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Do Editors Have English Degrees (at least a minor)?

November 25, 2018 05:56AM
@breestjon wrote:

If you get a BA in any degree you are required to take composition classes.

Perhaps at some colleges/university, but certainly not all.

I learned to write, as many students do, because I had a professor who cared to teach and demand strong writing. There is no reason to assume such professors must be in English departments or that those who are good at teaching writing, although certainly many are.
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November 25, 2018 06:03AM
@breestjon wrote:

If you get a BA in any degree you are required to take composition classes.

That's not true. I scored high enough on the ACT that I did not have to take any English or writing classes at all during my university studies. I got a BA in a science major at one of the UC schools.
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November 25, 2018 08:29AM
Hmmm.... Maybe you need to find different MSC's, delve into different types of shops, or expand your shopping radius... Where (vaguely) do you shop? I'll check what some of my MSC's have in your area......

@shoptastic wrote:

@MFJohnston wrote:

@shoptastic wrote:

Dunno if you all factor in job board hunting time, negotiating with schedulers, and just "waiting" for the right pieces of a route puzzle (or non-route shops too) to fall into place into your hourly.

I might make $5/hour after that.

OOPS - wrong thread winking smiley

I do... The last two months it's been north of $40/hr. after all that.

Yeah, we don't have jobs like that out here. That's awesome you get that hourly, MFJ!

The job board here looks like:

$6.00 fee Burger meal that is reimbursed
$7.00 fee for going to comic book store
$5.00 fee for a carry-out pizza + reimbursement
$65 fee for opening up a checking account
$40 fee for apartment shop

asked about bonuses for everything...almost always get denied

Thankfully, I've found a few shops that less people want to do and can get a driving and small hourly bonus added to make it worthwhile. Those are rare. They happen once a month on average probably. So, it's like lots and lots and lots of little shops you have to string together to get anything over $30 (non-reimbursement profit) when leaving the house. smiling smiley

That's why I don't even like to shop anymore or leave the house to shop. I have to do it to some degree to make some side money, but I hate doing it. No motivation to leave the house to do a shop that will take several hours for a company paying me less than min. wage for those several hours.

Sadly, lots of people in my area take those jobs. They practically fly off the boards.

Hard work builds character and homework is good for your soul.
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