#Gig rating

[introspectres]

A strategy for creatives who share art online that has helped me tremendously:

step 1: finish art

step 2: share w/ small peer group for immediate "good job"s / positive feedback

step 3: wait a week or more then post it online. Ideally by scheduling it in advance.

After the week buffer, I'm usually already excited about my next project, so I tend to care a lot less about how the first is received on social media. No notes? No worries, we'll keep moving forward

#No this isn’t be beautiful newborn child anymore it’s just some guy who lives in my house #art positivity #art help #this of course does not speak to wider trends of social media platforms becoming increasingly punishing towards creators #w/ how they always incentivize use of new tiktok-adjacent features and expect ppl to post consistently and constantly at rates that really #unless maintaining a social media presence is part of your full time gig #but we do what we can

[motherhenna]

yoooo ok that last job turning out to be bullshit might actually be a blessing in disguise because I just landed an interview for an after school theater teacher gig that pays way better~ I went to theater camp every year from ages 12 to 17 and always loved the idea of being a counselor for a program like that, and did backstage / dramaturg work for a play at UCSB back in pre-pandemic 2020 so I might actually have a shot at this. Wish me luck!

#so far I have a 100% rate of getting the job offer after interviews #ended up turning down the offer I got yesterday as it was a bit too high stakes for me at this point in my life #I take working with kids--especially kids with intellectual disabilities--super seriously #and I just don't think I'm ready to be a para-educator especially since that's not exactly the career path I want to go down in the long ru #but yeah for whatever reason I always do really good with interviews #my resume isn't anything special but when I get a chance to turn on the rizz I usually get the gig #perks of being an awkward neurodivergent kid who had no concept of social cues is that I had to learn it all from scratch #so I'm actually pretty good at being very friendly and personable and telling potential employers what they want to hear #without coming across as phony #partially because I do genuinely like chatting with people #personal

[stupid-sloot-headcanons]

Pray for me, I'm having to go to an Air Force base and I was raised by the most critical anti-American-interventionism man in the world so I'm gonna have to bite my tongue for a solid 8 hours surrounded by military dudes

#personal #sloot in japan #me trying to make small talk: so...what college did you get a scholarship to for this gig? do they do an exchange rate? #like what are bombed civilians and destabilized countries and exploited resources worth? like #$100 per family member? $500 per war crime violation? do you guys have a chart or smth in the accounting department

[msexcelfractal]

My "new" mp3 collection is 8 years old next month. 23 gigs, 6700 files. Proud of what I've accumulated :)

#music #personal #rate my taste #there's another 60 gigs in the 'old' collection

[theflyingfeeling]

I'd like aleksi to play fmk with robin on a livestream please 😂

top tier entertainment, I'm tellin' ya 😌

#AU in which aleksi is a youtuber as a side gig #and he makes a video titled ''RATING MY BANDMATES BY THEIR LOOKS FT ROBIN'' #(joel cried for two days because aleksi didn't ask /him/ to feature on that video) #answered asks #anon asks

[cheekedupwhiteboy]

agnes martin - screaming females

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

not super my thing but enjoyable! love the singer's voice. i was expecting something more weird/abstract/minimalist based on the title haha

fascinated by this comment also:

#send me a song and i'll rate it you know the gig. i am bored of my music rn please suggest something <3 #music tag

[somethingaboutmint]

I cant wait for my ssd to get here so i can play the cool video games i dont have space for

#i got 1 tb which i think will be enough 4 me #i really wanna play baldurs gate #but its like 150 gigs i dont have that kind of space dawg ?! #also starfield but i dont wanna soend money on that im gonna have to wait a bit till i can p*rate it #sorry todd. ill buy it eventually if i like it enough. like with all your other games

[the-kipsabian]

gonna badly rate my taxi driver brb

#i usually dont do it i always only rate stuff and services when i have something positive or extremely negative to say #this man was condescending as fuck to me (blaming his card reader not functioning on my incapability to push buttons??) #and refused to let me ride on the backseat with my cat in her carrier. insisting on putting her in the trunk instead #without taking any safety measures to make sure her carrier would stay in place or be safely in there or anything #i was so upset the entire ride like. hes very lucky my cat isnt a hyperactive nutcase when shes in that carrier (i think she only cried out #once while in there but it was really hard to hear) and then he dared to be like 'see its okay' when we arrived and im just UGH #why take a drive gig that clearly states the passenger travels with a cat if you dont have the compassion to deal with one! #thankfully shes safely at home now but god im so mad and upset rn #fuck #night is an absolute mess on main

[sonsband]

"no one wants to work these days" I am trying so goddamn hard to work

#I got an email that everyone else got a raise again. what if I just cried for a couple hours on the clock #still don't have a side gig #the starting wage for associates now is also my hourly rate #in the limbo with none of the benefits the managers have cause I'm hourly #but none of the benefits of the hourly associates cause of my title

[we-re-always-alright]

any time I see people tying minor world events to economics I’m like. that’s not how economics works. I know you want it to be how it works so you can blame someone. but that’s not how it works in any country or global economy.

#it’s like saying gravity only exists on Tuesdays #this is directly looking at two things: #one: saying the FFR (federal funds rate) is why ‘start up’s’ in the gig economy are failing #and two: someone saying we should cause a bank run (multiple bank runs) when we’re still in pre-recession waters #per point one: the FFR is for banks and credit unions and determines what rate at which lending happens #it effects things like housing; car loans; savings accounts; etc because it sets a floor at which interest rates have to be #it does not affect how much money VCs pour into companies they think are going to be worth billions #which VCs pour money into them so they get a % of the company as stock #so they’re incentivized for the company to do well and make them a profit when they go public #not to say these companies might not have traditional bank loans but it’s very unlikely for the amount they’re spending #additionally as we all should have learned from the Glass-Stegel act and the 08 crash #banks need to keep their commercial investments and consumer investments separate #so yes these companies are failing…. but for other reasons like increased regulation; changing preferences in the consumer and economy; #but MOSTLY they were unsustainable businesses at the onset; they didn’t need to be profitable; just go public and make billions on stock #now for point two this one is simple: IF YOU CAUSE MULTIPLE BANK RUNS #THEY BECOME A SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY #AND THEN MORE BANKS FAIL AND WE GET A RECESSION #all caps were necessary here #if you look at the Great Depression (a great example of a banking panic) #not all of the banks were initially failing #but by people panicking about their money (and a lack of the FDIC at the time) #but because people panicked and pulled their money out the banks failed anyway and caused the worst recession in US history #so yes feel free to cause a banking run and tank the economy #it’s likely Europe will enter a recession in the next 6 months so please exacerbate the situation #(which because global economy will push us further into possible recession) #I’m sure people will have plenty of time to feel smug and superior while sitting on a mattress of cash and looking for jobs #ugh anyway bad economics bothers me #just cause you watched a dude rant about it on YouTube (when he doesn’t know what a Phillips curve is) doesn’t mean you know economics #thoughts? thoughts #or: wHy DoNt YoU jUsT bAlAnCe ThE eCoNoMy LiKe My ChEcKbOoK

[tazzasoon]

god bless people who tell you when you're undercharging them 😭

#was offering my regular rate for a gig that will surely be challenging but he was like “um #this is what i was quoted #so i'm gonna pay you that“

[supercantaloupe]

ohh very interesting. my professor just sent me info about a grant opportunity this summer to research bach

#sasha speaks #could be interesting...and certainly good on a portfolio/resume #i'm not the biggest bach girlie out there but a short paid summer gig even before grad school proper #doing real research...hmm #i think it depends on whether i get an internship with the KC this summer and if so what the time demands are for that #whether i could even get a week off to go to [university redacted] for a project or not #but anyway. very interesting indeed #might not hurt to apply............i'll ask my professor about it #at any rate it's nice to be considered for things lol

[ferretrade]

I thought I was going to just. be offered a job but it turns out I have to interview? which is fine, except for the anxieté of it all

#look LOOK i know i sound snobby but originally it was pitched to me as a part time as needed gig that sounded very much like an offer #i was asked about my rates #and then it became a full time role situation and now it's like resumes and writing samples and interviews when the posting goes up #(why are you putting a posting up this is MY job!!) #but idk i will play ball #or the equivalent canadian phrase #ferretalk!

[theflyingfeeling]

I come with shippy blorbo content(they're standing next to each other right?). They're proud of you btw 😌

Oh I love shippy blorbo content 🥺 Standing next to each other is significant indeed 😌💕

#this seems like the appropriate time to talk about my ideas for the exit inc. hitmen AU #(see @rbf451's tags on my 'rating the new profile pictures based on how intimidating they look' post) #so olli and aleksi are not together. in fact their relationship is purely professional (yeah right) #until olli gets injured during a gig (a hitman gig that is) and aleksi has to rescue him and take care of his injuries #and the panic of seeing olli hurt makes aleksi realise how it would destroy him if something happened to olli 🥺 #cue mutual pining and secret touches/looks because relationships between employees of exit inc. are strictly forbidden #(until they can't help themselves anymore) #also can you tell me i have no clue how that hitmen business actually works 😂 #ollixallu

[maggieisalarrie]

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#listen #I’ll just say this once today and be on my merry way #if you have the kind of money that allows you to RENT Harry Styles TM for your wedding #you have too much fucking money and could stand to be taxed at a higher rate while still living VERY comfortably #I’m so sick of this shit #millions of people can’t afford their fucking home or to even eat every day #and there are people out here just tossing wads of cash at other people who already have stupid amounts of money #we need a revolution #these bitches g2g #also #unless this was a friend or relative and Harry offered to perform for free #fuck Harry too #like girl you do NOT need to be taking these gigs especially when tickets for your concerts are selling at fucking $1400 PER PERSON #the blatant and unabashed GREED is just exhausting #and before someone comes at me #$500k donated to one organization in a country that has a deep rooted systemic cancerous disease will not even scratch the surface #like that’s nice and all but it won’t actually make any difference #I know. I live here. and it’s the same thing every other week #I recognize I’m being very critical and maybe harsh but I think it’s justified after the last few weeks #anyway #I say this all the time but #I’m just so tired

[theclaravoyant]

really REEAAALLLY sick of how many jobs want you to be available 24/7 but won’t guarantee you any hours

#let alone regularity or penalty rates #*dinkleberg voice* gig economyyyyyyy #it's about the capitalism #clara goes jobhunting #negativity #nonfandom