[Ansteorra] was: on leaving the SCA--going forward
Maria Bulgarelli
scarlettmb at sbcglobal.net
Tue Feb 5 20:31:54 PST 2013
LOL I think the whole point on that comment, Damon, is that there aren't that
many companies hiring.
I know how everyone feels. I work in a seasonal business. For 3.5 months I'm
VERY flush with money. After that, I'm on unemployment and scraping to pay my
cell phone bill. It sucks. I find some money to pay for events. Luckily I can
use my father's gas credit card for gas or I'd be stuck at home as soon as the
gas ran out. But I'm lucky. I have my parents who will help me out. Not
everyone has someone who can help out. I can understand how people have to say,
"it's either dinner for a few days or an event." I've seen some of those PSA's
on the local lists here in Houston.
I've seen some mention of other reasons. Personally, I almost never went to a
second SCA event because of one stupid woman in the Philadelphia area. I like
to call these people "Authenticity Mavens" rather than the other word. But the
effect is the same. If someone is nice when they tell a newbie that their garb
could be better, then that's fine. But as a hospitaler, I have told people that
they need to make an ATTEMPT at pre 1600's clothing. They don't have to have
the perfect garb. Yes I understand that some people have the problem with the
cell phones and modern conversations. But then we give walkie talkies to our
autocrat and others so they can get in contact with each other at events. It's
a safety concern. And it works. But the other thing everyone has to remember
is that to some of us (like me) this is a game and we need this outlet because
of stress in our lives. I've seen mention of not wearing garb to meetings.
Most of us come to meetings directly from work. I'm sorry, but I'm NOT going to
wear garb to work or bring garb to change into at work. It's not professional.
So I wear street clothes. It's also a problem to wear garb when I'm not working
because frankly, I don't have all that much garb. I just don't have the time to
make it when I have the money and when I have the time, I don't have the money.
I'm not trying to make excuses. I'm giving facts. Plain facts. It's just not
always feasible.
I think what we need to do is let each person play their "game". And not worry
about what everyone else says.
Lady Elizabeta Maria dei Medici
MKA - Maria Bulgarelli
"... Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always
run out of other people's money."
-- Margaret Thatcher, February 5, 1979, Thames Television, "This Week"
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/thatcher.asp
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To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tue, February 5, 2013 8:20:52 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] was: on leaving the SCA--going forward
One of the most common threads is employment. Where are the PSA's (Public
Service Announcements) to the list? If you know of a company that is hiring,
please go 'off topic' and list them. That's what networking is all about. In
that spirit:
FlightSafey has openings in Austin for machine operators to make mirrors for
flight simulation. If you are a lurker on the NK list or Northern regional
list, the Tulsa office has more than twenty openings. Can we do our friends
favors by letting them know of possible jobs?
We have let people know in Calontir of openings in their areas. Let's support
each other. I know Northkeep has been doing this for awhile. Yeah, it's not a
'period' topic, but this is the internet and we care about our friends. Prefer
not to discuss around campfires and at feast or court :-) .
A votre service,
Damon
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