Ugh, I'm trying to find an old post I thought I wrote but can't find it - I looked through this blog and my old blog and it's not there. I have a feeling I never finished it so I never posted it.
Today I submitted on a project that I'm pretty sure is being put together by someone who I swore I would never attempt to work with again. The funny thing is, I've never actually worked with this person - they've come pretty damn close to promising me the opportunity to work with them, but it's never panned out. This is what I thought I wrote the post about, but now can't find it. Basically a few years ago I supported an endeavor this person did. A lot. Time wise and money wise. I mean, it wasn't like I wasn't getting anything out if it, but still, I contributed to the success. Then that eventually fizzled out and this person started a new endeavor that has done really well and included several ongoing projects. I was NEVER involved with any of these. Okay, to be totally fair, this person means well. They do. They've done some great things. And yes, I understand that they have the right to pick whoever they want to work with. But on more than one occasion I was not given what I was told I would get, and in fact, was somewhat lied to. The first time this happened I was supposed to be involved with the project and even signed the freakin' paperwork and was somehow left out. And it was not like the project never happened - it did, just without me. And I had even helped a little bit with giving this person some advice on the logistics of putting this project together! The second time was a small series of projects, and I was told I couldn't be used this time, but would be the next time. Then the person who was supposed to working with me on the project was told it wasn't happening. Then several weeks or months later I see a casting notice about it! Jeez! That was kind of the last straw - no more. I found out about other stuff this person was doing and didn't bother to try to get involved. I let it go. Wasn't angry or anything, just realized it was one of those trees I shouldn't be barking up. (I've actually learned a lot about this lately and just last week learned a great way to deal with situations like this) Let it go...
Until today when I saw something that I think this person is involved with and submitted. Ugh. Oh, here's the thing I forgot to mention. This person has some great connections. And it's not like they're doing these projects on their own. They have support from a legitimate source and legitimate people with great connections. Basically almost anything this person does is guaranteed to be seen by a lot of people. It's great exposure. That's hard to ignore.
So yeah, I submitted on it. It's an easy little project that seems like it won't take up a lot of time. And it's exposure. And it's something I could easily tell people - hey, I did this, check it out! So here I go, waiting to see if I get called in for this...waiting for this person to throw me a tiny bone...
I'm a sucker.
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