tori ✦

hi!~ i'm tori - she/her ✷ visual development artist, designer & internet person

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@soupiss @vivziereceipts a former supervisor of mine was offered a position on the team but had no availability at the time. they recommended me instead. combo then contacted me for an interview, I was approved, and joined the project

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@vivziereceipts I know this is maybe not as popular a subject as the original tweet made it out to be, but I'm grateful that this brought this situation more attention anyway.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@vivziereceipts I'm trying to be clearer that this is about systemic practices in how outsourced work is contracted, compensated, and credited. multiple parties contribute to that system.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@starlenade ❤️ thanks!
it ended up being a good thing in the end. many are now reading the explaination I wrote about outsourcing, and the more people who know, especially animation fans who can advocate for us, the better.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@FaithfullyMari combo could've negotiated better terms, spindlehorse could've asked about outsourced team conditions and made sure to credit us and to know who's making the show, but the system is designed so nobody has to, or frankly seems to want to. that's what bothers me.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

hi! I do not use this account anymore. the screenshots are real, I just deleted them and then remade the tweet with less info. I provided some additional context in the replies.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@FaithfullyMari was this spindlehorse being evil? probably not. this is how outsourcing works. layers of separation mean the production doesn't see our conditions, and we don't get treated as part of the team.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@SpelunkerQueen @Rigg4577 about combo only working one episode: i genuinely don't know. outsourcing relationships are between the client and the studio, not individual freelancers and the client. could be scheduling, budget allocation, other studio contracts - not something i'd have insight into.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@SpelunkerQueen @Rigg4577 the work was technically demanding. these were detailed, complex backgrounds. timelines were tight, which is standard for outsourced work but definitely intense when you're working on intricate designs.
the rate was fixed per background regardless of complexity.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@mintycatboy and bargain for a more respectful industry for overseas folks. thanks.

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@mintycatboy and for people to know that many times great shows are being made by people who are not in the credits, had much lower compensation and were, in general, much removed from the process. I wish this weren't so, I wish we could question why we're treated so differently

[tori ✦ @beritori]

hello please don't harass me because of the hazbin hotel tweet. if you're here to do that i will report and block you. I have no problem with aswering questions, just be nice about it. thanks.
(I am no longer regularly active on this account. please email or dm elsewhere)

[tori ✦ @beritori]

for more context please check what I wrote here. thanks!
https://t.co/BC6oZZgq7w

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@mintycatboy hi!
someone emailed me about this. I haven't used this app in a while and didn't have access to this account. had no idea a deleted tweet of mine was going around

for the record, everything I said in the tweet is true; I freelanced for an outsourced company (+)

[tori ✦ @beritori]

hi! I do not use this account anymore. the screenshots are real, I just deleted them and then remade the tweet with less info. I provided some additional context in the replies.

[Lemmy 🐈 @mintycatboy]

This is insane

[tori ✦ @beritori]

@starlenade thanks! it's no problem at all. I understand the confusion and know that you had the best intentions. if it actually were a doctored screenshot with fake info it would've been a terrible thing for someone to do. better to air on the side of caution.