Comments on: Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:12:13 +0000

I'm sorry. That sucks Lori. We didn't even have a flicker. Looks like today's rain is coming in now. Today was supposed to be the worst of it. So one more day without losing power and I'll be a happy camper. 🙂

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:39:16 +0000

Jenn, we were out for about 20 hours -- just enough to muck up my interview.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:33:27 +0000

You lost power last week? Wow. We got one mediocre storm out of the string we were expecting. If you lose power for a good stretch, you're always free to work here if you need to. Could have even hooked up your desktop if you needed to. Keep it in mind if you get slammed by this week's storms. :)

As for the job, I totally don't remember what I sent you. But that one is a real "winner" for sure. And I love your hubby's insight. That's a great way for newer writers to think about things -- beyond what it means today.

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:27:30 +0000

Heh heh… I did. 🙂

By: Dana Ford

Dana Ford — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:09:29 +0000

You said "heinousness." LOL! ;o)

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:24:28 +0000

KeriLynn, I agree. Wouldn't an experienced writer know not to do that? Then again, they're not exactly paying for quality work, are they?

Dava, thanks. :) There is so much wrong with this ad I can only scratch the surface.

By: Dava Stewart

Dava Stewart — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:39:08 +0000

My favorite part of this post: "Here's what's wrong with this ad: Everything." Made me giggle.

By: KeriLynn Engel

KeriLynn Engel — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:34:09 +0000

Wow, that's a bad one. It's the line about "Create 100% original articles, NO copying the work of others" that really gets me. They want experienced writers, but don't trust them to not plagiarize without a reminder.

I steer clear of any job posting with demands like that, because you know they're not used to working with professionals and will make a lousy client.

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:21:16 +0000

Paula, I should have him do a post! He loves math, and he quickly made sense of this one. It was eye-opening, for sure!

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:09:48 +0000

Wow. That is one of the worst ones I've seen.

Love your husband's summation. Maybe he needs to write a Writers Worth post next year. I would never have been able to do the math on that one!