The problem is that interns are abused enough already, in all sorts of environments (not just publishing, although publishing does seem to be among the worst); as -t says, this ad didn't go far enough to show it was satire.
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Dec 13, 2012 8:52:56 am PST #4266 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:01:06 am PST #4267 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
do not have any other commitments (personal or professional) that will interfere with their work at the Press (family obligations, writing, involvement with other organizations, degrees to be finished, holidays to be taken, weddings to attend in Rio, etc.)
Yeah, I'm fairly sure at least some of this violates anti-discrimination laws. Like "you can't have this job if you have a family" for instance.
Pro Tip - if you are aiming for satire, make sure you sound funny and not like an actual asshole!
Consuela - Dec 13, 2012 9:09:15 am PST #4268 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Apparently Dalkey Press is in Ireland, not the US, so I don't know what employment laws would apply. It would be hard in the US to sell that as an actual internship, since there's self-evidently no educational benefit to the intern.
Jesse - Dec 13, 2012 9:19:32 am PST #4269 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ION, Louis CK and Matt LeBlanc were in the same high school class. What???
Consuela - Dec 13, 2012 9:28:32 am PST #4270 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jesse - Dec 13, 2012 9:35:09 am PST #4271 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, and thanks to the comments there, I learned that Beth Riesgraf is Pilot Inspektor Lee's mother. I had no idea!
I am learning all kinds of celebrity facts while I avoid doing my job today.
Amy - Dec 13, 2012 9:35:59 am PST #4272 of 30001
Because books.
Pilot will forever be the name of Rochester's dog. To me, anyway. I like to think Jason Lee was the one responsible for that name.
Sue - Dec 13, 2012 9:38:34 am PST #4273 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Beth Riesgraf
I have no idea who that is.
Kate P. - Dec 13, 2012 9:40:59 am PST #4274 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
On the female FCM, I am one with le nubian.
Yeah, le nubian's got it right. As for the male FCM: Marry Eccleston and go with him on fabulous adventures throughout space and time, and go out for dinner with Glass and Sheppard and listen to lots of dishy behind-the-scenes Firefly stories.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:41:21 am PST #4275 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm choosing to believe that the at-least-two people who named their daughters Ace are Doctor Who fans and therefore we should not make fun of them. (Or at least, I shouldn't.)
I give no such quarter to the at-least-two people who named their daughters Excel and Fedora.