RE: [uk-netmarketing] Re: fall of the dotcoms?

[tim parkin]

I have to say that, having closely with television, it would make a

fascinating article to

show how people like yourself are working very hard for a dream and that

they are all being taken advantage of by unscrupulous bosses. Wait, I hear

you saying my boss isn't like that. Well funnily enough neither is mine. Oh,

and you also say you work those hours because you love your job not because

you're forced into doing it. Well same here mate.


Yeah I've worked for a company that I didn't think rewarded me adequatly for

the work I was doing. And thats why I moved to the Internet industry. The

only people getting sh***ed by the Internet industry are those that are

greedy and there will always be those around. Unfortunately, if they are in

high postions they do take a few innocent bystanders out with them. But 9

times out of 10 those people know whats coming and can easily find another

job. Unless they either have no talent or are freeloading.


I'd like to see a report on this but spread it around a bit. Make it a

report on the media industry in general because thats where people put so

much in, sometimes for peanuts. Oh and if you want to know the worst

industry for this, try the music industry. Having worked as A&R for a Major

I've got first hand experience of 20 hour days, at least in the web industry

I get paid for them.


But I know what we'll get, another channel five 'oh my god!' shockumentary

which will scare a few parents of those in the industry ( I'm sure a few of

us on the list have had the 'I've read in the papers that the internet is

dying, will you be alright for a job?' hmmm...)


Anyway I'll shut up now.. Grrrrr...


Tim Parkin

Citria


-----Original Message-----

From: Lois Grayson [

loisgdialstart [dot] net (mailto:loisgdialstart [dot] net)

]

Sent: 29 January 2001 11:10

To: uk-netmarketing from chinwag

Subject: [uk-netmarketing] Re: fall of the dotcoms?



I was really bothered by this post last night and resolved to respond by

posting a request that we all think v carefully before getting involved It

was brilliant to find so much sense and consistency in our community in this

morning.


This is just what we DON'T need Kevin - another thinly disguised attempt to

ridicule the industry we're trying to build - a programme which no doubt in

the interests of *balanced* journalism will look to the future as well as

pick over the hard-learnt lessons of the recent past, yeah I bet.


Your knowledge of this field is probably limited to what you've seen and

heard through the old media - no wonder you think we're that stupid we'd

jump at the chance to help people like you strangle us further.


Lois


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