There’s a comeuppance happening to one persistent Craig’s List job post.

For five years, furniture e-tailer Cymax Stores has consistently searched for a copywriter and/or blogger. They’ve done this so often that Vancouver writers now flag their posts as spam. The question is, “Why does this company spend years banging headboards against a brick wall?”

I care, because I applied repeatedly during that first year. This was as a young, eager and somewhat foolish copywriter. $24,000 per annum somehow appealed to me. Cover letters. Resumés. Many unanswered emails later, I dropped it, thinking I just wasn’t the man for their love seat one-liners.

I’ve moved on with blogs, articles, ad concepts and marketing campaigns for other companies. Occasionally, just for kicks, I scan Craig’s List to find that same ad with its high promise, low pay and all-important “Great opportunity!” I wonder, “Can anyone fluff their pillows with copy?”

That’s a question we Vancouver writers are willing to leave unanswered.

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