This has been on my mind for a couple of days now.
We did a job and we were told "no branded clothing" because we were being filmed. Not for tv or anything, just for a "dynamic audio-visual experience for future multi platform marketing use", or some sort of thing like that, which means a child with a camera, doing his level best to make this stuff look interesting.
The bit that's on my mind, all the lads were given unbranded hi-viz vests at the start. When we were done with the building, they didn't know whether they should return the unbranded hi-viz, or keep them for the derig. I said give them back, no one is going to be filming you for the derig.
"PEOPLE WERE FILMING US?!"
"WHO WAS FILMING US?!"
That dude with the camera who has been following us around for the last two days? He was filming us. This is the quality of thought and situational awareness that I have to deal with. They are all young and handsome, I am old and grumpy. And I don't care any more. why am I still doing this shit. Oh yeah, bills.
Same job, I bumped into several people I've known for years and years, who are still in the game but have moved on to better things. All of them surprised that I'm still doing this stuff. I did this particular job because I'm good at this particular thing, I know this system, to be wanky about it. But that's not the way the job worked out. I just spent hours and calories smiling and nodding at nonsense.
All of these old school dudes made a point of saying "seanc, why are you still doing this shit?"
I'm halfway out, thanks to the soccerball stuff, but yeah, I am actually too good for this.
Thanks for reading.
I really don't have an answer. This job is part time now, I need to get out.
We did a job and we were told "no branded clothing" because we were being filmed. Not for tv or anything, just for a "dynamic audio-visual experience for future multi platform marketing use", or some sort of thing like that, which means a child with a camera, doing his level best to make this stuff look interesting.
The bit that's on my mind, all the lads were given unbranded hi-viz vests at the start. When we were done with the building, they didn't know whether they should return the unbranded hi-viz, or keep them for the derig. I said give them back, no one is going to be filming you for the derig.
"PEOPLE WERE FILMING US?!"
"WHO WAS FILMING US?!"
That dude with the camera who has been following us around for the last two days? He was filming us. This is the quality of thought and situational awareness that I have to deal with. They are all young and handsome, I am old and grumpy. And I don't care any more. why am I still doing this shit. Oh yeah, bills.
Same job, I bumped into several people I've known for years and years, who are still in the game but have moved on to better things. All of them surprised that I'm still doing this stuff. I did this particular job because I'm good at this particular thing, I know this system, to be wanky about it. But that's not the way the job worked out. I just spent hours and calories smiling and nodding at nonsense.
All of these old school dudes made a point of saying "seanc, why are you still doing this shit?"
I'm halfway out, thanks to the soccerball stuff, but yeah, I am actually too good for this.
Thanks for reading.
I really don't have an answer. This job is part time now, I need to get out.