We Are Hiring – With Mad Correspondence by shoutingatco.ws

We are currently hiring writers, and YOU can get involved. Also, we love the word “Correspondence”.

One person who did get in touch is Ellen Marshall:

I’m hoping that constant retweeting of your brilliant blog posts might make up for my lack of email communication. I did actually think of circa 8,000 excuses for not being in touch, but basically I’ve just been really lame, which is rude, so I’m really sorry about that. If it’s any consolation I have actually been busy getting a new job (and quitting on the same day as my boss…now that is an awkward situation to be in).

(Have not at all dropped this in to get a pat on the back from essentially a complete stranger…this is a new low)

Anyway I would love to still write for you if you’ll still have for me – I think your blog’s brilliant, find you ridiculously funny, and have been pointing pretty much everyone I speak to your way. (Although getting a unanimous reaction of ‘You? Why?!’ when I tell them I’m going to start writing for you…my friends, ladies and gentlemen, endlessly supportive since 1985.)

Yep, my blog’s wordpress so that’s all fine and fingers crossed I don’t break anything, having said that I once caused suck back in a chemistry experiment in which, apparently, it was impossible to cause suck back. The week after I caused a petrol fire, and the week after that I wasn’t allowed into the lab. Sad face. Alternatively, I can just email posts to you in one big go and you can either post or bin as you wish? Am happy either way – finally, can my name be Ellen Marshall? Just to be original and that.

I will stick to a general ‘I’m an idiot’ theme…first post might be: How To Interview. Tip 1: don’t try and make an interviewee feel at home by asking about a mutual friend. Particularly don’t ask them whether they’ll be attending said mutual friend’s birthday drinks on Saturday. ‘Is she having drinks? I don’t think I’ve been invited…’ Awkward. Naturally I’ve made it 68 times worse for myself by telling mutual friend who felt bad so she invited her which would have been fine except she didn’t get the job… Luckily I deal exceptionally well with awkward social situations so I’m sure I’ll handle any and all conversation with her on Saturday night with my usual charm and sophistication.

Anyway I think that is all? But please let me know if there’s anything else you need and in the meantime I will get writing!

p.s. Just read this email back and realise I sound slightly insane – sorry – I am desperately hungover because I went on a date last night and he kept saying ‘Another sambuca?’ and I LIKE A FOOL kept saying yes.

I’m a little bit worried about her. Nothing can go wrong, right?

Comments

1. Wardy says:

   December 14, 2010 at 2:54 pm

   She sounds unhinged. Hire her.

Leave a Reply