"In 2011, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco had been working in room service at a luxury hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, for nearly four years, whisking delicacies on demand to guests' rooms, when he reached breaking point. He was paid a measly $5.50 (4) an hour, made to work punishingly long shifts and, to top it off, had managers taking a cut of his hard-earned tips. The poor treatment ratcheted up after DeFrancesco and colleagues tried to unionise workers at the hotel."
"On the day he finally bid farewell, he snuck into the hotel's employee quarters with a seven-strong marching band and surprised his boss with a musical ambush. I'm here to tell you that I'm quitting, he said, before walking out to the triumphant soundtrack of his band in full swing and chanting Joey quits. DeFrancesco, who was 22 years old at the time, hastily organised a friend to film the encounter."
A hotel room-service worker endured low pay, long shifts and managers skimming tips, with conditions worsening after employees attempted to unionise. Management retaliated with petty punishments and heightened scrutiny, prompting the worker to quit dramatically. He organised a seven-person marching band, burst into employee quarters, announced his resignation and exited amid chants and music while a friend filmed. He uploaded the video to YouTube, where it quickly went viral and later accumulated nearly 10 million views. The former worker later moved into museum work, became a labour organiser and musician, and reports the stunt did not hinder future job prospects.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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