25. Minimale standaarden voor werkcondities

Adeola Enigbokan 144 deelde bij PAF dat zij ethische standaarden voor haar praktijk inzet. “I have an honor agreement that I invite clients to sign. One of the parts is about giving proper credits. [33] The most important part of the agreement I ask them to sign is that they will not knowingly engage in racist, sexist, heterosexist, ableist, transphobic comments or behaviour while we are working together in our meetings or in the design process. I want to take leadership for the kind of space we’re running. I won’t get the best work from the team if that space is not safe.”

“The honor agreement is not enforceable in any traditional sense. Rather, it is an invitation to the designer and the client to come into alignment around the true purpose of the work, and to bring that mission into practical reality from the inside of the creative process all the way into its material manifestation in the world.”

Ze pleit ervoor je standaarden, je minimale basiseisen voor je werkcondities, duidelijk te maken en je eraan te houden. Door anderen te vragen ermee in te stemmen, maak je het ieders eigen keuze om wel of niet volgens die standaarden te werken. Maar ook als je niet in die positie zit, is het een goede oefening. Enigbokan: “Even if you don’t implement it. Sitting down and doing the exercise to say: what are the four minimum requirements that I need to feel good and respect ed, what are the minimum requirements I need to do my best work? Write down your bottom line so you know when it’s time to leave a job and when it’s time to ask for some - thing you need.” 145