casseopeia
Structural
The reason I ask is that I recently testified as an expert in court. I had been talking with the attorney outside of the courtroom just prior to my testimony about what I had been doing since being laid off and going into private consulting. I mentioned that I did a photo shoot as one of the model/actors for a drug for people with Type 2 diabetes being launched in January or February next year. I personally am not diabetic. I just happened to have the look they wanted (middle aged, mildly overweight and ethnically indeterminate). I told him about getting used to walking on set and having everyone yell, “talent walking” and then jokingly suggested he do the same as I approach the witness stand.
After I was on the stand, one of the first requests the attorney made was to have me describe what I had been doing since being laid off. I said some consulting work and some interior painting and not much else. I felt that if I had said modeling or acting, I would have diminished my credibility, rightly or wrongly. But I had no hesitation to admit to performing labor. After all, part of my testimony involved criticizing a painting estimate.
I was just wondering how anyone else would react to hearing a construction defect/estimator mentioning doing modeling and acting. As i look at my own reaction, I can’t help but think I’m being unfairly judgmental. The hourly rate for the modeling is very close to the standard consulting rate I get. As a painter, best I've done is $20/hour cash.
I don't think I would have admitted to doing any bartending or product promos either, but at least I hadn't done any of those gigs.
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"
After I was on the stand, one of the first requests the attorney made was to have me describe what I had been doing since being laid off. I said some consulting work and some interior painting and not much else. I felt that if I had said modeling or acting, I would have diminished my credibility, rightly or wrongly. But I had no hesitation to admit to performing labor. After all, part of my testimony involved criticizing a painting estimate.
I was just wondering how anyone else would react to hearing a construction defect/estimator mentioning doing modeling and acting. As i look at my own reaction, I can’t help but think I’m being unfairly judgmental. The hourly rate for the modeling is very close to the standard consulting rate I get. As a painter, best I've done is $20/hour cash.
I don't think I would have admitted to doing any bartending or product promos either, but at least I hadn't done any of those gigs.
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"