I wrote: >If you set your sights low, you are likely to fall into >some career "traps", by which I mean careers that look >appealing, but where you really have to fight hard to >get the wages and the respect you deserve. Custom dress- >making is one -- many people have made a success out of >it, but as I think this list can testify, many wind up >working long hours for very little money, because >customers often think they should get Yves Saint-Laurent >clothes for sweatshop prices. Theater costuming is >another place where we've heard a lot on this list >about lack of respect, impossible expectations from >management, no budget, unpredictable crises and low >wages. I know there are good shops, but you have to >look for them and be firm about what you will and >will not accept.
Just to clarify, before I start a flame war: I don't at all mean that these are somehow "lower" careers! Many people have been very successful at them. What I mean is, if you set your sights low, AND you get into one of these fields, you are likely to have problems -- as others can testify -- if your low expectations lead you to accept pay that's too low and treatment that isn't good enough for how good YOU are. _That_ is the trap to avoid. You ARE good, but you have to believe it. ____________________________________________________________ 0 Chris Laning | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + Davis, California http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
