Sunday, May 27, 2012

White

Not that I have any work to do in my home office, but it's nice to know that starting on Tuesday I can wear this "to work":


Monday, May 21, 2012

As much value as a seven-day weather forecast

Dear BUD,

Thank you for submitting your resume. Our management team is reviewing your qualifications and will contact you if there is a match with our current open positions. 

Meanwhile, using your email address and password, you can login to our careers website anytime to view your status and edit your application information. 

We appreciate your interest in XXX and wish you the best of luck in your job search.

Sincerely,

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

"Good Cleaner Needed !!"


[I'm so glad I placed a post on Craigslist re looking for editing work.]

Hello,

I am in urgent need of a neat and organised cleaner that can help in cleaning my 3 bedroom house, the applicant must be 18 years and older , i will be paying $400 weekly and the house is located within the city, you will be cleaning for 2- 3 hours through the week.. i will like to hear back from you asap if you are interested.

Thanks.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

CNET needs a copy editor

"Intel has been on a quest to push ultrabooks as the latest and greatest technology. Last year the chipmaker created a $300 fund to aid hardware and software companies aiming to enhance the lightweight laptops." 


Good luck with that, Intel.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Temp agencies: a lower form of life than pond scum

Two weeks ago one of the agencies with whom I've worked contacted me about work that was pouring into their office from a client organization. They ran out of editors and asked me if I was interested. Not a word since. I call this "vapor work."

This agency, along with the rest of them, operate with even less humanity than the notorious pond scum that is Human Resources. They don't have to present themselves as representing the interests of employees vs. a company/organization. Nor do they, even superficially, need to purport to reflect a corporate culture that is concerned about employees.  

I believe that temp agency employees are the dropouts and failures of the HR profession who couldn't rise to the surface of the pond. And perhaps the most outrageous aspect of working for them is that however long you have an assignment they will receive their pound of flesh -- the roughly 33% (commission) as much as you earn.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Wash. Post editorial jobs for May 1

There are 78 jobs; of those, 15 are for interns and 8 for volunteers. The latter effectively reduces the market by 30%.

"Give us your tired, your poor, your hungry, your huddled masses yearning to work for free or for a pittance.”