Life has been somewhat crazy lately.¬ I have been searching for a job for a while now, and it’s gotten to the point where I’ve went back to Big Red Liquors, and have taken a call center job.¬ Big Red never treated me bad, and was always there for me.¬ I have to give them major props for how they treat their “good” employees.¬ If they only paid more.¬ I am worried about this call center job though.¬ I worked in telemarketing back when I was 18, and I hated every minute of it.¬ This is “supposedly” not telemarketing, but I will believe it when I see it.
I have been sending out resumes like it’s going out of style, but I’m not getting a bite.¬ I have only had 1 interview, which I thought went really well.¬ My stepmother worked for the company when I was younger, I thought I was in.¬ I guessed wrong.
I have been making some progress on my Video jobs though, I completed a slide slideshow (511 slides), an 8mm film transfer, and I’m currently working on transferring a show for a friend.¬ I am somewhat dissapointed in the results from the 8mm film transfer, and so is the customer.¬ My first un-satisfied customer.
That project had problems from the start.¬ I received a call from him on Christmas eve 2005!¬ He then transferred me some money through paypal.¬ Then 4 months later I received the film.¬ The box he sent it in smelled of vinegar (old film smells like that when it breaks down).¬ I spent countless hours working on the project before I purchased my home, but it was nothing I was happy with.¬ After I moved everything changed.¬ I had lots of work to do on the house, yet I was receiving emails from this guy wondering where his film was.¬ I had informed him that I had ceased all activities until things settled down with the house.
I recieved an email from him stating he was worried about this transfer and the amount of time it was taking to complete.¬ So on a day I had some time, I shot as much as I could.¬ I ruined 2 of my vintage projectors in the process, but that’s another story.
I received another email from him today stating he received the completed DVD from me.¬ He said he felt as if it was a slap in the face, and that I should have just refunded his money and sent his film back.¬
Part of me feels bad for not giving him a good product.¬ But the other part of me feels he received what he paid for.¬ Many companies on the internet charge more than double what he paid me to do 1 reel!¬ I did 10 or so!¬ In the end, I shouldn’t have taken on the project.¬ I say farewell to film transfers for good!
I am also working on as much as I can for ROX.¬ I am still needing footage due to heat damaged episodes, but progress is coming.¬ I have finally squeezed 5 episodes onto 1 DVD!¬ I believe the quality is as good as it should be too.
I did straight-up telemarketing for seven brutal years.
You can read about it here: http://b.rox.com/dm/
Sorry to hear about that bad experience. I never deal with film myself.
Honey, I know you are stressed out. I am too! Believe me! I wouldn’t worry about the one guy though. You tried your best with his film, and it took him four months to even get it to you. And, it broke two of your projectors. He has to realize that transferral process is not as easy as he thinks. Anyway, good luck with finding a job. I am in your court even though at times it may not seem like it.