Ep. 110: The Perils and Promise of Free Work

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah discuss the issue of doing free work in Hollywood. It’s necessary, but how much is too much? And how can they do free work without resenting it? Then they answer a Mailroom Question about passion. Is it fair to expect people to be passionate about their work ALL of the time? And what do you do when you’re not feelin’ it? In L v. S (Lis versus Sarah), Sarah tries to convince Liz to try roller skating. Finally, in this week’s Hollywood Hack, Liz shares two tools that are helping her achieve “meeting hair:” the John Frieda Hot Hair Brush and The Wrap Party Curling and Styling Wand from Dry Bar. Jenna Fisher’s The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide:https://www.amazon.com/Actors-Life-Survival-Guide/dp/1944648224/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZXHNTT6X8NC2&keywords=jenna+fisher+the+actors+life&qid=1560803920&s=gateway&sprefix=Jenna+Fisher%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-1 Skate land:http://www.skateland.net/ John Frieda Hot Air Brush:https://www.amazon.com/John-Frieda-Hot-Brush-inch/dp/B0056GDG90/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1TA0R10JLEF5H&keywords=john+frieda+hot+hair+brush&qid=1560803849&s=gateway&sprefix=John+Frieda+Hot+h%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1 The Wrap Party Curling and Styling Wand from Dry Bar: https://www.amazon.com/Drybar-Wrap-Party-Hair-Styling/dp/B074WNLK3Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IBDQ5B64ZW1G&keywords=drybar+wand&qid=1560803997&s=gateway&sprefix=Dry+bar+wand%2Caps%2C425&sr=8-1 Photo by Sean Bernstein on Unsplash To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do we have time on Tuesday for our meeting in Culver City?
0:03.0	Um, let's see. We have something in West Hollywood at one.
0:09.2	Why do all these people have offices on the west side?
0:12.0	I don't know. Everyone needs to be in the valley.
0:14.4	Yeah, let's make that a policy.
0:16.0	Okay.
0:22.4	Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood.
0:24.1	The podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:26.4	sane or more creative, more successful and more productive in a backbiting,
0:30.1	superficial, chaotic, unpredictable,
0:32.8	fundamentally insane world.
0:34.8	I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in LA,
0:37.9	and with me is my high school friend and writing partner of 19 years Liz.
0:41.9	That's me, Liz Kraft.
0:43.3	On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood,
0:46.2	how we balance a career in friendship and how to survive the war of attrition
0:50.5	that is life in Los Angeles.
0:52.7	This week we're talking about free work.
0:55.6	We all do it and we all resent it, but should we?
0:58.9	Then in our mail room segment, we have a letter about passion.
1:02.2	Is it fair to expect people to feel passionate about their work all the time?
1:07.2	Then we have an LVS, Liz versus Sarah.
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