I May Have Picked Up a Second Surprise Job

solxee

@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@akruser13 Johnny Storm was Chris Evans in the movie right? At least it was him in the FF I watched before

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@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

@sol_cee Yes! He was a great Torchie too. Whether people liked those films or didn't (I did, of course), everyone agrees that he was spot on for that role at least.

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

Hahahaha! A Dr Strange fan! My first very favorite superhero in anything was actual my boy Johnny Storm (Human Torch) from Fantastic 4. I'm very excited for them to make an official appearance in MCU.

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Adie

@Adie04 (17360)

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1 Mar 22

Wow! Congratulations of the offer. I always enjoyed to train dogs, or at least loving dogs.

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

Yes! I did it for many years but got out of it for awhile when I moved here to Los Angeles. I'm really excited to get back into the field. Dogs really make the best clients, lol. If I get this second job then it'll be supplemental to the money I'm making from the training sessions.

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Adie

@Adie04 (17360)

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1 Mar 22

@akruser13 Just curious, do they need a license or certificate to train dogs?

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

@Adie04 You don't need one, but usually trainers will apprentice or employ with a professional company so they can build up enough hours to take certification testing. A client looking for a private trainer is always going to take a certified one over a non-certified trainer. I was certified before but it's been awhile so those have since lapsed. I'll be getting them again once I've gotten the hours under my belt.

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divalounger

@divalounger (5849)

• United States

1 Mar 22

Well this is way exciting! If you get the gig how often would you be writing for them?

divalounger

@divalounger (5849)

• United States

2 Mar 22

@akruser13 That sounds like a fun job--How do you like Medium?

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Mar 22

@divalounger I like it alright. I like the total freedom to post about whatever I want whenever I want. I just don't like that their algorithm basically requires you to post about "this is how to make money!" to actually get any sort of traction on the site. I realize those are the types of articles most people are drawn to, but it's not what I want to write. If I knew how to make a ton of money then I probably wouldn't be on Medium writing for pennies, lol. It just feels very fake to me. But, that being said, I do still make some money posting what I do, even if it's just pennies at a time. A little is better than nothing! Plus it's good practice.

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@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

Probably a few times a week looking at it, it'll just be supplemental pay really. They don't pay enough to make a full career out it, but they certainly pay a lot more than I'm making on my view counts writing for Medium, lol.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

1 Mar 22

WOW, congratulations. I love films, but more old stuff, very old "film noir" I am not into Marvel of DC, but I am sure you will enjoy your new job. I suppose the dog training job is out, I am right?

Anna

@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

1 Mar 22

@akruser13 Oh, this is even better, you continue with your job and you also write now. I am a lazy writer, I do not even often write in myLot. I like Casablanca, I have not yet re-watched this year, but I will.

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

Nono, I'm still doing the dog training! Both are private contractor jobs so essentially I'm making my own schedule. If I get the writing gig I'll just write around my dog training schedule. I've gotten in the habit of writing an article for Medium almost daily anyway so it won't be much different. I like old films too. When I was in college I actually used to keep a poster of Casablanca up on my walls.

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@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

@LadyDuck Yes, I get to do two jobs I love! I definitely have lazy days too, don't worry. I didn't start taking my writing more seriously until I quit my regular day job. Then I remembered how much I love writing and decided to really get on top of it.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (19056)

• United States

1 Mar 22

That's great. I like films too, but I'm not really a Marvel fan. But I have seen a few superhero movies.

@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

I like comic books so of course that transfers to the films. I like most movies though, even ones that other people hate lol. I just like the whole film experience, checking out of reality for awhile and being made to feel emotions while being immersed in other people's stories.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326752)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Mar 22

Sorry, not nerdy but I do hope you make it through the next round.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326752)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar 22

@akruser13 Sounds ideal. I'll keep fingers and toes crossed for you.

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@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Mar 22

@JudyEv Thanks! I turned in my application materials yesterday afternoon so hopefully they're good enough to get me to the next round!

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@akruser13 (475)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

Lol, it's okay. Not everyone can be a cool nerd like me

I won't be just writing about Marvel, btw. It just happens to be big rn and the publisher needs to know that you can be on top of the trending topics. I can pitch whatever I want if I get the job though, so I can have the opportunity to write about other movies and tv shows that I like.

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