quote of the day 5

Here lies Jason - he had a hell of a portfolio.

This one requires a bit of context. I was instant messaging (IM) with my friend Jason, who came across a job ad for a news page designer at The Columbus Dispatch, which he's qualified for. The pertinent part is this:

This is a nighttime, deadline position, generally from 4 to midnight. You can expect to work weekends about a third of the year. And, yes, there are some holidays involved, too. The upshot is that you'll be working in a good atmosphere with quality people, in a city that's thriving.

As we then discussed on IM:
J: Hours 4 to midnight, work most holidays and weekends.
J: The upside: quality people and a good atmosphere.
J: Curse you people and your atmosphere!
J: How about a paycheck and good benefits???

Me: Look, just because they have a circulation of 230,000,
Me: Doesn't mean they can afford to pay people a decent wage.
Me: Besides, think of your portfolio!

J: My tombstone will read "Here lies Jason - he had a hell of a portfolio."

Yeah, the ad doesn't specify the pay range, so no offense to the Dispatch there; pay is just sort of a recurring theme with Jason and me, since we're both coming up on the fifth anniversary of living with our respective parental units post-college. I still like the quote regardless.