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You Probably Don't Want to Work for Dalkey Archive Press
1
Uncontrolled corporate bullshittery (what, no weekly urine test?) combined with the inherent unreliability of a small business (whoops - paycheck bounced again) smothered in a sauce of dying industry, served in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Jesus, where do I sign up?
Jesus, where do I sign up?
2
It takes pretty big stones to 1) pretend something that was obviously not satire was satire, and 2) try to evoke a comparison to Swift by using the phrase "a modest proposal." And by "pretty big stones" I mean "a pretty big asshole."
5
Nowhere in the post is there a description of the job. Is this how serial killers vet their victims?
10
And I thought the stranger's job description looking for webmaster was ridiculous (you must be an expert in every technology ever made and work crazy long hours at all hours) but, yeah, this one takes the cake... this message will moderator destruct in 3...2...1 i love the stranger but don't throw too many rocks when your own job descriptions are a little over the top :)
11
I thought all entry-level jobs in publishing were pretty much like this. "Excel in superhuman fashion at doing shit work under shit conditions for shit pay, and maybe someday you'll be an author or editor. Though it's far more likely you'll be doing shit work under shit conditions for shit pay for the rest of your life. But maybe someday you'll be an author or editor!"
12
It's entirely surprising that a company who pays for shit and disrespects their employees' humanity gets shit employees and is constantly frustrated with their performance and unprofessionality.
13
@11 - Close, but let me FTFY:
"Excel in superhuman fashion at doing shit work under shit conditions for (no) pay, and maybe someday you'll (get an entry-level paying gig, but probably not).
Publishing industry is completely fucked, because they're addicted to interns that they never have to pay, and can discard every six months or so. Occasionally someone who is so utterly over-qualified and so utterly willing to put up with the Worst Industry In The World will come along and turn an internship into a paying gig, but it's so rare you may as well buy a scratch ticket and hope to win enough money to publish your own damn works. As such, 'talent,' such as it is, stagnates with those who already have jobs, and no qualified or talented person who wants to work as an editor or in publishing can do so if they have any fucking bills to pay.
"Excel in superhuman fashion at doing shit work under shit conditions for (no) pay, and maybe someday you'll (get an entry-level paying gig, but probably not).
Publishing industry is completely fucked, because they're addicted to interns that they never have to pay, and can discard every six months or so. Occasionally someone who is so utterly over-qualified and so utterly willing to put up with the Worst Industry In The World will come along and turn an internship into a paying gig, but it's so rare you may as well buy a scratch ticket and hope to win enough money to publish your own damn works. As such, 'talent,' such as it is, stagnates with those who already have jobs, and no qualified or talented person who wants to work as an editor or in publishing can do so if they have any fucking bills to pay.
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OMG I seriously just left that job (only not at Dalkey or any publishing company). Ridiculously long hours for shit pay, crazy bosses who demand something and when it doesn't come out to their ideal (despite that their ideal wasn't even possible) you get yelled at for being stupid, unworthy, whatever.No holidays, vacation, or time off allowed. In fact have to be in the office even if there's no work to do just to prove they own you. 5 years I did that and found out (when I took vacation) the minute I finally left the office for a week they put up an ad for my job. Good riddance to that shit.
Sigh.
Thanks for the chance to finally vent a little.
Sigh.
Thanks for the chance to finally vent a little.
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