Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2021 15:44:25 GMT
Gogglebox staff claim toxic culture behind scenes of hit show
Here is the first part of the article to give you an idea of what is going on; the whole article is interesting, and I would recommend it.
Over seven years, millions of viewers have enjoyed the drama and pathos of sitting in front of the television watching other Britons sitting in front of the television. Gogglebox, with its depiction of a country at leisure, offering jokes and robust critiques, has been one of TV’s most conspicuous successes.
But now it seems the no-punches-pulled approach of those featured on the programme merely mirrors what has been going on behind the camera.
While viewers have lapped up the programme during lockdown, the production company behind the Channel 4 programme has been hit with complaints from employees over claims of “inhumane” working conditions endured by staff to get it on air.
Multiple staff who have worked on the show allege the production company, Studio Lambert, tolerated excessive working hours, with claims of staff being shouted at and expected to go without breaks.
“People have had enough. You don’t turn up to work to be screamed at for 12 hours a day,” a recently departed former Gogglebox employee told the Guardian. “It was the worst job I ever did. The way that it’s made is inhumane at times.”
It is understood Channel 4 and the production company have been made aware of a number of claims about the treatment of off-screen staff.
Here is the first part of the article to give you an idea of what is going on; the whole article is interesting, and I would recommend it.
Over seven years, millions of viewers have enjoyed the drama and pathos of sitting in front of the television watching other Britons sitting in front of the television. Gogglebox, with its depiction of a country at leisure, offering jokes and robust critiques, has been one of TV’s most conspicuous successes.
But now it seems the no-punches-pulled approach of those featured on the programme merely mirrors what has been going on behind the camera.
While viewers have lapped up the programme during lockdown, the production company behind the Channel 4 programme has been hit with complaints from employees over claims of “inhumane” working conditions endured by staff to get it on air.
Multiple staff who have worked on the show allege the production company, Studio Lambert, tolerated excessive working hours, with claims of staff being shouted at and expected to go without breaks.
“People have had enough. You don’t turn up to work to be screamed at for 12 hours a day,” a recently departed former Gogglebox employee told the Guardian. “It was the worst job I ever did. The way that it’s made is inhumane at times.”
It is understood Channel 4 and the production company have been made aware of a number of claims about the treatment of off-screen staff.
