So I had this interview with a company the other day to do some freelance work. I thought things were going well and that I’d booked the job because that’s what they said. Starting out it wasn’t exactly what I wanted to be doing but there were promises to move on up to the deluxe apartment in the sky. Then I got home, got the sample assignment and a note from the owner who said don’t hurry to get the sample done because we have other candidates who are also interested. Mmm, it took me about 45 minutes to get home from the meeting and in that time other candidates popped up? For what amounts to a typing job? Awesome. I completed the project this morning at o’dark 30 (thanks to snoring and high-pitched whistling on someone’s part) and sent it back. I’ve crafted an email that basically says I’m an experienced instructional designer and when you get to that point in the project please keep me in mind but I’m not interested in freelance work if all it entails is typing someone else’s words…where’s the stretch in skills with that work?
In other news, my school team knocked our practice presentation out of the park last night. We received some good feedback on tweaks to our presentation but we’re ready to roll for our formal presentation next week.