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Mateus Camillo's avatar

What amazing post, Caterina. "Regain ownership of my schedule", "Regain ownership of my schedule", "Regain ownership of my schedule", I will repeat it as a mantra until it happens. I definitely I am no the same now that I was before reading it.

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Caterina's avatar

Wow, that's quite a compliment! Thank you, Mateus! I'm curious: do you feel that, as a journalist, your schedule is totally at the mercy of your employer/s? I think your profession is somewhat romanticized, so it's hard for me to understand where you stand in this! (If you feel comfortable sharing of course! )

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Mateus Camillo's avatar

Yes, sure, I can tell! Before the internet era the life of a journalist was much more free, they could set up their own schedule, the important was to do their search and to write until the deadline, then the editor would edite and send the text to the linotype. Now, the hard news and the pressure about the audience made journalists have time to start to work and many other obligations to do other than only write. I work as social media and have no liberty at all (I start 10am and finishes 6pm everyday). I hate that, but my job is under a formal contract with a reasonable salary, so it is not easy to drop.

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Caterina's avatar

Makes sense. At the end of the day, it's a trade-off, and as you mentioned in your interview, different things work for us at different times! But I also believe that time plays a crucial role: as we gain more skills, experience, and potentially more leverage, the vision of customizing our schedule according to our needs and wants becomes a little more attainable. It's definitely not easy, but I believe it's possible!

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Anna Reich's avatar

Happy birthday! I look forward to you sharing your research :)

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Caterina's avatar

Thank you, Anna!! And yes, I'll make sure to keep posting updates 🤓

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Such an exciting career structure to build! I can't wait to see what's up ahead for you ❤️

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Caterina's avatar

Thanks so much, Anna!! :))

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