we were available for one weekend only (Nov 16-17, this is important), and with both of our jobs, that was the only time we were available to help her. We had told her this several times. I got a message on the monday (Nov 11) before that she hadn't been able to move all her things, but it should be cleared for me to come in on the Friday (Nov 15). I told her I wasn't available that day, so it was fine. On the Friday, she texted me and said that there was still a bunch of furniture left, but that it would be taken care of on the Saturday. She also asked if I really needed the vacuum cleaner before finishing up on the Monday. I reminded here that I wasn't available on the Monday. She hissed at me that I wouldn't be able to finish all the cleaning in one day. I was naive enough to think that she had actual done some cleaning at all, you know, like you do when I live some where, so I said I was sure me and my room mate could do it in one day. Boy, was I wrong. She hadn't even vacuumed for a month (I know this, because there were tufts of dog hair everywhere, and her dog had passed away from old age about a month prior). I took me 6 hours to just clean her 12 sqm kitchen. My hands hurt for a week from all the cleaning gunk that had seeped into my gloves. When we leave at 7 pm, my sister and my dad are both asking me when we're coming back to finish. I remind them, AGAIN, that we can't come back before she moves. Eventually, my room mate is an angel and finds a whole in her, at the time, insane schedule, and goes over to do the last vacuuming. We later got lectured by my sister that the apartment manager found dust during the inspection. The inspection was two weeks after we cleaned. My sister had not gone back to check if dust had accumulated during those two weeks, so I got yelled at by her.

[@toribarlow1000]

If it was that bad than dust was the least of her concerns. Maybe they are cheap but cleaning companies exist for a reason. You and roommate aren't a free cleaning service.

[@Zamolxes77]

You should have just walked away and tell her to hire a cleaning service. A family is not a free source of labor.

[@josiahmahady2939]

about the artistic director, i don't think he should get a full 5 seeing as he was also being laid off. Its not like he would get the money, so i think 3 or 2 is more suited.

[@profwaldone]

1-0 is more suited. the entertainments and arts industry is collapsing while we are watching, the vast majority of these places have no buffer because no-one is willing to pay anything for arts and entertainment. there is a very real chance that these actors won't have a job after the lockdown ends. not, because no-one wants to hire them. but because anyone who could has gone bankrupt.

[@chizujazelledaichireimiko7119]

“If a business can’t afford to pay their employees, then that business shouldn’t exist...PERIOD”

[@mrthink1348]

Choosingbeggars: yOu DoN’t NeEd It, GiVe It To mEeEeEeEe! Yes Nobody needs a house

[@Gilhelmi]

What is the opposite of a Choosing Beggar? I have a reverse story about work. I work in Manufacturing, and are considered essential due to some of the parts we make. But, a large percentage of work is not essential and those customers cut back on their orders. There is not enough work to run all week, so the owners decided to close the shop on Monday. However, we are still being paid for the day. They save thousands on operations costs, while keeping their skilled employees happy and give us a 4 day weekend. (we work 10hr days, so 3 day weekends is the norm.) It is nice being appreciated.

[@gacowboy8616]

That first one. "Young people need to eat too"... he's probably still living at home. 🤣🤣🤣

[@josheee4154]

seller:sorry prices are firm single mums:YoUVE rUINed My LiTtLe kaTies CHristMas

[@Bendan]

rSlash: If a business can't afford to pay their employees, then that business shouldn't exist. MLMs: *sweating nervously*

[@Snowwalker_rob]

I like how he said if a bussness can't pay there people they should go down sooooo how much you make off KZbin

[@megg2826]

In the situation that he talked about it was extremely uncalled for the business had a closed because of pandemic . how is that any of it the companies fault. the fact that one person wanted to help out and asked others to isn't there a reason to be called an a hole.

[@gunnerthedenmark]

@Wes Prang so have I plenty of times, from employers that turned out to be scumbags in the end, but there is a difference here, in our town we had a great inn and hotel that were very good towards their employees, and customers, giving them plenty food for a fair price, they went bankrupt because of them having to stay closed due to the pandemic and the rent they had to pay to the place is so steep they could not work it out in the end, in this particular case it was more than fair to try help the employers if they were good, and I like rSlash but in this particular case he himself reacted like a bit of an A**hole himself, we all have to lean in and help each other in these trying times,

[@FlashQuatsch]

I work at a pizza place, and I've gotten several calls from Karens saying stuff like "the pizza arrived cold and I have 3 starving children here!" And since we have their addresses, I really wanna tell them "wait, your children are starving?! I'm calling CPS right now, those poor kids!" I'd probably get fired tho 😂

[@mitchluckersrightshoe]

the guy who bought the nice guitar and let his friend use his other one is actually a SAINT, because im a guitarist and i know how much of a nightmare it is to learn on a really nice guitar, i tried to learn with a dean pantera dimebag signature with a floyd rose bridge which was 900 dollars, restringing it was a nightmare, it was 24 fretted instead of the usual 22, and just too complicated at the time so i settled on buying a les paul special model 2 for 150 dollars, SO much easier to use, restring, and play in general because it was marketed and made FOR beginners. Kudos to that man

[@dealwithit9772]

My dad really wanted to make masks to donate and he wanted them to be NICE. I sew so I gave him a list of the best things to use. Elastic thats soft and rounded for comfort. 100% cotton and a style that allowed us to put replaceable kn95 filters in it. Various colors and patters and even the little bending thing for your nose. My poor dad was so excited to donate these and i made them. People were so ungrateful he told me it wasn't worth spending his money. So sad.

[@jeremytheimer7443]

1:18 If they really wanted to learn how to play the guitar, they would buy the guitar themselves.

[@mossylog4168]

When he said if a business can't pay that it shouldn't exist I that is a stupid thing to say because of the pandemic going on and people getting laid of caues of the quarantine should those businesses never should have existed

[@DatMasterHunts]

Tbh. That friend should of been grateful. $150 is still a good price for a guitar. His friend could of got him like a 20-50$ guitar instead. Smh.

[@steel8231]

For the person asking people to do a fundraiser for free I can empathize a bit. An absurdly huge number of small family businesses have been destroyed by the pandemic turning the furloughs into layoffs. It's not that they "cant pay" their people, it's that they were forced to shut down and don't have Scrooge Mcduck money to just sit on an empty building for months on end. A lot of people don't understand just how much it costs to run a buisness, and that most of those costs weren't affected by the shutdown at all. This manager is trying to ensure that all their people still have a job when they're finally allowed to go back. Could it have been executed better? Definitely. Was it done with good intentions? Yes.

[@chelseaqualls4047]

"My kids are DYING." "Damn your luck is shit. Alexa, play Despacito."

[@unseasonedsalad]

**when you dont know what to say in the comments but know that you want to say something** Uh... POTATOES!!

[@mrhegarty179]

funne

[@Richard_Nickerson]

You were better off silent

[@13BGunBunny]

@Blizzard Gaming Sliced and fried.

[@gatorboymike]

If I received multiple demands for "Give me free stuff cuz my kid is dying" every day, I'd think about a new line of work.

[@subscribetorxbatxsis9094]

SKSKS IM CRYING THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭😭😭😭 I FEEL SO HONORED, the moving story is mineeeee

[@orrinc2404]

I have nothing original so heres a meme No one: No one: Not even me: You realizing that there's no punch line:

[@Nameless_mixes]

Why do so many CBs think that trying to offer less for a product that they’re making it clear that they don’t want/need is an actual negotiation strategy? “Hi! I don’t like the color so I don’t want it. Here’s 50% of the asking price! Now sell me your items that I don’t even like!!!” If you don’t like the size, shape, color, design, etc. Why aren’t you trying to spend your money on ones that match what you’re looking for? These people baffle me so much...

[@justsomerandominternetguy]

That one about the restaurant with servers really wasn't bad. This pandemic has done significant damage to small businesses so its really not fair to call them a business that "can't pay their employees" when something completely out of their control preventing them from earning revenue for multiple months

[@justsomerandominternetguy]

I get rslash is just one dude with his opinion, but i think he was off on that one

[@HurtSmooch601]

Holy crap, I never thought I'd see the day where a Karen realizes they can't play the "My kids are dying" or "I have (x) kids" cards because they both apply to the person they're contacting

[@brandyhuber5323]

I know several people who have been laid off by small businesses but are volunteering their time to try and keep the companies afloat until the economy opens back up so they have jobs to go back to. It's not unreasonable if you care about the people you work with/for.

[@TailcoatGames]

Early upload mr r/ u usually wait till after 5:30 that’s when I get up

[@theredribbon19]

Man, I love listening to these videos in the morning as I'm making/eating breakfast. Also that lady who thought that op would put her above school sounds crazy.

[@PaulDeArmentJr]

So job not bringing in money unable to pay staff so they laid them off ( they get unemployment + 600) so their staff can have money still. Yeah rSlash gets 5/5 buttholes here

[@Joules48]

I usually agree with rSlash but in this case if it’s a small business that had to lay people for the pandemic I wouldn’t say op is the butthole here. Like it would be a different story if it was like let’s raise money to keep McDonald’s or some other billion dollar company open. I’m just thinking if it was a business I cared about and has been apart of my community I’d glad for a talent show to help raise money. I don’t see the big deal but I understand everyone has their opinions and problems so idk

[@magicmoonart]

Here's a fact for you: here in the uk even after lockdowns shops have reopened but shut up even earlier than before! You'd think they'd stay open late in order to make up for lost income. Strange. Yet they all complain about losing business, losing money and so on

[@theapatheticcontrarian]

7:17 Do people not understand the concept of suggestions/ideas?! He just asked if they would like to or could volunteer, it wasn't an order, he didn't demand they help?! Also like a lot of other people have said, if that company can stay afloat and then reopen these people will be able to get their jobs back. This guy wasn't a choosing beggar, he's a compassionate, intelligent human being who got shamed for being nice. No wonder assholes are becoming the norm, because if you aren't innately one, the world will turn you into one 🙄

[@randomrandom450]

- You dont have what I want. Lower the price. - It's the only thing I'm selling... - How dare you sold something I don't want to someone who wants it ???

[@christianstachl]

I'm always baffled at how friendly most sellers are when the buyers are cursing them out. I mean, i'm often too friendly etc, but even i would be like "Fuck off" after the second message...

[@abigailmoore5691]

Thanks man! My daily pick-me-up

[@ratracer89]

Couple years ago, I was gifted a sofa set. On the fb post, people were complaining about having to haul it. I was simply grateful to replace my futon being held together by duct tape, hopes, and dreams. My dad and brother helped me move them to my apartment. The gifter wanted nothing but to pay it forward. I've requested the same from those I am help out now

[@natel1590]

I don't get how this people can be so patient to explain themselves to the entitled beings...I would've just outrightly say "I do not owe you anything, bye."

[@jdrog97]

On the guitar story I have a similar story. Right before lockdowns I was trying to get into a new trading card game. I was at a store with some friends and I spent around $100 on cards and figures. Later when I wasn't around, one the guys with me said to everyone "I think it was really stupid he spent so much money on a game only he's gonna play." One of the other guys, my best friend, responds jokingly "What should he have spent his on? You?" "Well, yeah." I don't talk to that guy anymore.

[@Dycedchicken]

Helping the business you work for so you have a job to go back to is not a bad thing if they treated you well and you liked it

[@GOGOSLIFE]

The picture of the entitled parent who wanted her babysitter and kiddie bag paid for, shows how broke-down she is. I wouldn't even consider taking a person out who is so horrible. I'd be willing to bet they didn't go out after all. She's gonna be a lonely old cat lady, lol!

[@noahgruithuijzen3223]

You know when rSlash laughs before we can see it we know it’s gonna be funny😂

[@13BGunBunny]

I can't upvote your comment enough.

[@steel8231]

Buisness: *forced to layoff staff due to pandemic, forced to be shut down for months* "Can anyone help us so you have jobs to come back to?" R/Slash: "5/5 buttholes."

[@leij0273]

9:01 I really felt that "Period."😔🖐🏾

[@awesome_66]

Im not sure if this has been done before, so dont hate pls “The dislikes are from Karens”

[@Telcrem]

It Has Been Done Before

[@simonascvilikas7196]

U beg for likes

[@simonascvilikas7196]

But I will leave a like

[@awesome_66]

Ok i will never comment this again, knowing that it has been done before and think of an original comment

[@Nope148]

I love all the CBs who don't know the basics of selling a product. Literally every product ever is sold for higher than material cost. Businesses can't exist otherwise, lol.

[@kenzy_2289]

CB: I'm NoT gOnNa ReSpOnD tO yOuR SELFISH tExT!!!!! *proceeds to text back exactly 6 times*

[@shaereub4450]

"Rslash you don't understand! The cupcakes weren't free! We're entitled to free cupcakes!"

[@pastelpixyish8785]

The theatre story.. no. Just no. Normally I agree with you but saying "if a business shouldn’t exist if they can’t pay their employees. Period" Is cruel. The company could pay its employees before, but they had to shut it down due to the pandemic. No customers = no money and no money = no pay.. OP was not the butthole, it was a great idea. Honestly, 5/5 buttholes for you in that story. shame on you

[@JessicaDuBois]

Someone I know is just like this. She was a part of my wedding and even was included for a few hours with us before we went on our honeymoon. While getting a pedicure before leaving, she threw her legs up in the chair assuming I was paying for that too. I got her a new dress, shoes and so much more. She gave it away to some girl. She then got mad cause she could not go on my honeymoon with me. No joke! She is currently in meth and not doing well. I can't help her if she won't help herself. I will not have that mess around me or my family. Pot is no problem but not all of that nasty mess. Smh!

[@AmarF]

first

[@Jynxxx5]

Amar ok

[@fwvaske]

Nobody cares...

[@introvertperson1375]

Why?!?!!

[@hiroshi7025]

Nobody asked.

[@kylebroflovski6236]

GG no lie

[@autisticsapphic8991]

I love how this dude thinks that the chairs not being black makes the item damaged or something. The item doesn’t have to sell to suit your preferences. If it’s the wrong color, it’s not defected. Just buy different chairs lol

[@EonStryker]

That choosingbeggar did this to herself by abusing OP's goodwill with the move. It's screwed up that she blocked out the fact that OP's health isn't the best atm as mentioned multiple times. Despite all that, OP and her boyfriend gave as much help possible, and without a thanks from that person. OP's health will do much better now without that much needed stress.

[@Josh_the_jester]

11:04 oh no, this man won't give me something for free, someone call the police! Ma'am you're under arrest for miss use of the emergency service.

[@keithrobicheux4749]

Prediction: that entitled guy will NEVER learn guitar

[@calwhitt01]

Man, I'm sofa-king tired of all these choosing beggars

[@RoyalRoses]

That girl with the animals needs to have them removed. An animal shouldn't have to use the floor as a bathroom. If OP didn't call animal services, she is just as bad. What the hell is wrong with people?

[@kendrickbohringer9584]

Choosing beggar: my kids are dying! I'm dying! Give me free stuff! Me: no. CB: Didn't you hear we are dying! Me: either pay or perish.

[@desmajones187]

Love how he never says “laughing out loud”.....

[@TitLeeEst]

My grandmother has been making face masks, and was originally giving them out for free (she was just using leftover cottons from other projects). Since more and more people keep asking her for extras, she's starting to ask people to compensate for shipping. A few folks are going ape on her "Wow, asking for money in a time of crisis? That's SOOOOOOOOO selfish!" So what does an 85 year old woman from a small town in New England do? She called the parents of the CBs, then the priest of the church where some of the CBs are attending. I haven't gone to church in 20 years, but I might go back when mass resumes just to hear what that sermon is going to be about.