He doesn't honestly get that being tired because you stayed up too late playing games is not an excuse to miss work.

Oh my god, this.

Jake applied for one job yesterday, online, and looked at me like I was going to praise him. I'm just so tired of it.

Maude? Sometimes I wonder what year it is on their planet(although she's funny, in small doses...never really took to anyone else on that show, though it was a major rerun when I saw it.) Kind of like my mom's boss being upset about Jane Fonda in The Butler(seriously, the fact that this woman is a teacher should scare everyone...she had to ask my mom who Nelson Mandela is and she's in her fifties.) Have no advice on the slacking front, except my stepbrother used to totally be like that(and more) but now he has a job as an EMT and spends time with his kids and all that. We don't hang, but even I have to admit he has come a long way, and I had my kittens on "waste of skin 4 life" when we spent the most time together.(sadly, so did his own grandma, which, in an uncomfortable tableau. she told me once.)

You guys, I have a legit job hunt question.

I applied for a line-editing job with a publisher of mostly romantic fiction of all genres (really -- horror, urban fantasy, what they call steampunk, straight-up erotica). Also gay erotica and...

wait for it...

some kinky erotica (which is not why I applied; I didn't actually look at every title in their catalog, and they don't have a kink/BDSM category, so I didn't realize they publish it when I applied).

They replied, explaining the line-editor gig in-depth, and explaining that they take their editors' sensibilities into account when assigning manuscripts -- the example the editor used was "we wouldn't assign m/m or BDSM fiction to someone who is uncomfortable with it, for example."

Question: when I reply to tell them to send me their editing test, do I mention that I'm comfortable with m/m fiction and also have a good knowledge base of BDSM? I don't mind being forthright about that with people who publish it, but I also don't want to bring it up too soon or be creepy.

Do I just reply and reaffirm my interest and editing skillz and tell them to send me the editing test, and *then* if I'm hired do I mention that I know my way around a dungeon? Or would mentioning it now -- in a brief, low-key way -- give me an advantage?

I'm torn.

Me too. On one hand, I would say it brings you in line with the company's mission and distinguishes you, which seems good, but on the other hand, I always worry about seeming weirdly over-eager.(Like where's the line between "You've got spunk!" and "Security!")

Mentioning it now is a good idea. Can you tell me which publisher? If it's one who does a lot of that type of book, it's good to know who's willing to work on them.

I wouldn't be graphic, I would simply say you're comfortable with graphic sexuality of all kinds, thanks for the heads up.

I know that sometimes I hang back too much because of the stereotype of the chatty cripple who thinks everyone is her best friend.(And being a woman I get a double dose of worry about talking too much.)

Amy,

what is the "Recruitment Center?" This sounds Orwellian or post-apocalyptic. Like a final solution.

Sorry. Military is what I meant.

heh. Is that what they call it? I had no idea. What branch of military? My dad was in the Navy, but he has been out of the Navy for decades, so I'm out of touch.

We're a Navy family. I think that's what they call it! I don't know, there's one downtown here. And he's talked about it, too, so it's not like we're just shoving him off. Honestly, I'm not really sure he'd make it through training, but we're not there yet.

And Steph, I didn't mean to sound pushy about the job question.