The Idler

Pioneer

Before anyone had heard about web sites or e-business I used to work for a multimedia company.

This involved working seven days a week from 9:30 to midnight most days with unpaid overtime, even at weekends. I was fortunate enough to be one of only two girls which meant I didn’t have to share the work sofa bed with the guys and could go home for my showers/bed.

I and another guy worked out at some point that we were getting about $4.00 an hour. This went on for two years as there were no other multimedia companies around for me to work at yet.

The last straw came when I started a course on Saturday mornings and got blasted from the boss for turning up late! The shitty thing is that, when I go for interviews now, people think I’m lying about my years of experience because I worked at the first multimedia company (in my state) more than eight years ago.

Lee

P.S. I am not working right now as my head is sore from hitting the glass ceiling too many times.