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1:06 am - August 07, 2003 Ms.Stitch came by tonight to look for a job. I am sometimes the unofficial nonprofit job coach around here. I am not sure if that is because Ihave changed jobs so many times, or if it is because people think I give good advice. I do have some good job interview experience and have managed a few staffs, so maybe that is it. We looked at lots of soul-less jobs as well as some fucked up nonprofit jobs. We are both connected enough at this point that we are pretty sure which places are shitty to work at. And it's more of them than I would like. So I am convinved that the people I know need to find a way to pull over and work together and make money while changing the world (even just a bit). I am just not sure how to go from here. There was a thought at one point to do Rent a Protest, Rent a Picket, and/or Rent a Press Conference. Smaller organizations would contract us to show up for a press conference, with bullhorns in front of the Supreme Court, as part of their strike, etc. Power in numbers. It is such a Washington thing I can hardly stand it. But we would probably end up having to work for people we hated to make any money. and even though it is DC, there might not be enough demand. So I think my idea is to compile a list of these people I know that are looking for work and send it out as a package to various companies and organizations. Many of us have worked together and work well together-- we were either laid off or left shitty situations with dirty power hungry managers and leaders. In this group there is an IT guy, me (fundraising, membership, event direction), a skilled contract/conference negotiator, an experienced policy analyst/field organizer/trainer, a creative whirlwind, an asskicking press secretary, a PR enthusiast and a few others. We are ripe to become something! I am just not sure what. Sometimes in these entries I feel the pressure to be witty and cynical. I am not so cynical usually and well, I can be witty as the rest of them, but sometimes Ihave more on my mind. So perhaps I am witless, but I am honest tonight. I am not really sure why my links in the new image boxes at the top of the page think they should be referring to diaryland sites. It's not in the HTML, but they are pointing to diaryland anyway. Crap. Any ideas out there? Tomorrow marks my third day in a row working at home. Today I had a finances freak out (all is well now) and I took a long walk to a big coffee. It was deliciious and sweet and spectacularly coffeelicious. RootBeer lives between here and the coffee shop so I met her and we went together. It was nice to get out of the house after being in here for several days working. I swear working from home is so blessing/curse that it's really not worth doing. Sometimes the first time I encounter another human being after my work day I jump on them like Six from Blossom-- talking and talking and talking untilI realize that I am way too in my head and not paying attention to what is going on around me. This is how cartoon people slip into manhole covers. That would suck. So a member of the board decided to call me at 9:45 tonight. And as much as I like my job, I really do not think that was appropriate. There were apologies, etc. but I really wish there had just been an email or a phone call tomorrow. There were extenuating circumstances, but I really just would prefer to not be called so late at night. Sound spiss, huh. Well,I have rambled enough. Sign my guestbook and say hello. I need some new diaries to read!
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