Wanted: Suckas
This is a rant in the same vein as Mat's Screw You Mr. Writer post about how people are always trying to take advantage of writers.Wanted: Graphic artists who want to live out the remainder of their lives below the poverty line
That's what the title of this post should say.
I mean seriously What The Fuck is wrong with these people. They want you to have your own computer equipment. It says Mac and software (I guess PC ain't gonna cut it for this small uppity Ausitn based publishing company). They want you to work from home and ~ Must be creative and be able to design with multiple looks. Great career starter. This ad sounds swell until you check out the compensation. Nine American dollars per hour. Nine dollars an hour? You may find a person who owns a Mac but they didn't purchase that Mac making Nine dollars an hour. Also notice how in the second sentence they totally misspelled artist.
I am constantly seeing want ads seeking highly qualified professionals with a whole battery of skills and usually education credentials and a quality portfolio and maybe a bit of experience and some dumb ass muther fucker wants to pay the perspective employee two dollars an hour over minimum wage. Where are the unions for artists? Why do the fat cats think they can totally financially rape anybody who is foolish enough to want to put their artistic talents to use in the private sector? Oooh ooh Mr Kotter,...Mister Kotter I know why. Alright Horshach, enlighten us...
Its because they CAN and because they are only thinking about the bottom line which makes for a good fiscal rational, but we make you and your product or service look good. Everybody needs quality market presence. If you could do it yourself you would, but you couldn't find your ass with both hands much less find your way around an effective layout or ad.
I know what most people think. Why should I adequately compensate someone who is essentially doing arts and crafts? This is a good question. Once again its because you can't do it yourself. You either don't have the time or the know how or the color sense and that is why you have placed the ad. Try not to insult and alienate all the freelance artists out there... suckas. Waiters and waitresses clear nine dollars an hour at even the most craptacular of establishments after tips. Why should an artist submit to such a pittance? I'll tell you why, because (especially in this economy) there are so few opportunities. Its like I mentioned in the My Job post it is a dream of some of us to make our livings doing the things we love, for me that's graphic arts. Somebody who just happens to have a Mac and the software and maybe the skills is going to apply for that job. They won't be the small publishing firm's ideal candidate artistically but since they are willing to accept the pauper's salary they will be the one that lands that sweet Graphic Artist post at the Burger Flipper's wage. I hate our culture of contracts going to the lowest bidder. I know its a function of capitalism but dammit that's the reason that the capitalist pigs will one day pay for their crimes.
I don't usually rant, I don't think it suits me very well
but sometimes
YAR.
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