Jesus, I need to stop looking at job openings.
Because they leave me feeling so fucking gutted and hopeless and angry that it's almost impossible to describe.
I'm a damn good editor. I don't have a fucking degree, and yeah, maybe a LOT of the time I'm working off instinct and the odd google search, but you know what? I FUCKING KNOW THAT YOU DON'T FUCKING START SENTENCES (with the occasional exception) WITH A FUCKING COORDINATING CONJUNCTION. I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO FUCKING HAVE DIALOGUE TAGS, AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T NEED A FUCKING DEGREE TO NOTICE THAT SOMEONE'S MISSPELLED 'TOLEDO'.
I can't get a fucking job as an editor, not with a publisher that pays real fucking money, and you know why? BECAUSE THEY SET THE REQUIREMENTS HIGH ENOUGH TO SCREEN OUT WHAT THEY ASSUME ARE IDIOTS... AND ANY AWESOME AMATEURS. Like me.
I'm not fucking bragging, here, I fucking KNOW I'm GOOD.
And yeah, I am fucking bitter that there's some fucking moron buggering up what is probably one of the best stories they'll ever get to work on and they clearly have no idea what the fuck they've got. AND THEY'RE GETTING FUCKING PAID FOR IT.
I'm a damn good editor. I don't have a fucking degree, and yeah, maybe a LOT of the time I'm working off instinct and the odd google search, but you know what? I FUCKING KNOW THAT YOU DON'T FUCKING START SENTENCES (with the occasional exception) WITH A FUCKING COORDINATING CONJUNCTION. I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO FUCKING HAVE DIALOGUE TAGS, AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T NEED A FUCKING DEGREE TO NOTICE THAT SOMEONE'S MISSPELLED 'TOLEDO'.
I can't get a fucking job as an editor, not with a publisher that pays real fucking money, and you know why? BECAUSE THEY SET THE REQUIREMENTS HIGH ENOUGH TO SCREEN OUT WHAT THEY ASSUME ARE IDIOTS... AND ANY AWESOME AMATEURS. Like me.
I'm not fucking bragging, here, I fucking KNOW I'm GOOD.
And yeah, I am fucking bitter that there's some fucking moron buggering up what is probably one of the best stories they'll ever get to work on and they clearly have no idea what the fuck they've got. AND THEY'RE GETTING FUCKING PAID FOR IT.