Evil Beet Is Hiring … Again!
January 6th, 2009 by Evil BeetHey kids!!!
While the rest of the economy is kind of tanking, we’re still doing pretty good around here, and that’s in large part due to the awesomeness of you readers. Thank you for your loyalty and your e-friendship. You guys make my day, every day.
I know that you guys want to see more frequent posting, and I can appreciate that. I want to do everything I can do accommodate that, but it’s tricky because I’m a one-man show during the weekdays, and this job isn’t actually as easy as it looks. So, in the next month or so, Wendie is going to start helping me out during the weekdays — no, I am not leaving, you’ll just get more frequent updates from Evil Beet Gossip in general during the week.
As such, we’re looking to hire a weekend writer again. This is a PAID position. The requirements haven’t changed:
- Weekend availability
- Comprehensive knowledge of and love for celebrity gossip
- Strong, well-developed, unique writing voice
- Impeccable spelling and grammar
- computer know-how (you don’t have to be a genius, but you need to know your way around a computer and be able to use some basic image editing software)
- You must be at least 18 years old
- You must either have a mailing address in the U.S. or able to accept payment via PayPal
If you applied last time, please feel free to apply again. You will not be penalized for using the same writing samples, although you are, of course, welcome to change them up.
If you have a blog, please send me the link to it, even if it’s not about celebrity gossip. I definitely found going through applications last time that I gave priority to the people who submitted their blogs — it’s just the best way for me to see how you write for an Internet audience.
If you don’t have a blog, or if you feel your blog isn’t a complete representation of your writing, please send along writing samples. Again, the samples can be about anything, but obviously I’m looking for something that shows off your voice and sense of humor.
Applications should be sent to evilbeet@gmail.com with the subject line “EB Job Application.” If you send it with a different subject line it will probably not get looked at. Deadline is 5 pm PST on Monday, January 13.
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>=(
I like Wendie just fine, but damn it.
ditto :/ wendie is cool…. but even if i forget it’s the weekend, i can always tell when wendie is writing and when beet, who i guess i’m more used to, is writing.. that’s probably a good thing.. but i’ll miss less beet during the week..
Monday is January 12th not the 13th :)
PLEASE PICK A GUY THIS TIME, BEET!!!
So very true. I second this motion. Evil Beet needs some testosterone. Is TSS male or female??
Word! I’m going to exercise my uselessness by putting out a useless vote. I vote for TSS. His comments stand out enough where most regulars recognize who that is, and his comments are usually entertaining.
agree
yea!
uuugh. no.
I’m applying this time damn it…
WAIT!
Do you do random urine testing?
but are you maaaaale or feeeemaaale???
I vote for TSS. Pssst, TSS, let me know if you need a “clean” sample ;-)
if that’s what it takes to get you in i also volunteer to provide u with some nice and clean stuff if need be :)
Another reader vote for TSS!
I completely agree… TSS FTW!!
hmm.. the real question is – are you (TSS) actually interested?? And who is to say TSS is a man? (no offense just saying in the land of the internet anyone can be anybody)
jan 13 is a tuesday
Man….
I wish I was 18 >>
Me too :(
Me three :/
Pick Me ~ Pick Me
[even though I am a female]
yeah! pick a GUY beet!
Man… my balls itch. You say you’re hiring beet? Sweet.
I’m not into the at-least-18 thing.
I could kick ass writing for this site!
But, alas, I am much too young.
I vote TSS.
That’s my useless vote…
screw TSS. Being an ass does not mean you can write well. Plus it makes me think of toxic shock syndrome and tampons. Not a plus.
but it does make you funny. most of the time.
I’d apply.. we need a non American… but.. I’m not 18 until March :’C
Shnapp!
You need a Canadian up in this ‘natch.
TSS.
need a token asian? i mean i can write stuff besides “sucky sucky fiddy dorra”
So THAT’S how that’s spelled!
yeah theres a whole spiel involving that apparently something like “Hey Joe, you wan sucky sucky? onry fiddy dorra..you wan chicky chick? i haf for yooo”
or something.
*giggle
The deadline is Monday, January 12. Sorry for the misprint.
And no one — TSS included — is getting hired without applying. We’re going with the best applicant, be they male or female, although I’m definitely hearing your input.
@TSS
Get your application in now!
One more vote for TSS here.
Is there any particular reason that you have to be over 18?
im guessing labor laws. and things are much much more legal. LOL
ugh no TSS. puh-lease.
well, at least it would just be like the weekends. then i could be like all the people who bitch and whine about wendie, yet comment frequently on the weekends!!!!! HOW FUN!
i get a bad vibe from most of wendie’s posts. malice without humor. hopefully working weekends brought on the inner b*tch and she’ll lighten up during the week.
How about an official reader’s vote once you narrow it down to a handful of candidates? It’s perfect reality show potential!
Whatever, I’d love to see a guy writing for this blog too. Three women and it would be like the Witches of Eastwick.
What was wrong with Witches of Eastwick? I’m a woman and I’m applying so if myself or another woman is chosen, I don’t think that would be a negative thing.