Comments on: This Job, Not That Job

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:41:21 +0000

In reply to lwidmer. That did not go by unnoticed. Sorry, but overusing "awesome" only makes one sound like a surfer dude. The poor word deserves better.

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:41:53 +0000

In reply to Paula Hendrickson. It was more "awesome" language, Paula. Everything is just so "awesome."

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:46:03 +0000

There are just far too many things wrong with this one. Yikes.

Of course, now my head is spinning wondering what that introduction was like.

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:12:27 +0000

In reply to Sharon Hurley Hall.

I hope so too, Sharon. I think most freelancers are smarter than this. What I wonder is if the ones taking these jobs are so desperate for cash that it feels like their only option?

Hence the reason we have This Job Not That Job. 😉

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:45:27 +0000

Yeah, I couldn’t believe the rate of pay on this one, Lori. Ridiculous, even for this type of ad. I hope most writers value themselves enough to avoid this kind of gig because you have to write a heck of a lot – as in, say goodbye to your life – to earn enough to pay bills. New writers are better off going to vetted job boards, like the on allfreelancewriting.com, where it’s easy to tell at a glance if a job is worth it.