Comments on: Um…no thanks. http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/ SF/F Copyeditor Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Robert Legault http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-111209 Robert Legault Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:07:27 +0000 http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/#comment-111209 Ah, if only we could email all our files to someone in Mumbai who would do them for $2/hr., we could sit sipping mojitos all day long and just spend an hour every now and then trafficking the files, while reaping the lion's share of the profits. We could take on far more jobs than we could personally handle, make tons of money, and retire to the Costa del Sol. I keep trying to figure out a way to ruthlessly exploit Third World workers, but I just haven't been able to come up with a scheme that doesn't involve me doing all the work anyway. Ah, if only we could email all our files to someone in Mumbai who would do them for $2/hr., we could sit sipping mojitos all day long and just spend an hour every now and then trafficking the files, while reaping the lion’s share of the profits. We could take on far more jobs than we could personally handle, make tons of money, and retire to the Costa del Sol.

I keep trying to figure out a way to ruthlessly exploit Third World workers, but I just haven’t been able to come up with a scheme that doesn’t involve me doing all the work anyway.

]]> By: Cath http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-111204 Cath Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:51:52 +0000 http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/#comment-111204 Aren't you kind of doing outsourced work? That used to be done in-house at publishing companies? It adds amusement to the idea, somehow. And thank goodness you don't. There are enough books out there that someone as good as you didn't copyedit already. Aren’t you kind of doing outsourced work? That used to be done in-house at publishing companies? It adds amusement to the idea, somehow.

And thank goodness you don’t. There are enough books out there that someone as good as you didn’t copyedit already.

]]> By: Kim http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-111087 Kim Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:09:57 +0000 http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/#comment-111087 I got a similar message myself a while ago. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same person. I got a similar message myself a while ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same person.

]]> By: Joe S. http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-111085 Joe S. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:01:35 +0000 http://deannahoak.com/2007/11/20/umno-thanks/#comment-111085 Woo hoo! Elsevier represent! You should email me and tell me which company it is. I'd love to know! :) Woo hoo! Elsevier represent! You should email me and tell me which company it is. I’d love to know! :)

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