On this day in 1789, a crowd of nearly one thousand protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris, France, a major event in the French Revolution, commemorated annually as "Bastille Day".

In the months running up to the uprising, the people of France were facing a dire economic crisis, food shortage, and increased militarization of Paris on orders of King Louis XVI. The Bastille was an armory and prison, perceived by many as a symbol of royal authority in the city.

On the morning of July 14th, a crowd of approximately one thousand people surrounded the Bastille, calling for the surrender of the prison, the removal of its cannon, and the release of the arms and gunpowder stored there.

After negotiations stalled, the crowd surged into the courtyard of the Bastille and were fired upon by troops in the garrison. In the carnage that followed, ninety-eight protesters and one defender of the Bastille were killed.

Governor Marquis de Launay, fearing his troops could not hold out, capitulated to the crowd and opened up the Bastille doors. He was captured and dragged towards the Hôtel de Ville in a storm of abuse. While the crowd debated his fate, the badly beaten Launay shouted "Enough! Let me die!", kicked a pastry cook in the groin, and was then promptly stabbed to death.

As news of the successful seizure of the Bastille spread throughout the country, revolutionaries established parallel structures of power for government and militias for civic protection, burned deeds of property, and in some cases attacked wealthy landlords.

King Louis XVI first learned of the storming the next morning through the Duke of La Rochefoucauld. "Is it a revolt?" asked the King. The duke replied: "No sire, it's not a revolt; it's a revolution."

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[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fuck my life one of the chill managers at my job is moving to a different location. Now I either gotta deal with a new manager & hope they're chill (unlikely) or they're going to try and promote me which is even worse

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One option is to accept the latter if offered by still be trying to exit. If you get out fast it just looks good on your resume. If you linger well that can be bad for various reasons.

Any chance you can follow the chill manager to their new workplace?

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately it's not practical for me to follow them, it would triple my commute at the minimum & I don't make enough for it to be worth it. It's a shame, I was hoping the top manager would retire and the cool manager would take the spot but I guess that's not happening

And it wouldn't be worth it for me to take a management position even short-term, corporate treats them like shit and expects miracles from nothing. I've done everything in my power to minimize contact with anyone from corporate because nothing good ever comes from interacting with them. It would be a pile of stress that just isn't worth it, even if I am planning to pivot to a different job in a few months

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Damn that sucks. Hopefully you can get out soon then

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

I'm hoping it'll be only a few more months, the job works really well with school and has been super flexible with hours/time off, but I'll be graduating after one more semester & then I'll have an opportunity to move onto other things

[–] Impenetrouble@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't do the latter. I'm still recovering from the same dilemma.

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Oh yea I'm avoiding it at all costs, I'm already a supervisor/flex manager & that's as high as I'm willing to go. Any further and:

they put me on salary, fuck that
they'll involve me in hiring/firing, fuck that
I'll be forced to engage in more head office/corporate bullshit, fuck that

Where I am I get to do the hands on stuff while doing a little bookkeeping/paperwork and that's fine by me. I'd rather quit & look for a new job than become an actual manager