Dude… I pay my friends that help me. This is fucking bullshit. When my sister helps me I pay for her flight and get her a hotel and pay for her time. Are you fucking serious, dude? AND you are using GenAI? Get out. Holy shit. I’m like legitimately mad… - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

laurenwalshart.bsky.social • 23 days ago

Dude… I pay my friends that help me. This is fucking bullshit. When my sister helps me I pay for her flight and get her a hotel and pay for her time. Are you fucking serious, dude? AND you are using GenAI? Get out. Holy shit. I’m like legitimately mad…

Reposted from Genel Jumalon ✈️ AMKE + ECCC

I know a lot has already been said about RossDraws using GenAI however I would also like to point out the shitty behavior of not paying people working in your booth.

I pay for flights, hotels, food, and $25 an hour for workers helping at the booth. Bare min you should be paying for hourly wages.

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grendraws.bsky.social•22 days ago

i *at least* get them lunch and/or dinner!! (usually my shows are one afternoon only and don't require hotels)

m4kum11.bsky.social•22 days ago

Jesus..i occasionally help a friend out with her booth on conventions (usually i'm attending the same ones anyway) and she INSISTS i take money for it, one time she just put it in my bag and i found it once i unpacked at home lmao Ross' behaviour is absolutely unacceptible fot a professional

jaegerpilotmax.bsky.social•22 days ago

RIGHT? I pointed this out last week in an art discord and there were people quick to defend it and even say “well it’s not like he’s not capable of drawing” as if to defend the Ai use and then also victim blame the exploited person. Like the cult of personality is real that lets this happen

squirtally.bsky.social•22 days ago

I remember a while back when RossDraws was supporting some kind of "ethical" (heavy sarcasm) NFTs and I stopped following his work. It's a shame that he stoops this low— he was a very big influence on a lot of artists, and this is just really gross behaviour. He could easily pay a fare wage for help

djwaglmuffin.bsky.social•22 days ago

AND he used GenAI?

amethystaura.bsky.social•22 days ago

I had no idea about any of this. Thank you for sharing. I am no long a fan of him

drnoise.bsky.social•22 days ago

I dunno who that is, but he sounds like a piece of shit.

bemonstrous.bsky.social•22 days ago

I'm way smaller than ross and make waaaay less money and yet I pay at least ticket, food, hotel and train/gas if someone helps me, depending on how much I make at a show, I pay them as much as I can. At 1 show my helper came out with 40€/h and I was sooo proud and happy to pay! unbelievable.

izagar.bsky.social•22 days ago

I remember the dude and he used to be alright I guess but lmao GenAI and then being an asshole like this?

I hope his empire burns.

sweetsartcorner.bsky.social•22 days ago

those sarcastic replies are so disgusting wtf what kind of person speaks to people like that 💀

bagelbongus.bsky.social•22 days ago

idk who they fuck this guy is, but he does seem like a right prick

laurenwalshart.bsky.social•23 days ago

You mean to tell me you are going to these massive shows where I KNOW how much can be made in a single weekend and you can’t pay someone for their travel, food, and time? There’s literally no excuse for this.

geneljumalon.bsky.social•22 days ago

THIS. I was raging. I know the numbers I make. There is no way RossDraws can not afford to pay for workers.

dnalien.bsky.social•22 days ago

Sidenote, but i met you at your booth at Sakuracon last year and you seemed very nice, and this has further confirmed it! The prints I bought were worth every penny for the artistry, but also great to support good business practice with patronage. 🫶

laurenwalshart.bsky.social•22 days ago

0% chance that he’s not making enough to pay people.

laurenwalshart.bsky.social•22 days ago

0% chance that he’s not making enough to pay people.

offbeatworlds.bsky.social•23 days ago

💯💯💯

laurenwalshart.bsky.social•23 days ago

And what the fuck are you LMAO-ing with someone asking to be compensated for their time? A vacation? Dude this is a work trip. You are hiring people to help your business! This is some “do this project for exposure” bullshit.

brendanpitcher.bsky.social•23 days ago

so awkward to see a dude so blatantly trying to laugh off someone’s very real concerns in hope that they’ll casually give up on asking for their livelihood in return

necrodrone.bsky.social•22 days ago

I think I missed the part where someone is legit concerned about their finances and living situations is LMAO worthy… very leachy behavior my dude :/

aldy.bsky.social•23 days ago

That’s the core of their value isn’t it? Exploitation, If they don’t have to pay for labour, any kind of labour, they won’t, they don’t think people are owed for their time, much less their work.

alisegluskova.bsky.social•22 days ago

As a big YouTuber and successful artist, he can afford to play his employees. If he can't, he should do it solo, like most people do. But you know, he has big ego and he's not a good person.

rambayu.bsky.social•22 days ago

Ya the whole using LOL and laughing about it like it isnt a serious subject? Unprofessional as shit as well.