Hi Tom, I found this v interesting, it sounds horrific. Curious if you ever heard why specifically they thought you weren’t right for it? I got fired from a bar job at university once and I had the same feeling. I couldn’t connect with the other staff members and I was miserable & despite having years of bar experience, I was sacked. I asked why and the guy said “you’re obviously fairly intelligent but you act like your head is in the clouds and you aren’t being friendly / flirty enough”. After crying for a bit I thought it was a fair point. I was miserable and it obviously wasn’t very attractive to the customers.
One other thing - how do you discern having a gut feeling about a job not being right and normal nerves about taking a massive project on? Before taking on any film job I go through the same quandaries - can I actually do this? Am I experienced enough? Is the team nice? etc. even after 15 years in the business.
I didn't ever hear from them why really. I just think that I was totally not what they needed...
Nowadays, I think if the nerves are paralleled with excitement, then it's all good. If the nerves are about the content, but I think there's real possibility, then it's something to be worked through. But if the nerves are that I just think it's an on-paper opportunity, then that should be a warning...
Hi Tom, I found this v interesting, it sounds horrific. Curious if you ever heard why specifically they thought you weren’t right for it? I got fired from a bar job at university once and I had the same feeling. I couldn’t connect with the other staff members and I was miserable & despite having years of bar experience, I was sacked. I asked why and the guy said “you’re obviously fairly intelligent but you act like your head is in the clouds and you aren’t being friendly / flirty enough”. After crying for a bit I thought it was a fair point. I was miserable and it obviously wasn’t very attractive to the customers.
One other thing - how do you discern having a gut feeling about a job not being right and normal nerves about taking a massive project on? Before taking on any film job I go through the same quandaries - can I actually do this? Am I experienced enough? Is the team nice? etc. even after 15 years in the business.
I didn't ever hear from them why really. I just think that I was totally not what they needed...
Nowadays, I think if the nerves are paralleled with excitement, then it's all good. If the nerves are about the content, but I think there's real possibility, then it's something to be worked through. But if the nerves are that I just think it's an on-paper opportunity, then that should be a warning...