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rraattbbooyy t1_j50twn6 wrote

The workplace responded by replacing “9 to 5” with “8 to 5” adding an unpaid hour to each workday.

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karrelax t1_j50uk17 wrote

Can someone tell me something bad about Dolly Parton, so i dont believe anymore she is a fucking angel? Thanks.

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nzhockeyfan t1_j50uxja wrote

Have you ever heard the song? It is very clearly asking for workers rights. Also it was written by Parton for the movie she was in with the same name, about secretaries getting even with their boss

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TastyCartographer630 t1_j50w3ra wrote

Everything I have ever heard about this women indicates to me she is a saint

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bolanrox t1_j50wdbg wrote

she also is credited with playing her false nails as an instrument too

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LazyZealot9428 t1_j50zxzl wrote

This was one of my 3 favorite movies growing up, even though it was already old by the time I came along.

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legendoflink3 t1_j510ete wrote

This song also helped the female Moclan revolution.

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_Z_E_R_O t1_j511wlj wrote

I’d like to make a point here about all the modern sexist rhetoric pointing to the “good old days” when women didn’t work…

Women have always worked. But it was either outside the home in menial, criminally underpaid jobs, or doing domestic labor for almost no wages at all. This is especially true for minority and immigrant women, who often didn’t have a choice - they were exploited (and sometimes even downright enslaved), and were forced to hold down a job while also doing all the domestic work for their own families as well.

Oh, and these weren’t cushy office gigs either. It was stuff like manual labor, handwashing laundry, cleaning, hands-on childcare, and front-line healthcare. Brutal, demoralizing work with terrible hours and even worse pay.

A lot of work reform movements leave out womens’ historic contributions both to social causes and to the labor force as a whole.

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Fishwithadeagle t1_j511x5y wrote

Man I wish anything was 9-5. These 5 to 5 shifts are killing me.

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reddit455 t1_j5121s3 wrote

Replying to legendoflink3 (#1,407,562)

she wasn't even in the room when they filmed that.. it was obvious she was CGId because she was de aged.. but she was at home.. they sent the set to her house.

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https://movieweb.com/the-orvilles-dolly-parton-cameo-was-a-huge-challenge-to-pull-off/

So we virtually built the cabin in LA, cut it in half and sent half of it by truck. We had it all lit and planned out, we knew what the lights were, where the cameras are going to be, the heights of the cameras, the lenses of the cameras. Because, again, part of the visual style is our people, our creative people, our director of photography, Jeff Mygatt, all his people, his camera operators, his lighting guy, we wanted it to look the same. In the morning, at eight o'clock, we were shooting Dolly Parton, by noon we were on a plane and we were back in LA less than 24 hours later,

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ideletemyselfagain t1_j513ehb wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,407,626)

Ah yes, looking back at works of art thru the lens of “modern sensibilities.”

Some people can still watch a thing or listen to a thing and enjoy it for what it is rather than judge it thru their own echo chamber.

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LJHalfbreed t1_j513wu8 wrote

Replying to 217flavius (#1,407,473)

I don't think that redditor actually watched the movie, tbh... It's still widely regarded as a classic comedy movie, and I think a while back they even did well turning it into a stage play for a bit.

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DynamiteWitLaserBeam t1_j514xsp wrote

Replying to reddit455 (#1,407,686)

I think they are referring to an earlier season episode in which a Moclan woman hears 9to5 and insists Dolly is the voice of their rebellion, exclaiming "no, it must be her." This set up the later episode you mentioned.

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Minnesotan-Gaming OP t1_j515zb1 wrote

Replying to _Z_E_R_O (#1,407,681)

I took a gender studies class where they talked about it and showed a documentary. I remember they did an interview and one of the secretaries was told to get up and come into the bosses offices just so that she can take a calendar off the wall. I can't imagine doing work where you're basically put into a maid/servant to do basic tasks for someone who doesn't want to do them himself in addition to the sexual harassment

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bigfatfurrytexan t1_j517afn wrote

Raised by a single mom. Was in 2nd grade when this movie came out. My mom worked as a bookeeper in an oil field supply company. So we were definitely aware of the need to protect women in the workplace.

I was talking to my son this morning. I am a feminist 100%...but of the kind that was raised by a 70's/boomer feminist. So that is where most of my views tend to go....modern feminism is lost on me.

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ThankU4TakingMyCall t1_j517dmb wrote

“Sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot!”

Dolly is a national treasure

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[deleted] t1_j517vn1 wrote

I saw her talk about this in an interview. She actually wrote it on set for the movie. She was messing around on a break with her fingernails doing the beat. She said she thought it sounded like nails typing. And the song was born!

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DrRotwang t1_j519npi wrote

Replying to karrelax (#1,407,188)

Uhhhhh...she might've accidentally kicked a cat, once. But that's only because cats tend to get underfoot like it's their job, so it's statistically likely that it happened, and cannot possibly have been Dolly's fault.

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[deleted] t1_j519q2n wrote

Equal opportunity is a must, but we gave up so much by letting them talk us into having both parents in the work place. No one has been able to raise their kids since the 80s. The state is doing it for you, if at all.

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MajCassiusStarbuckle t1_j51ah8v wrote

Happy Birthday Dolly!

I'd say this reminded me but it was my phone. Yes, I have her b-day saved.

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Valla85 t1_j51cm0r wrote

I played this song as I drove away, after quitting my hellscape job.

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Quijanoth t1_j51eo3s wrote

Man, if only Dolly would re-release this thing and sing about four day work weeks and a mandatory living wage...

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finatra_official t1_j51ewqb wrote

Replying to TastyCartographer630 (#1,407,285)

Listen man I live about 40 minutes from her hometown and she's incredible. We had some massive forest fires destroy the area a few years back and she gave millions to local business and home owners to help rebuild. Dollywood employs so many people and the attraction brings in so much tourism. Sevierville used to be an incredibly poor area and she's done so much to build the local economy. I have friends who used to record at Athens same studio as her and have said she's just a really kind down-to-earth lady on top of everything else.

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Minnesotan-Gaming OP t1_j51f398 wrote

Replying to DBDude (#1,408,419)

Well think of it this way. If you joined the army and instead of doing what the job description implied you were forced to retrieve coffee for your boss, adjust things in his room because he's too lazy to do it himself, forced to endure constant sexual harassment to the point where your boss is physically touching you and groping you, occasionally even raping you. in addition to all of this you are paid less than people who do less work than you, even if you work for years you will not receive a promotion while others will receive promotions for doing much much less work, you're paid significantly less, and if you ever speak up or talk about this you will be at risk of being fired.

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ZanyDelaney t1_j51gruu wrote

As a budding film fan I owned some movie review books in the 1980s.

A 1982 film review book by Steven H. Scheuer said of film 9 to 5 (1980) "it is amazing how far this film goes to avoid issues". I was just a teen and thought that was an odd criticism. As an adult I can see what they mean. In the film some issues are raised but they often get just a cursory treatment (Ray Vitte is a black mailroom clerk who can never get a promotion - the character amounts to being a tiny walk-on).

Really the film is more focused on being a comedy farce where three secretaries (Violet, Judy, Doralee) accidently steal a dead body from the hospital before kidnapping their obnoxious, embezzling, sexual harassing boss and locking him up for several weeks. Violet, Judy and Doralee make beneficial changes in the office prompting a promotion for the boss which opens up a position for Violet. Out of nowhere it is reported that Judy leaves the company to marry a Xerox rep and Doralee (Dolly Parton) leaves to become a country and western singer.

It is a funny film. Lily Tomlin as Violet gets all the best lines.

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ILL_Show_Myself_Out t1_j51hipu wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,407,319)

Things are slightly better now with the favorable job market but I still listen to songs from the 80’s mentioning 9-5 and think “wow that would be great. AND they get a lunch break!”

And they’re all like “BOSS MAN BE WEARIN ME DOWN WOAH WOAH”

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M80IW t1_j51mb0y wrote

TIL? All you had to do was listen to the lyrics.

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CodeNameDuchess0069 t1_j51mfz2 wrote

She should have made the song 9 to 2. We all would be a lot happier in life

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I_might_be_weasel t1_j51quy9 wrote

That movie was definitely written by someone with a fantasy about being tied up by Dolly Parton.

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SilentResident1037 t1_j51qwkn wrote

What was the name of that movie she was in? Think it had something to do with women working back in the day as well?

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knightfenris t1_j51qzu7 wrote

Every tme I learn more about her, I'm like "damn, yeah, this woman is great."

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Wholelotofmedicine t1_j51t77u wrote

TIL the song Blue Skies is related to the sky appearing blue. I'm sorry, I had to...

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Tcat61 t1_j51u7ii wrote

Dolly was/is able to be an advocate for a lot of wrongs and everyone still loves her. A very rare ability and why I respect her so much.

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Joggingmusic t1_j51wrav wrote

Why couldn't she sing about like...10 to 2? I hate working 8 hours

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Texas_Crazy_Curls t1_j51ygfk wrote

If you enjoy podcasts please listen to “Dolly Parton’s America”. I can’t recommend it enough. There is a reason why she is so well liked. She’s a good person through and through.

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WornInShoes t1_j520jvk wrote

Please go watch the film Dolly stars in that uses this song and title, 9 to 5

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stealth_mode_76 t1_j520q1o wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,409,782)

I'm hourly. They pay me or I don't work.

My job is actually really good about that though. My boss called me on my personal phone because they couldn't get into an account that I set the password on. I fixed it in like 5 minutes and he put me on the clock for 15 to make it worth bothering me on my day off.

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sal_fontinalis t1_j5216ap wrote

Replying to bolanrox (#1,407,307)

As a dood who went full Howard Hughes in quarantine, grew out his nails and picked up finger style guitar without fingerpicks (learning Jolene and Coat of Many Colors in the process), I only discovered additional bits of Dolly (real, fake, whatever, your body/not mine/who cares) that I love in those nails. She’s one of the lights I guide my ship by.

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SpecificWorldliness t1_j525n05 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,409,782)

If you are contracted to only work certain hours or are paid hourly then you too have the option to not work for free! I set my desk number to send calls straight to voicemail after 5pm and ignore my emails. Whatever it is can wait until the morning.

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shaneknysh t1_j52agv6 wrote

Dolly Parton, founding mother of the quiet quiting movement.

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stupidGenius82 t1_j52ktxz wrote

"Name 1 kidnapping movie where the kidnappers don't end up dead or incarcerated at the end of the movie"

" 9 to 5 asshole!"

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AlGeee t1_j52okyi wrote

Replying to AirborneRodent (#1,411,067)

When we were hourly employees, we got time and a half for any hours over 40 that we worked on a given week.

When we became exempt employees, we joked that we were exempt from getting the overtime pay.

Edit: we were NOT exempt from working overtime

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