EBS_freak Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: "Ah, hello Mr. Palladino. No, you didn't get the gig. You hit reply on the post, didn't you? You idiot." Edited November 25, 2021 by EBS_freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Going back to the original post title: "A penny for your thoughts" you've got around £1.02p currently..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Going back to the original post title: "A penny for your thoughts" you've got around £1.02p currently..... Good point and my assistant in my office is still wanting for my penny to be handed over, @wateroftyne but maybe you don't give a penny like HP here😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, wateroftyne said: I'm certainly not offended, but it doesn't sound like an environment I'd want to be part of. If he'd changed the wording slightly, maybe I would.* *Again, the gig isn't for me anyway, so it's a moot point Weekend warrior or not, if you told me you've never mis-read something in a hurry, I'd suggest you were being economical with the truth. If I was looking for a local band to join for fun and a few beer tokens I might not read the advert fully before messaging them, if it was an interview for my actual job I'd read it ten times over then get someone else to read the application and my reply just to be certain. Edited November 26, 2021 by stingrayPete1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I think that ad is brilliant. It's non vague, to the point. I like a tight ship , too. It's the way to get things done, even in a pub band 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, fleabag said: I think that ad is brilliant. It's non vague, to the point. I like a tight ship , too. It's the way to get things done, even in a pub band Same here, if I was joining another band in future this is the sort I'd be after, no messing about. Learn your parts, turn up on time with decent kit, play and get paid. I've done my share of practicing with bands that will never get out of the rehearsal studio with one member that hasn't learnt the parts they were going to learn last week, and the week before all to get a freebie charity gigs for "exposure". Edited November 26, 2021 by stingrayPete1977 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Agreed. I've been in such a band in the past. Sadly, just the one band. Maybe it was easier because it was a 3 piece. Anyways, we rehearsed once a week without fail ( emergancies accepted ) and were gigging , from scratch , including me and my pal finding the 3rd musician, in 3 months flat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Same here, if I was joining another band in future this is the sort I'd be after, no messing about. Learn your parts, turn up on time with decent kit, play and get paid. I've done my share of practicing with bands that will never get out of the rehearsal studio with one member that hasn't learnt the parts they were going to learn last week, and the week before all to get a free charity freebie gigs for "exposure". I'm lucky, I guess. I'm only in bands with organised, switched-on people which formed without relying on adverts like this 😄 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, wateroftyne said: I'm lucky, I guess. I'm only in bands with organised, switched-on people which formed without relying on adverts like this 😄 the guy forming that band is probably not looking for someone with your experience WoT, they probably want someone good, but young and willing to do what they are told for not as good pay and conditions as you would want.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: the guy forming that band is probably not looking for someone with your experience WoT, they probably want someone good, but young and willing to do what they are told for not as good pay and conditions as you would want.... It's for a touring theatre show that pays £2-250 each a night with 100+ shows booked. So, decent pay and conditions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 45 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: the guy forming that band is probably not looking for someone with your experience WoT, they probably want someone good, but young and willing to do what they are told for not as good pay and conditions as you would want.... I'd say that they will pay the right money for the people that can do as they are reasonably asked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 24/11/2021 at 19:15, wateroftyne said: That's interesting. It instantly got my back up - not because I can't take instruction, but because it just sounds like a really d1ckish way make a point. But others aren't bothered by it. Different strokes, and all that. That's it. It's not so much what they say, but how. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Looks to me like the advert has worked perfectly, those with ideas above their station are triggered whereas the ones that are happy to do as they are told and take the money aren't bothered. If I refused to work for every person I thought was a bit of a d1@k I wouldn't have many customers. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Just now, stingrayPete1977 said: Looks to me like the advert has worked perfectly, those with ideas above their station are triggered whereas the ones that are happy to do as they are told and take the money aren't bothered. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 It does give potential applicants who might not email a heads-up. The fact that there is still one person who tells the recruiter to look at his facebook wall for his might videos shows that there are still some who can't grasp it. Shame it's in the north-east, might have been tempted otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 We get the same. Every week we ask for members to email photos and stories in for the weekly newsletter and press release. We still get people complaining it's the same people who get included in the newsletter and local paper and asking why haven't they been mentioned. When they're told that we didn't receive their email, they then say they posted on Facebook... Often these are intelligent people who just aren't interested in putting in the small amount effort that's been asked to save one (very busy) person trolling through multiple places looking for information in order to get a press release together for a deadline. They then take offence at being told they have to email, like the others who were included, managed to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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