October 31, 2007
Now That's Scary!
Day 30 after the date of my first invoice for Ye Olde Public Utility, and no check in my mailbox—despite the assurances I received that it was cut a few days ago. (Yes, boys and girls. But was it
mailed?)
I'll wait a few more days, and then I will either have my attorney send them a tense little note, and/or blog about the scale on which this organization wastes money. (I've worked for large organizations before, but they've been private ones. I was really a babe in the woods before that gig.)
Attila Girl wondering how she's going to buy gasoline
if she keeps working for public utilities. "If I don't receive
payment, I'm going to turn your proofreading off!"
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Public utilities are where common sense and efficiency go to die. They probably issued a new set of accounts payable forms, and you must wait until the one day of the month when the committee meets to approve payments. Accepting only the revised form, of course.
On another note, Hollywood writers' strike--TRICK or TREAT? Let me know what to think please.
Posted by: Darrell at October 31, 2007 07:33 PM (rilDu)
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I feel your pain. I once worked for the largest insurance co in NJ, and their paycheck bounced.
Posted by: Fausta at November 01, 2007 06:14 AM (VPMrs)
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H-wood writers--makes no sense to me. At this point they have no leverage whatsoever: reality shows put a lot of writers out of business. And it's not like they ever had any real power, even before the reality shows, Pokemon, etc. came along.
Of course, if the studio execs would stop trying to 1) repackage whatever is out there that just worked, and 2) remaking TV shows from the 1970s, some of 'em might make some money.
A the H says that although it probably won't help him out, the writers are right to strike in terms of strategy: as he sees it, writers got rooked on the VHS/DVD residuals, and now it's the internet that's up in the air. He feels that this is the time to secure that segment, or pay the price for decades.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 01, 2007 06:00 PM (aywD+)
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As far as the money goes . . . well, the situation has changed: transformed utterly, as W.B. Yeats would say.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 01, 2007 06:02 PM (aywD+)
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I know a way for you to get a business lunch. That offer won't last forever though
Posted by: Richard at November 02, 2007 08:27 AM (9l5za)
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