Latest / Dits & Dahs / one rotten apple spoiled it for the rest of us
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- Sue: First time in my employment seeking job applying lifetime, I was asked if a position that I was applying to, which was well within my normal bally week of music supervision, might have a potential conflict of interest with five or six different possible considerations, such as being a publisher or doing creative services for other artists. And given the type of work that I do. I have never been asked such questions and I've always had a side hustle which expressly did just that. So it's a change in the way that companies are acquiring talent in music publishing licensing slash intellectual property rights administration jobs. I mean, of course I replied yes, I have this, I have that, and if they come back and say, well then you're out of running, well then so be it. But it is nonetheless an interesting position that they feel that the job that's required filling would likely be corrupted by an employee who sought to put their catalogue in front of the employer's catalogue. Really? Are we treating each other that badly that that has to be explicitly requested from not being hidden? I would never put my music ahead of anybody else's and never also f for one thing, if you've ever listened to my music on my channel. It is not anything that anybody else would be interested in licensing, particularly not in the respect of the catalogue I'd be employed by because that catalogue has got such astronomically legacy large hits. Nobody would be interested in somebody like myself. But I get it. It's no fault of anybody's that that questions have to be asked. And of course, my career history will show explicitly how unknown my own music is when I'm working with other notable publishers and record labels and broadcasters. The lack of awards after my name should be a clear enough indication there's actually no conflict of interest, not even in the potential. That said, everybody sees things at different paces, so I know they'll get there eventually. And in the meantime, if you do want to check out my music on the channel, there's two playlists, short tracks, usually about a minute, two minutes in lengths. Have a listen. And if you feel so guided, let me know what you think. I have an open request, should you wish to participate, for anyone to suggest four or five words that may or may not be related to one another. I'll improvise on those. And another, a short phrase of words that you consider to be an affirmation that's meaningful to you, I'll improvise on that. So far I've had a three or four requests, so I'm very pleased with the engagement. What it does do is it means that I have to show up for myself more often when it comes to improvising an instrument. You've helped me. Thank you for that. Your requests mean that I actually have to listen to my own music more often. It gets a better gauge with listening to other people's music is how long it lasts in my head. I wouldn't say that I'm creating any earworms for myself yet. Might happen though. Stay tuned. Place now where temporary position that's being offered has been legally through their human resources side of things to be very circumspect of any potential such business conflicts of interest. I get it. Having looked at a public media broadcaster, they're very keen not to have such problems. Balance that would make it nearly forty years of applying to jobs, and this is the first time a conflicts of interest position for such a combination of s side hustles and skills has all of a sudden become a corrupted situation enough for an employer to ensure there are none. Of course I respect that. V is just a sad state of morality that it had to be put into a condition of potential hiring because somebody abused it to begin with. My record still stands. No one has hired me since my NAT days through a blind application online. Fine. I still have air in my lungs, so of course I'm hopeful. Time will tell.