| SilentKnight |
11-08-2005 09:23 AM |
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Originally Posted by Renny
Consumer demand is so strong that it has seduced some of America's biggest brand names, and companies like General Motors, Marriott and Time Warner are now making millions selling erotica to America. Last November,
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A few years ago my wife and I did some freelance data entry for a large international company that handles those consumer rebate programs. Among their clients were dozens of Fortune 500 companies like Dell, HP, etc.
In their warehouse they had a large bulletin board for employees to post personal and business notices, so I decided to post a discreetly-worded "models wanted" ad for ourselves. No photos or graphics, and nothing explicit. I provided our email contact on the ad.
Someone took offense to the ad and our freelance positions were abruptly terminated. No great loss - the money sucked anyways and the work was incredibly repetitive and boring.
When I contacted the company to inquire why were were let go, I was told they'd discovered the ad and considered it "offensive". Furthermore, they went on to say it "did not represent the morals and ethics of the company."
Of course, it fell on deaf ears when I ironically pointed out that among their largest corporate clients was Time-Warner, one of the largest suppliers of cable adult entertainment in the world.
So it was perfectly acceptable to reap profits from the industry, it just wasn't okay that one of their freelance employees do the same.
For the record - the bulletin board was filled with all kinds of other (small) business-related postings by employees. It was simply the adult aspect of my posting that drew the heat.
SilentKnight |
