PFO letters
You all know what I'm talking about. Those letters that politely and beaurocraticly tell you - Please Fuck Off.
"Thank you for applying for this position. Although your qualifications are exemplary, the position has already been filled. Please fuck off!
Have a nice day!"
Ok you get the picture.
What will come as a surprise is - I actually MISS these letters!! Yes. . MISS them!
In Germany they do not send PFO letters, at least for auditions. Instead, you hear through the grapevine, or they leave you dangling for weeks/months before answering.
How you get PFO'd in Germany
1. Your voice teacher starts your lesson with the new information.
2. Your friend with slightly more connections informs you on the way to your lesson.
3. You huddle around with other people who have not heard anything from the audition, checking your cell phones for any missed calls. Deciding after unknown hours of waiting that it is all for nought.
4. The BEST one:
You see a fellow auditionee in the grocery store.
you: "Hey how's it going? Have you heard from the opera company yet?"
them, beaming with glee: "Ya, isn't it great!!! They gave me a contract right after I sang! Did you get one too?"
you: "uh. . no. . congratulations. . see you around the school. . "
*note - I've been on both ends of number four. It's never very pleasant.
One last gripe with lack of PFO on paper - hello, we spent hours practicing, plus money for transportation. The least you could do is type up a bloody sheet of paper, spend the 45 cents on a stamp and mail it!
Rant over.
"Thank you for applying for this position. Although your qualifications are exemplary, the position has already been filled. Please fuck off!
Have a nice day!"
Ok you get the picture.
What will come as a surprise is - I actually MISS these letters!! Yes. . MISS them!
In Germany they do not send PFO letters, at least for auditions. Instead, you hear through the grapevine, or they leave you dangling for weeks/months before answering.
How you get PFO'd in Germany
1. Your voice teacher starts your lesson with the new information.
2. Your friend with slightly more connections informs you on the way to your lesson.
3. You huddle around with other people who have not heard anything from the audition, checking your cell phones for any missed calls. Deciding after unknown hours of waiting that it is all for nought.
4. The BEST one:
You see a fellow auditionee in the grocery store.
you: "Hey how's it going? Have you heard from the opera company yet?"
them, beaming with glee: "Ya, isn't it great!!! They gave me a contract right after I sang! Did you get one too?"
you: "uh. . no. . congratulations. . see you around the school. . "
*note - I've been on both ends of number four. It's never very pleasant.
One last gripe with lack of PFO on paper - hello, we spent hours practicing, plus money for transportation. The least you could do is type up a bloody sheet of paper, spend the 45 cents on a stamp and mail it!
Rant over.