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In reply to the discussion: Beware of sleazy "progressive" McActivism sweatshops that chew up young progressives... [View all]gopiscrap
(23,756 posts)12. Many years ago I was desparate and between jobs
soI took one with an outfit called Washington Citizen Action..same thing, they treated you like shit and worked your ass off in all sorts of conditions. I was with them for 9 months and often was their top money getter. However, other than outright fraud, they didn't care how you got donations. You also had a weekly minimum to raise and if you didn't you were on probation the next week. I remember a couple of times throwing 20-30 bucks in with a phoney name and address to make the minimum. (Didnt happen often, but it did) The place also foster a culture of drinking and partner swapping.
I was able to seperate the cause from the greed (the higher up you went, the more you made and also made a small percentage off of everybody else)
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Beware of sleazy "progressive" McActivism sweatshops that chew up young progressives... [View all]
backscatter712
Apr 2012
OP
Those types of jobs require extensive training. One well-known progressive establishment for that is
FarLeftFist
Apr 2012
#37
Door-to-door canvassing is hard work. Here's a list with lots of other kinds of progressive jobs:
leveymg
Apr 2012
#6
There are places that don't sweatshop their workers and still make money
backscatter712
Apr 2012
#14
Funny how things go sour when you try to find a job that puts food on the table.
Zalatix
Apr 2012
#30
What no one's noted is that Grassroots Campaigns is the contractor of the supposedly
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#18
You sound surprised. It took the corporatists some time to consolidate
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2012
#19
No problem! Best to save fellow progressive rabble-rousers from my pain...
backscatter712
Apr 2012
#24
I did canvassing once. As soon as I saw your title I knew exactly what you were talking about.
Puregonzo1188
Apr 2012
#27
The cost of the lawyer would have been way more than my paycheck, which amounted to at most $60 or
Puregonzo1188
Apr 2012
#35
"It's all about the donor lists, and the money. They don't care about community-building."
chrisa
Apr 2012
#33
Money is the problem in the U.S. NOTHING, not even elections can run without it - LOTS of it
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#36