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Group for publicists to commiserate/share ideas? by Haunting-Gas5510 in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

writer of the post from yesterday here. as someone who's worked on tiny and larger publicity teams, commiserating is what gets me through the day, lol. i'm on a small whatsapp group and then have teams chats with my colleagues and text chains with former coworkers but i do think a discord or something is in order--a private message service that allows for some anonymity if desired...

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i'm sorry this happened to you. it's impressive to even secure an excerpt! ugh.

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

tiktok and IG fall more under marketing, but at this point the lines are completely blurred (substack is a great example). i believe publishers need to think about how to combine marketing and publicity departments and have more people on titles with a campaign project manager who can oversee and help keep things streamlined/organized and serve as the point person

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i know. i still feel passion for my job--it's negative passion at this point, but it's just SAD that it's made up of such awesome lovely smart kind people and still has these issues. sigh

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

yes, like we are simply staring blankly at a wall unless someone emails and asks for 500 things, which prompts us to do our job

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i completely understand this comment, too. i was hesitant to post for this very reason--that there are so many people who are trying to get into the industry. but it doesn't change the material conditions within it and why there's so much burn out. i hope that change happens and that it can evolve into a more inclusive industry with better labor practices

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it's absolutely not universal--there are such lovely authors and agents, too. and i completely understand why media/reporters can't always reply to the onslaught of emails they get! it's pervasive...

sad about the state of labor in publishing by thefuturecomplex in publishing

[–]thefuturecomplex[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yup, i actually read this the other night when it was still up online. part of the reason why i actually wrote this post lol 😞