I’ve been out of the traditional workforce for eleven-plus years now. Were I to reenter it in my previous capacity I would no doubt be fired on the very first day for saying “fuck” in front of seventh-graders.
Best to keep on working from home.
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I’ve been up to my neck in PINK! and SKULLS! this week. It’s been awesome:
The site owner’s a bit worried that no one will ever visit her in her new location, so would you be so kind as to head over to her site and wish her good luck on her new digs? Grab her feed at the same time.
You should know that MassHoleMommy gives away a lot of stuff — I mean really a lot of stuff. While you’re visiting, why not get in on her latest giveaways too?
In a mere two weeks my life will radically change with the clang of the first school bell.
[Here once lived several sentences of unmitigated glee over this occurrence, but upon second reading I decided that the glee was unmitigated to an unseemly degree.1 ] 2
My girls will be occupied for the whole day this year — the eldest from 7:15 am3 to 3:15 and the other starting just an hour later. The boy will be gone from 8:45 am to 12:15 pm, a whole half-hour longer than last year because of an altered bus route.
For just one year they’ll all be at different schools, which at some point will no doubt cause me to shake my fist at the heavens, but for now all I can see are the three and a half hours every single school day wherein I will be alone, gloriously alone. I can hardly wait!
What shall I do with my freedom, you ask? Will I cavort about naked, picking out a happy jig amongst the abandoned sippy-cups, Barbie shoes and Legos? Will I nap, uninterrupted by everything but snuggly kitties? Perhaps for a few days I will indulge in nothing but hedonism, but after that I’m very much looking forward to a full immersion in work.
Not that I haven’t been typing my fingers right down to the bone over the past three months. I have been. But now it’s time to kick this into high gear, and that’s where you come in. I stand ready to be hired for graphics and site-building services. Wondering if I’ve got the chops to handle your project? Read what my clients have had to say, then message me with your simplest jobs or your biggest dreams.
I’ll get back to you asap, just as soon as I’m done cavorting4.
….when I wasn’t doing something else:
Thank you to all my lovely clients who are helping me keep food on the table and the lights on.
*smooch*
Things I’m Doing Today
God help me.
You could say that they once again have acted like colossal douchebags; alternately, you could say that the sky continues to be blue. Read Epiphora’s account:
I’m completely locked out; I cannot access my profile, my wishlist, my past orders, anything.
But don’t worry — the forums [link removed by aag; I will not link to EF] have an explanation!
‘We at Eden work really hard for the community — making it a safe, fun, and informative place to visit and to be enjoyed by any person. This is a 24/7 job, which requires all of our passion, attention and collective efforts.
However, there is a member of our community, Epiphora, that is having an adverse effect on the positive culture at EF — we get continuous complaints about her drama, rudeness, and overall negativity.
Today we collectively decided to ban her from the community. The decision is final and supported by the owner.’
For anyone considering associating themselves with this company, let me make clear to you what you should expect. Your progress will go through seven distinct stages:
1. Romance: “We love your work so much. Come work with us. You’ll be awesome! In fact you’ll be so much better than everyone else.”
2. Honeymoon: “You are amazing. Your predecessor never did this kind of work. We want you with us forever and ever and ever and you’ll make so much money and have so much responsibility.”
3. Danger: “We have some problems with your work. This is not what we expected from you. You must do more, and better, and faster.”
4. Threats: “If you can’t do better we will cut your payment rate/ban you.”
5. Divorce: “You’ve not lived up to our expectations. You’re fired/banned. This is final. We will not discuss it with you.”
6. Condemnation: “That person was awful for the community because of this issue which we will explain in painful, humiliating (and largely fictitious) detail, as well as whole bunch of stuff you couldn’t possibly understand. But we wanted to tell everyone all about it because we are transparent! And we love everyone! Except for the increasingly long list of people we’ve banned/fired/not paid. Everyone! Really!”
7. Repeat: “Come work with us! It will be awesome.”
Every organization has a culture; unfortunately EF has demonstrated time and time again that theirs is anything but “positive.” Epiphora, I’m sorry you had this experience. I’m sorry that they chose to write ridiculous things on their site. I’m sorry that they closed your affiliate account with money still in it. None of these things should have happened.
Regardless of how many other wonderful things EF might have done, it has a long history of treating its employees and contributors poorly. Is this the kind of company to whom you want to give your money, your time, or your work? Are you comfortable having your name attached to them?
Do you think there is something so special about you that EF will not treat you the same way it has treated many others before?
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For More Information:
from Epiphora: What the fuck, EdenFantasys?
from Britni: Bad Move, Eden Fantasys
from Essin’ Em: My Take on the EdenFantasys Drama
from That Toy Chick: A Tale of Intriguing Timing
from aag: Problems with EF and Update on EdenFantasys.com Problems
from Ask Garnet: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
from Sarah Sloane: Money, ethics, and real sex-positivity
Five minutes ago it was 8am and I’d just noticed a little hacking situation on a client’s site. Now it’s 14+ hours later and I’ve hardly budged all day. No doubt this makes me a very boring and “not fun” person.
But look! I’m working on a pretty:
As the majority of my cash these past few months has come from my little side business, it seemed wise to make sure said business had a decent home on the internet. In this process I’ve learned that it’s far easier to be objective about clients’ work than one’s own; you’d be appalled at how long it too just to decide on a freakin’ black background.
I mean really. How hard is that?
Because I’ve lost all sense of proportion in this project, I’d love to have some feedback. Have a look if you would be so kind and leave constructive criticism in the comments below.
Thank you!
…and I’ve held off on taking the new medication until now. Wish me the best of luck in making it to bed before I fall over into a boneless heap, and also with keeping my skin adhered to my body.
That would be really neat.
PS–If you’re interested in what I’ve been doing this week other than sleeping and worrying about losing my epidermis, check this out.
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