Comments on: Deal or No Deal http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/ Industry news, views and reviews Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tracy Pattin http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Tracy Pattin Thu, 01 May 2008 17:37:33 +0000 http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/#comment-138 Thanks Karen- Good advice....Check out this afternoon's blog and find out what happens... Also, great website Karen! Thanks Karen-
Good advice….Check out this afternoon’s blog and find out what happens…

Also, great website Karen!

]]> By: Tracy Pattin http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Tracy Pattin Thu, 01 May 2008 17:34:48 +0000 http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/#comment-137 Thanks Bob for your comment. Yes, I'll be posting this afternoon the ending to all of this! Thanks Bob for your comment. Yes, I’ll be posting this afternoon the ending to all of this!

]]> By: Bob Wood http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Bob Wood Thu, 01 May 2008 02:35:53 +0000 http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/#comment-136 Ahh, the ultimate conundrum for us Non-Union Talent. Our desire for work often causes us to let our guard down for the unscrupulous producer. Our desire to please (which may lead to more work) overshadows our instinct of caution. I am dying to hear how this turned out and how you ultimately chose to deal with this man. Ahh, the ultimate conundrum for us Non-Union Talent. Our desire for work often causes us to let our guard down for the unscrupulous producer. Our desire to please (which may lead to more work) overshadows our instinct of caution.

I am dying to hear how this turned out and how you ultimately chose to deal with this man.

]]> By: Karen Commins http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Karen Commins Thu, 01 May 2008 01:26:22 +0000 http://blog.voicebank.net/deal-or-no-deal/#comment-135 Hi, Tracy. Thanks for an interesting post. It's good that you expressed that you are normally paid per tag. However, I think no job is worth my integrity, and I probably would have told them they were not authorized to use the numerous tags for which I wouldn't be paid. Saying NO even at that late stage of the game honors your own integrity. You're not being difficult. You are demonstrating that you value the service you provide and expect to be paid accordingly for it. If you hold firmly opposed to the usage of the spec work, the producer might have compromised and paid you for the extra time, if not for each extra tag. If you fear burning the bridge, I have to ask these questions: Do you *really* want to work under these conditions again? If you voice numerous projects for free....ahem...spec, do you think the producer will expect more of the same from you in the future? Obviously, it was a good learning experience. In the future you and those of us who read this post will remember to set payment terms *before* doing the work. I hope your story has a happy ending. Thanks for sharing it with us, and best wishes for your continued success! Karen Commins http://www.KarenVoices.com http://www.KarenBlogs.com Hi, Tracy. Thanks for an interesting post. It’s good that you expressed that you are normally paid per tag.

However, I think no job is worth my integrity, and I probably would have told them they were not authorized to use the numerous tags for which I wouldn’t be paid.

Saying NO even at that late stage of the game honors your own integrity. You’re not being difficult. You are demonstrating that you value the service you provide and expect to be paid accordingly for it. If you hold firmly opposed to the usage of the spec work, the producer might have compromised and paid you for the extra time, if not for each extra tag.

If you fear burning the bridge, I have to ask these questions: Do you *really* want to work under these conditions again? If you voice numerous projects for free….ahem…spec, do you think the producer will expect more of the same from you in the future?

Obviously, it was a good learning experience. In the future you and those of us who read this post will remember to set payment terms *before* doing the work.

I hope your story has a happy ending. Thanks for sharing it with us, and best wishes for your continued success!

Karen Commins
http://www.KarenVoices.com
http://www.KarenBlogs.com

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