All Art No Pay

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[allartnopay]

oh this is beyond all right.

[allartnopay]

Will Julia Roberts play me in the movie?

[allartnopay]

No such thing as a free lunch.

[allartnopay]

This ought to end well.

[allartnopay]

Karmaloop, a company whose annual revenue numbers in the hundreds of millions, can't afford to pay a part-time employee who is expected to be college educated and "self-sufficient"?

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P.S. The brilliant Dan Cassaro had a much more eloquent response to this stupid email. 

[allartnopay]

she won.

[allartnopay]

"Could lead to paid work in the future" is like the "Free Bird" of unpaid job postings. 

[allartnopay]

A two day unpaid videographer job for a "million dollar wedding" that will be an "over-the-top, luxurious experience"? Sounds good, boss.

[allartnopay]

There is a scene in the 1988 cinematic masterpiece Twins, wherein the titular twin characters (played by Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger respectively) have a discussion on the economic realities of the modern world:

Vincent Benedict: Money talks and bullshit walks!

Julius Benedict: How can bullshit walk? 

Fin.

[allartnopay]

600-800 flower crowns? Right away, Miss! 

[allartnopay]

they NEED.

[allartnopay]

Is this Putin?

[allartnopay]

Free escort wanted. Inquire within.

[allartnopay]

There. Fixed it.

[allartnopay]

You know what doesn't need any fancy motion graphics to succeed? Marijuana.

[allartnopay]

Make my dreams come true for free please :)

[allartnopay]

Gentle.