determinedAnd I think ...
The major gigs I lost or walked away from were ALL because I stood up for something. Just because my balls aren't attached to my current body doesn't mean I haven't got them. But it does mean people object to me having them. Consequently I have:
* Walked away from an anthology because the publisher decided they didn't want me to have any input into the selection.
* Walked away from two different online projects for the exact same combination of my standards were higher than they wanted and they stopped paying me for work already done.
* Had to take one major magazine to court because they wouldn't pay me for what they already published.
* Had a job not renewed because of my standards.
I am talented. I am credentialed. I am fast. I am reliable. This is, evidently, not what is wanted by a significant number of people working in the publishing industry. Yes, I've had some gigs that did not fail out like this for which I am deeply grateful, but there sure is a pattern here.
Give in and do lower quality work than I'm capable of, or put up with people screwing up my job in ways that make me look bad, or do the work and get nothing for it?
You know what, I'm not that fuckin' hungry.
A man asks for a raise, or a promotion, or more authority -- he usually gets it. A woman, or someone easily mistaken for a woman, usually gets fired.
But hey, I got some good poetry out of it, like "Sir Rosalind Rides." I can still look myself in the mirror. And I really, really love crowdfunding because my audience is made of awesome.
May 24 2014, 06:43:10 UTC 7 years ago
Let's say, the thing is, if you're not like the average cliché of a male, if you can't be distracted by boobs, asses, by money or carreer, if you have something in your mind you want to have realized and you maybe even not care too much about profit, you're going to be either considered an obstacle that needs to be removed.
Yes...
May 24 2014, 06:46:13 UTC 7 years ago
That sounds right. Certainly it varies across subcultures and individual places of employment. The part that drives me nuts is that the places I worked that went to shit, most of them were great before that. This makes it hard to feel secure in any job.
>> Let's say, the thing is, if you're not like the average cliché of a male, if you can't be distracted by boobs, asses, by money or carreer, if you have something in your mind you want to have realized and you maybe even not care too much about profit, you're going to be either considered an obstacle that needs to be removed. <<
That's very possible.
Re: Yes...
May 24 2014, 07:19:06 UTC 7 years ago
Hm, I think that a lot of people can sing a song about that.
If somebody else bought the business or a new manager steps in, suddenly it all goes to hell.