Unemployment hits the media hard
By adamg - 9/3/09 - 8:59 am
Rhea Becker reports on a cocktail hour last night for people in the media:
...[E]veryone wore a name tag that gave their job title. My day job is "editor." I can't tell you how many people - of all ages - came up to me with tags that read "Freelance writer" and asked if I had work. ...
Comments
Silly freelancers...
Everyone knows you don't go to Media Bistro mixers looking for work: You go there for free appetizers and to laugh at people who are trying to find work. Of, if you're polite like me, laugh at the people who are laughing at the people who are trying to find work.
Or to laugh at Rhea dealing
Or to laugh at Rhea dealing with the needy wannabe writers.
And that goes for MediaBistro pitch slams, too
My brother in New York suggested that--rather than having those desperate affairs, where audience members shout out ideas-- organizers should just throw loose change on the floor, and watch 'em all scramble.