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In the past, people in the Animal Crossing community would make fun of Tom Nook as a sleazy landlord. Since then, he's really rehabilitated his image as this 'heart of gold' businessman (he's the one who puts bells and furniture in trees for you to find! he adopted orphans! he donates to charity!), but New Horizons genuinely paints the most devious version of him.
He's successfully privatized settler colonialism: you pay HIM to move to a "deserted island" (which apparently the oceans in the AC world are just full of) and start a colony that he is directly invested in. At best he's running a weird vacation package scam (you arrive on the island with no money and in debt for "using his services"). At worst, he's using you to set up company towns. For god's sake, he literally has his own fake currency that he forces you to use to pay off your debt. But don't worry, he's repackaged it in a way that definitely doesn't sound like an MLM scam: the Nook Mileage Program!
You're no longer just his tenant or his temporary part-timer, you're his business lackey. The entire tutorial section of the game has you spending actual weeks running around completing tasks and doing hard labor to set up his colony. You're even tasked with preparing his properties and finding buyers for them. No, you aren't a tenant anymore. You work for the landlord. You are directly responsible for finding tenants for him. And he doesn't even fucking pay you. Not for setting up town hall and museum, or his nephew's shop āā which is the ONLY store on the entire island that sells necessities āā or bringing KK Slider to town, or helping populate his town. Not a single cent. No, actually, you have to pay HIM to BUY infrastructure like bridges and stairs and park benches. And all the while, he's telling you're the "resident representative"; you get to call the shots! That the reward is the community's progress. That what you're doing is in everyone's best interest (but most importantly, his).
Since NH's release, people have done a lot of legwork to say that Tom Nook isn't a capitalist while the game shows him at his very worst. He owns the only general store in town. You're forced to use a phone that he modified and branded as his own. Buy Nook-branded furniture and merchandise at the self-serve kiosk in the town hall, a governmental building! There's no conflict of interest here!
But hey, if you're tired of being the landlord/business mogul's goon, you can also find work as a deluxe resort home designer for a company that also pays you in their special company currency that can only be used to buy their products instead of a real salary! Because that's what the Animal Crossing franchise needs! More vacation homes!!!
#this is a really long winded way to say i really really really really hate new horizon's storyline and player role#i really hate that not only your house but the entire TOWN. the whole COMMUNITY you're a part of is owed to tom nook's business#i really hate the āvacation getaway packageā angle because it shows just how commercialized the entire premise of nh is#and how lost the game is in its original core concept#animal crossing is about the experience of moving to a new town and becoming a part of that community#just to compare: all past ac games have a similar opening#you're on a bus or train or taxi to someplace new. a stranger strikes up a conversation and you get to know them before arriving#new horizons opens with you at customer service desk filling out an client application before a flight.#in prev games working for nook in the tutorial is meant to be demeaning. you want it to be over with so you can actually start living life#but in new horizons working for tom nook IS your life. and it's so rewarding! don't you feel rewarded?#you aren't a person. you aren't a new neighbor. you're tom nook's client. and then his unpaid employee. and the game insists it's fun to be#that's how void the game is#because it's bad enough that a rpg life sim got turned into a sandbox game where you have to build the town yourself#but the only reason why you're building it is because the landlord who you're in debt to TOLD you to build it.#everything is a rewards program! everything is a tour service! be sure to do your daily tasks to earn nook bucks to spend on nook merch!#that really sucks imo.#i mean. the entire game is based around the vacationing industry. of course it all feels fake and temporary. it's only a vacation.#long post#rant#not art#god the fact that your starter villagers can't even decide where to live you have to decide for them#i've never played a game that does the opposite of handholding#where instead it's the PLAYER who has to handhold the npcs through everything. and newsflash!! it's really exhausting and boring
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first break at my minimum wage job guys!!!
#I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON#BUT I TUHINK I GIVE OFF A CONFIDENT VIBE CUZ PPL ARE LIKE IM SURE U CAN HANDLE IT!#and im like yea!! BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS HAPPENING#WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO MAKE A REPORT IN EXCEL EVERYDAY I WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO SEL SILLY LITTLE TICKETS WAAAH#ok im fine#gotta grind thru it#ššššš#fun fact this is just the training day#im having my first official day on the start of summer season#so ill learn how to use the register on one of the most busy days of the year š„°š„°š„°š„°š„°š„°#god help me why cant i make silly anime drawings for a living#i mean i can but its not bery sustainable#ill be fine šŖšŖšŖšŖ GIVE ME THAT MINIMUM WAGEEE#personal
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It's been a long year and it's only Februaryā¦
Well, it's time to put this out there: I've had a fairly shitty few years (like, haven't we all, obviously), but it's included a long, expensive legal battle against unscrupulous cysts, which is finally concluded satisfactorily save being left somewhat skint on the other side of it. Doesnāt help that said battle meant that I had to move house - not exactly a low activity on the expense and stress scalesā¦
So I'm looking for extra work, to help while we wait for the Luxury Space Communism to kick in (I'd settle for Universal Basic Income or an end to the Housing and Cost of Living Crisis, tbh).
Things I do to a professional standard include:
Creative Mentoring and Tutoring (writing and performance techniques, especially for poetry - bespoke or standard workshops available for groups as well as one-to-one).
Project Management (feeling overwhelmed by a project you want to get off the ground and/ or run within budget and timescale? I can help with that).
Business Change Management (you need to expand or shift your business focus? I can help that happen in a well-managed fashion).
Performance Poetry (got a bunch of poems, 18 years' experience delivering them live, and a nice voice).
Writing to Commission (especially poetry, but I write both fictive prose and essays too).
Voice Acting and Narration (I've acted in audio dramas and narrated short stories, training videos, and so far one documentary).
Book and Pamphlet Production (I operate a small press).
Basic website setup and maintenance.
Training on any of the above.
I have a sliding scale of rates depending on customer circumstances, and you can book me for a free initial consultation via my website: https://www.fayroberts.co.uk/crass-commercialism/services/
And if you fancy just sending me money because you're generous, I have a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/fayroberts
#fay speaks#personal plea#please share#professional services#project management#business change management#poetry#creative writing#training#tutoring#mentoring#voice acting#freelance#looking for work#ko-fi#commissions open
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i love the thought of fuyuhiko being multilingual, what other languages do you think he'd speak?
Italian, French, Thai, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish is what I thought of. And ofc Japanese and English.
#not an art#He and Peko aren't fully fluent in them all tho. They also understand more than they speak#Trained in business lingo and concerning phrases. Do not fully know how to ask for a grocery store and those basic phrases#Meanwhile Sonia is pretty much fully fluent in many languages and is EXTREMELY polite#Had to sneak learning swears and vulgar phrases and casual language in her personal time#Sonia voice in a 3rd language: please excuse me revered madame but could you be so kind as to tell me where I may purchase bread?#Fuyuhiko voice in a 3rd language: where can I find... bread family... Turf.
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raise your hand if you watched Bad Buddy as it aired with a hellsite āfriendā & vehemently denied to yourself that this song made you think of them every. single. time. you heard it.
an international flight & several years later, it starts playing on shuffle & you canāt help but smirk because the ājust friend?ā is your gf now.
#super sappy way of saying hi hello#iāve missed you all & this little community very much#Iāve been busy offsite with moving; personal tradegies & health issues#but also a lot of joy & love#i hope to be back on my gay bullshit in a couple of weeks#& i got my wlw eye trained on my most marvelous dream š#her š #bad buddy#sapphic#tumblr#mor rambles
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I'm bi and yeah your note on women not having solidarity seems sadly true. Apart from not dating men would there be anything you would suggest to improve ones life apart from stating away from those women if possible?
I love this question because this is how to start thinking: being practical.
What it takes to "improve ones life" is subjective so with that said firstly define what a better life(style) for yourself away from moids would look like. Temporarily mentally remove xy terrorist existence. What would your habits/routine be? What would you work towards & pour your energy into? What would you want to be? What would you center your life around? Take your time with these questions or anymore that come up. Have a general idea then be more specific and start breaking your life down into sectors/sections/areas, then look at where you want to be in those areas and work towards it.
For example; I divide my life into 6-7 aspects:
Physical Strength - Not just about muscle but knowing how to fight, where to hit and when to fight. Being stronger makes it easier to defend yourself in altercations (especially with other women). Some mfs will try you & you cant always rely on others coming to your rescue. Also work on building stamina to help endurance, and keeping as healthy as possible.
Emotional Strength - If you cant control your emotions they will control you. In a world of chaos being emotionally strong will let you cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters. Building emotional strength is not easy but it's worth it. Being able to rise above immediate reactions and pace yourself will allow you to assess situations more rationally & make more beneficial choices.
Finances - Get your bag up. Having money to gain resources is imperative to quality of life. I dont care what anyone says having a certain amount of money in life WILL make you happier as you're able to meet your needs better. Having more money/resources also makes it easier to support other women should you choose to do so, it also allows you to be more influential and have more control over your life. However, dont become a slave to getting money tho because that's how you get scammed.
Network - The type of people you hang around can make or break who you are as a person. Aim to connect with likeminded women who will encourage & inspire you as you go on this journey. Hang around people that value & will be honest with you while giving you grace. Not all women you engage with have to be single & childfree but beware the moid crazy ones because they will bring danger to you in their quest for maIe validation. Life isn't perfect but you cant go wrong having the right people around you, valuable relationships are hard to find but it goes a long way even if it's just online. However, no company > bad company.
Spirituality/Guide - Having something bigger than yourself to guide you through the chaos in this world can offer guidance/purpose that keeps you grounded & focused. For many people generally this is religion/god. Not everyone needs or ascribes to religion/spirituality though, but at least consider sets of morals/beliefs to follow. However even that isn't for everyone. So if you feel better off without spirituality or a 'higher' guide at least be clear on it & your reasons why (for yourself).
Hobbies & Interests - As turbulent as the world is, find things to enjoy amidst the chaos. Constant work, doom, and gloom will not change anything you will only hurt yourself. Take time to indulge in things that make you happy to recharge & relax. Engage in hobbies that serve you, share your passion with other women & hear theirs out too. It goes a long way in terms of mental health.
Security - It takes privilege to decide to not get married or have children as a woman & live it out. Everyone's situation is different so what I'll generally suggest is to constantly look into how you can protect yourself, have backup methods, and stay in the loop of xy predation. Dont drown in it but moids are predators & being completely blind to them is being blind to danger. Elaborated on point 10 here.
Sounds like a lot? Great, it'll keep you busy because this isn't a vacation or destination but a lifestyle. And to be honest, some of y'all can do with the busyness as it'll let you focus on what actually matters. This not to say to overwhelm yourself in things for the sake of it but to prioritise your energy on effective things for your life. As you focus on building you'll find that you have less energy to care about insignificant stuff or stuff out of your control anyways. For example, Instead of getting wound up about user somerandomadjectivefem stirring discourse calling you an extremist or whining about how impossible it is for her & other women to live without romantic love n' whatnot (or even women irl pulling this crap), you either ignore or quickly shut down the conversation & swiftly move on.
Everything I've mentioned are just examples, you may feel differently do whatever you feel best applies. Also remember to enjoy the process along the way as you are living through it afterall :3
Long story short: Work on building resources & other aspects of your life up for yourself.
#Many tend to shy away from the single childfree lifestyle bc the traditional map/railguards aren't there but thats the fun part of it#for me is figuring it out; figuring myself & the world out; trial-and-error to carve an environment & lifestyle best for me#Few side notes bc I dont want the blog to be too long:#Regarding physical strength: I know that no amount of training will make you as strong as the average moid but it isnt in vain#as other women can also act up & there's a higher chance of taking them on successfully without weapons vs xys.#Regarding section on being busy: Personally I dont care for discourse surrounding this topic because my mind is on other things like making#sure my reps for the day are in; making sure I'm staying up-to-date with knowledge I need to do my job; building sources of income#outside of my job;engrossing myself in my interests; for example. You become productively busy enough & what other women do doesnt bother#you. That's not to say completely ignore or not criticise moid-aligned actions; but dont spend too much time wallowing in doing so.#female separatist#female separatism#blackpill feminism#blackpill feminist#wineauntmovement#wine aunt#decentering men
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here is another idea for the winged au
it is misinformation that all winged people like shiny things. only some do (mostly the ones with wings like magpie )
so just think (early series) tsurugi 'bribing' tenma with shiny trinkets to let yuuichi touch his wings or let yuuichi fly with him (not very high, tsurugi doesn't need that anxiety, just enough to get yuuichi a good view of the area)
also kariya doing the same but for help with pranks instead
tenma doesn't even see this as 'bribing' he just thinks that those two are just trying to be friend him, he does keep all the trinkets he gets from them up on a shelf in his room
I had to do some research (since my memory is ass) and apparently Mikado from Teikoku has a raven-like keshin, maybe he has a bit of a trinket hoarding habit? maybe Tsurugi has seen him in some occasions (for seeds? maybe Mikado were on the recruit list? (yeah I remember nothing)) and that's when he learned the misinfo that all winged people are like that.
and Yuuichi? I love a little timeline spin and since he has a winged keshin in the chrono stone timeline... he has recurring lucid dreams of having wings and flying, so he has a fascination with wings and he's so excited for the possibility of flying with Tenma!
...though Tenma isn't really able to carry so much load with him in the air. but he tries!
Kariya and Tenma teaming up for pranks sounds so fun! even though Tenma won't do anything too mean or dangerous, he likes to help his friend!!
(Kariya and Tsurugi feel kiiinda embarrassed when they learn that Tenma isn't really after the shinies, but they still sometimes give him nice small things disguised as bribes, since it would be even more embarrassing to say that they just want to keep on giving him gifts.)
#thanks again!!!#and sorry for not letting yuuichi fly.. my brain kinda refuses to accept that the winged people could carry another person#maybe an adult could carry a child or a teen/small adult if they have strong build and after training?#but bird weigh hollow bones human body structure blah blah sometimes I hate being a lowkey anatomy nerd#I really wanna draw mikado and more yuuichi in this au so please remind me if I haven't got anything out in.... idk a few weeks?#next week is busy so dunno how much new art I get stuffed in between#own art#inazuma eleven go#inago wing au
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Imo Jason is āirredeemableā by default because I donāt see what he needs redemption from.
#I donāt know if Iāve mentioned this before but joining this fandom made me fucking hate the word āredemptionā#no person Iāve seen who is in love with the concept knows the who what where when why or how it should work in a story#apparently it isnāt just themes and tropes anymore people donāt understand the proper use of the word āvillainā#kelseethe#also hilarious: Jason should recieve sensitivity training HR style from Bruce āIām the government and children are my croniesā wayne#if Jasons headstrong/āanswers to no oneā attitude towards vigilantism is what makes people think he's villainous#I hate to be a broken record but the baddie youāre describing is Bruce#nobody thinks heās a villain for only trusting in his own methods/self and repeatedly isolating himself#and on top of that gaslighting and hurting people around him in attempts to do what HE **thinks** is the right thing#you people always thought *him* heroic not problematic for all these traits#the only difference is Jason isnāt psychologically abusive & controlling#yet heās still the bad guy just cause he liberally kills folks in the crime business.#l'd argue goth ham war is the b*tman story to remind you of everything that makes Bruce authentically himself#Idk how to tell you that Bruce mentally compromising/crippling his son in a twisted attempt to āsave him from himselfā#is perfectly in line with slitting the same sonās throat because he couldnāt stand to see him avenge his own killer#and yk what a redemption arc could be interesting for someone like Bruce#because he rarely questions or doubts his choices esp wrt Jason. no matter how morally dubious they may be#I think it would be quite fun to witness his extremely restricted worldview be challenged/shattered he deserves that humbling experience
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I do think its funny when someone says āoh the fans make everything about the batfamā as if thats a fanon thing and not something DC did. Like. As a Batman fan, DC keeps sticking bats where they dont belong in an effort to sell more. This is a real thing the fans did not do.
#saw a post where it was discussing Jason and a comment along the lines of āfans making batman the center of the dc universeā#when this was such a weird topic to bring tjat onto because 1. its jason. heās literally a bat. hes a bat villain hes bat trained hes bruces#kid like. if ever there was a character where bruce had a right and/or responsibility to get involved its jasons wierd ass resent quest#where he involved way to many people and made it way too personal#and 2. DC does that all the time and its annoying.#we all know its annoying.#its annoying to me because instead of bruce having his own character and own life hes to busy being a convenient plot point in someone elses#comic to have a consistent character#stop that. leave the man alone. maybe he wouldnt he an asshole if he wasnt pulled into some random side quest every two weeks#i lost th thread
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I need to be dragged across the floor and tossed onto a warm bed by an f/o idk
#yikes.txt#my ass shoulda stayed at home !! <- volunteered to cover a shift at work#they scheduled two bozos (me and my co-worker) and then also sent us A PERSON WHO'S ONLY DONE OVERNIGHTS LIKE? TWICE?#WHICH IS CRAZY BC MIND YOU NOW WE HAVE TO KIND OF TRAIN THIS PERSON.#AND THEY DONT EVEN HAVE US TRAIN NEW HIRES IN THE FIRST PLACE?#and so now kitchen guy is mega tweaking and im like tired tweaking#except we DONT tweak because we WHAT?!??!?#stand on business..
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I really like the idea that for the first few months of them hanging out post-HoO, Will had no idea Nico had stayed at CHB before. He was under the impression that Nico was more or less new to camp, since he had been a rogue demigod, and that he had just been an ally of CHB up until that point who had been to the camp but had never been a camper. The entire time Will just assumed he was the senior camper between the two of them, not knowing Nico had actually joined camp almost a whole two years prior to him and was instead returning.
Nico eventually realizes Willās misconception and tries to explain it, but Will thinks Nico is messing with him until Nico explains the crack in the dining pavilion (which no one at camp besides Percy knows the origins of, save for maybe Annabeth, Grover, and Chiron) was from him the night he ran away (and maybe also shows Will his camp beads to further prove heās not making it up, depending on if you believe he has one from BoTL or not). Will then gets to have the fun little journey of recontextualizing everything he knows about Nico.
#pjo#riordanverse#will solace#nico di angleo#solangelo#headcanons#headcanon#i think a lot about solangelo between HoO and TOA and their dynamic in that time#and how despite not thinking negatively of Nico Will still has plenty of misconceptions and assumptions about him#and they have some minor conflict surrounding that while they slowly build up to truly knowing each other#it's largely inconsequential conflict and it doesn't hinder them being friends at all#but the minute they clear it up Will realizes that Nico is a *very* different person than he initially realized#not in a bad way. just that he's seen a Lot More Shit than Will expected#bonus points if this coincides with Will learning Nico's from the 30s#so it goes from Will going ''oh you're just a really powerful son of the Big 3 who idk got trained by your father probably?''#''and then became an ally of Percy's and helped out in the wars and stuff and now you're finally joining camp a year later than most would''#to Will learning ''oh. OH. you've seen some shit. oh you've been in this business way longer than most. are you good?''#''you're 13. most demigods learn they're demigods when they're 12. what do you MEAN you've seen all this shit & been doing this since 10''#''*ARE YOU GOOD???*''
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i was so so brave today and guess what. i have to keep on being so so brave tomorrow. i don't even get to have a 72 hour rest and treat time lockdown to celebrate and recover from how brave i was. being an alive human continues to test me in devious and tortuous ways the devil himself could only dream of
#(my masters program orientation was today)#(a lot of meeting new people and small talk and listening for long periods and masking while trying to Network and Be Coolā¢ļø)#(coinciding with this being a busy and quite stressful week at work)#(so as you can imagine. my autistic ass is running on fumes..... and i still have to take the train home and work a half day in person tmrw)#CLAP FOR ME PLEASE IM SO BRAVE AND STRONG [NOTICEABLY TREMBLING FROM EXHAUSTION]#mine
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trying to find some of lord byron's satirical poems and google instead hands me a bridgerton reddit thread about why the prince regent isn't featured in the show because he was busy with serious government stuff unlike his mother who was "the centre of the social world", he didn't have time for frivolous parties and gossip because "charlotte isn't spending time running the country so someone has to do it" and i'm just
#stop stoooop#george iv#this reads like tierney's sarcastic speech about how the regent was too busy with his royal duties to worry about frivolous matters#shout out to the person who called him a human freight train who makes anthony bridgerton look like a choir boy#my prinny?? doing his job??#stop i'm dying it's too funny
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Sure wish I didn't have thrives in routine and enjoys overwhelm but hates routine and is prone to burnout syndrome!
#anyway I'm off to sleep because I've gone moderately into hardcore busy mode for the next few months starting tomorrow#and this means sleeping hard at night but otherwise it's time to be a shark and not stop moving#i signed up for a course! I'm looking forward to it but my job can be a lot and I'm also trying to contunue training/physio and i socialize#a few nights a week most week#but my natural state is someone who grew up sitting on a rock by a stream in the forest for an hour or so on a near-daily basis#so i only really have two settings#anyway. working on that. time to become an apps and lists and timers person again for a bit
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he loves his babies so muchā¦ā¦ā¦ sobsā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.
#GIVES ADVICE & ENCOURAGES HIS STUDENTS <333 TRAINS THEM INDIVIDUALLY <333#ALSO. imagine him & nobara shoppingā¦ him & gumi playing w demon dogā¦ him & yuji on a food tourā¦ sniffles#i read a fic on ao3 abt gojo w the 1st years i wish i could find it for the life of me it was so GOOD#the fact that he only sleeps for 3 hours is INSANE heās literally so busy all the time#i need to beat up geto actually bc look at what gojo has to deal wā¦ 2 special grades wouldāve made such a diff#at least he would be able to sleep a lil longer like damn he has to do EVERYTHING by himself#@ yuki & getoā¦ youāre on thin ice w me this morningā¦ help this man Or Else#personal
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I know it's been a few years since I've run my own dog training business instead of working for someone else for exploitation wages and that previously I was working in the rural south where prices are a bit different in general, but out of curiosity I decided to look at some dog training services in my area in upstate NY today and got hit with sticker shock ngl.
Most places don't post their prices so I could only compare a few (which... I sort of get since they want to avoid competition doing what I'm doing right now lol but as someone who has run a dog training business and had business marketing included in my education it's something I see as an... *interesting* choice, because most clients want to know price up front without having to contact you and wait for a response because they probably already have a budget in mind and just want to be able to quickly see if you fit into it or not, which means not having prices posted will make some potential clients immediately look elsewhere and if you don't even have some sort of price range for services posted somewhere then most of your calls and emails will just be people asking for pricing and a majority of those calls and emails will not lead to services purchased so it ends up wasting a lot of unpaid time on office work BUT THATS AN UNRELATED TOPIC, I DIGRESS) but WOWZA the ones that did have prices posted really made me realize I do NOT live in a low cost of living place anymore.
One of the popular places here that I looked at charges $150+ for ONE training session with one of their APPRENTICE trainers. It's double that price to train with one of their more experienced dog trainers for just one session.
I looked back at some of the trainers I was competing with back in FL and NC to compare as well as the dog training school I went to just to check and see if prices were getting that high in other rural areas, and nope. Most places $300 would still get you at least three - maybe up to six - private lessons spread out over three (or six, or whatever) weeks, which is the pricing range I'm used to seeing dog trainers in the rural south suffer with because of places like Petsmart setting the pricing bar so low.
I'm pretty sure I have more formal dog training education and certification than most of the employees at this place too since even their main "behaviorist" (not a protected title in the USA so anyone can call themselves that) has no certifications listed at all that I can find, so... I guess now that I live here if I ever start training again I'm going to have to rethink my pricing lol even if I don't charge those kinds of prices I clearly still need to bump them up in this area from what I used to charge in order to be competitive with these other training businesses.
#pricing too low compared to competition is a business killer btw#another think i learned in my marketing classes#most people buying dog training are wealthier#not necessarily rich but... not poor#and although id love to offer sliding scale for low income clients if i ever do training on my own again#your normal prices being too low WILL turn away those clients who are higher income#cuz EVEN IF IT'S NOT ACTUALLY TRUE higher class members of our society have a subconscious idea that price often = quality for services#I KNOW I KNOW I did not believe this either straight out of school and underpriced my services still anyway despite being taught that#because it did not make sense to my poor person brain to assume that wealthier people think like that#but i learned very quickly after having a couple of wealthier people literally LAUGH at my pricing#or make weird faces and say āthat's it?'#the first dude who laughed at my pricing actually gave me a tip that doubled my price for his services every time i worked for him#and another regular of mine often left me envelopes of cash because she said she felt bad that i was charging so little#and that it actually made her second guess hiring me at first#SO JUST TAKE THE ADVICE AND CHARGE WHAT IS COMPETITIVE IN YOUR AREA AT LEAST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO UNDERCUT COMPETITION#or compete with the big chains DEAR GOD DO NOT TRY TO COMPETE WITH THE BIG TRAINING CHAINS PRICE WISE FOR YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH#you will burn yourself out and make yourself hate dog training if you try to compete at their exploitation prices#at the least price around what other people who are NOT working for chains in the area do#and ideally price what you think would make you feel like your time and labor is being adequately compensated#which means enough to afford to live and afford to pay for things like health insurance as an independent contractor#and have enough left over for some QOL stuff and to put some into savings for emergencies or slow periods for your work#a lot of people working with animals ridiculously undercharge and then end up screwing themselves over mentallt and physically#anyway this post and the tags are long enough and i could rant about pricing and fair wages forever so im done now lol#just reeling a little at the idea of charging $300 for a single dog training lesson and that PEOPLE HERE ARE PAYING THAT#THAT PLACE IS POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL#they do not pay their trainers that much though lmfao they make only like $6 over minimum wage OF COURSE#which I know because I got into this pricing deep dive after seeing multiple of their job listings because they're hiring right now#i hate business owners that do pricing vs employee pay so differently like that they are honest to god EVIL that is exploitation
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