Post by Baixo Astral on Jan 10, 2007 11:11:02 GMT -5
It's been up on my Myspace for a short while, but was confirmed on Friday - I've been made redundant by Serpent's Tail, the publishing company that I've been employed by for three-and-a-half years. Came as a bit of a shock, as we'd had a fantastic year, but I guess that just made us more of an attractive proposition, and we were purchased effective the start of the year.
Guess they didn't have room for someone that can do design, rights, permissions, editing, production, finances, costing, picture research, computer support, audio recording, film editing, is a touch-typist and a speed reader. Cos really... who needs someone like that when they can employ four other people?
Seriously, though, they've been very fair, and the payout I'm receiving should tide me over for a few months, but it's going to be weird to not be working for a while... I'm going to pay myself a salary equivalent to what I would be earning, try and get my freelance work off the ground, and look for jobs... have a few things to chase up from people in the industry. Should be... interesting.
Guess they didn't have room for someone that can do design, rights, permissions, editing, production, finances, costing, picture research, computer support, audio recording, film editing, is a touch-typist and a speed reader. Cos really... who needs someone like that when they can employ four other people?
Seriously, though, they've been very fair, and the payout I'm receiving should tide me over for a few months, but it's going to be weird to not be working for a while... I'm going to pay myself a salary equivalent to what I would be earning, try and get my freelance work off the ground, and look for jobs... have a few things to chase up from people in the industry. Should be... interesting.
