i was checking out the most recent Photojojo article today when i noticed a job posting near the bottom. this is what it said:
We’re hiring! Wanted: One (1) superb writer & editor who luvs photography. $1000/month, part-time, and you get to have fun with photos all day. Tell your friends!
a $1000/month? for part-time work? that’s amazing! and you’d be writing and editing for Photojojo.com, a HUGE digital photography blog (over 100,000 hits per week). that would be a dream job for me. so i clicked the link in the box and it took me to the specifics.
this is when it gets exciting.
there was a MAGICAL form on this “help wanted” page that knew everything there was to know about me. i entered my name and clicked the button. all off a sudden, the site reloaded and there was a list of over 15 things all about ME. it was like they had stolen my identity or something. sorta creepy, but at least they already knew i was qualified for the job.
but then i thought about antarctica and realized that they probably wouldn’t want to rely on me when i’m that far away without a solid internet connection. not to mention that i’ll be working about 60 hours a week in the kitchen when i’m down there.
but how cool it would be to be a part-part-time employee doing (maybe) 4 posts a month about digital photography tips… from the 7th continent? what a great idea, huh?
so i wrote them this note:
I just saw your job posting today, and i almost couldn’t believe my eyeballs.
When i typed in my first name and clicked “I want to know!”, there wasn’t a single thing on that list that didn’t apply to me. Seriously, did you guys steal my identity? Indentity theft is a serious crime, you now.
but seriously folks…
the sad part is that i won’t be around much longer because i’m going to ANTARCTICA for 5 months this winter! you just had to post that job NOW, didn’t you?
but then i thought, what if those crazy jojos wanted me to do a “special guest” thing where i give up-close, personal digital photography tips from the 7th contintent?
it was then that realized that i didn’t want to waste my time writing out my submission if y’all were just going to disqualify me because of my location.
i thought i’d write this little message instead.
eli
then i wrote this blog post.
we’ll see what happens next.
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