...at this rate my fuse will be so short on certain things, it will be practically nonexistent. Let's begin.

and I have signed on to a few creative staffing firms hoping that we can supplement our rather shitty income. (I will not name names, mind you, so don't bother asking.) One of them actually interviewed me. My wife was interviewed and signed on to two...though we've applied to a lot more than that.

One of them (The one that signed both of us on) would send us jobs that would either be automatically filled upon sending or we would get absolutely no response whatsoever, regardless on how aggressive we are about it. There was a job in which I, being that I was in the area anyway, went over to their office to discuss it, was turned away at the front desk as if they were Fort Knox and I was about to rob them of everything they had.

The other one interviewed and signed her on while not even bothering with me. They've sent her a job, to which she has accepted to virtually babysit some corporate halfwits while they cannot make up their mind as to what they wanted. They even provided crayolas. This was an early morning job which required us to wake up around 3 am (I went with her because I was not going to let my wife go out in the middle of the 'hood at 4 am...that's how I am.) to take a series of buses and trains so that she can make it over there around 7 am. In the end, they've cut her because basically, she wouldn't bullshit and focused her time and energy into getting the job done. That seemed to be a problem to them.

After hearing of this earlier today, we figured that these staffing firms are a joke. They're run by complete imbeciles and ditzes who don't know the difference between a line and a circle, yet they feel that they know all there is to know about who is a "good fit" for a job.

I'm in pseudo-management (another rant for another day) where I need to make these calls and yeah, I admit it's not easy, but at the same time, I give people a chance. So far, it has worked. (Read: I have not ran someone into a brick wall yet.) So I'm really having trouble with the thought process of these agencies who pull artists who need money, give them these false hopes of a better chance in getting some work for the sole purpose of lining their own wallets by taking cuts of up to 50% for the hard work that the artist has to endure.

The bottom line is this: We're artists. At the end of the day, we have to sell ourselves one way or another. There is no quick fix in doing so, therefore we have to do it ourselves and do it in a way that works for us.

If you have an idea that contradicts mine, I'll be glad to hear it as long as there is some coherent thought to it. Otherwise they will be marked as spam on sight.

Till next time, kids.



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