Save Your Money
When I worked at an agency, a good fifty percent of our clients were out of work at any given time. Those clients called almost every day, asking if my boss had work for them. I don’t know why they thought he wouldn’t call if he’d found work. He only gets paid if they get […]
Keeping People Happy
EastSt said: Um, they are getting paid FAR more then you… Pizza and your gas money is a SMALL price to pay to keep them happy. I really don’t understand this logic. At all. Isn’t the fact that she’s getting paid more in a day than I get in a week supposed to keep her […]
Delivery
The other day, one of our actresses decided she really, really, really wanted a pizza. Naturally, my boss sent me out to the nearest CPK to pick up some hideous Ninja Turtles-style concoction with goat cheese and spinach and who knows what else. Driving back, my car smelling like a culinary nightmare, I wondered to […]
The Case of the Missing Post
Sorry I didn’t post anything yesterday. I was working on set. I was at the stage for sixteen hours, but when I got home, I couldn’t sleep. “Exhausting but fun,” indeed. It was all rain and green screen and waiting for the camera guys to get their heads out of their asses, but I was […]
Nobody Likes Me
The most embarrassing thing about me that I can possibly tell you is what happened on my first day of kindergarten. I don’t really remember what happened at school, only that I came home crying. My mom asked why, and, through choking breaths and a runny nose, I replied: “No <gasp> body <gasp> likes meeeeeee!” […]
Pettier Cash
A quick follow-up on Monday’s post. When I turned in my petty cash envelope to get some more money, the accountant told me not to turn in a bunch of change. I asked why, and she said the other PA gave her, like, $5 worth of quarters. She had to count all of that out. […]
Petty Cash
I’m balancing my petty cash today. I’m supposed to do it on Fridays, but… Well, there’s no way to finish that sentence. I just didn’t do it. Whenever I turn in my envelope, the accountants are always surprised at how little change I have. This is because, in general, I try to spend exact change. […]
Distro
One of the basic tasks of a PA is distributing paperwork that no one wants to read. (With good reason, usually; more than a few times, I’ve passed out a memo regarding the fact that the elevators in our building would be shut down… on Saturday. When no one was going to be there.) As […]
How to Impress
A friend of mine discovered I write this blog, and is now playing a rousing game of “Guess the Roman à Clef.” She hasn’t gotten them all right, so I’m glad my attempts at obscuring my identity have had some effect. Anyway, she had a tip for getting on the director’s (or anyone else’s) good […]
How to Move Up from Reality TV to Real TV
Reader Kelly writes: I love your blog, just wanted to say that. Thanks for writing it. Awwww. Well, that’s it for today! …Oh, wait, no. She also had a question: I have been working more and more in production, specifically most recently in reality. How do I get into being a P.A. in features or […]
Oh, Goody! My First Reader Question!
Reader Brian sent me a question, proving once again that “expertise” is a meaningless concept on the internet. I really enjoy your blog — thanks for all the info and frequent posting. That’s not actually part of the question. It just made me feel good. I just applied for a PA position at a network […]
Job Search
I’m on a job hunt right now, much sooner than I’d expected. While perusing Craig’s List, I came across this ad. After the usual rigmarole about being diligent and hard working, the ad ends thusly: Please send a RESUME (with contact info)and a PHOTO. Wow. I like how he staunchly avoids using the feminine pronoun, […]