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Ideal for: the very perky
Job Specifications: You sell the latest diet pills, skin cleansers, or
bust-enhancing miracle cream. You’re given a script, which usually involves
lots of adjectives like “the best!” “wonderful!” “amazing!” “I couldn’t
believe it till I tried it!”—even if, in your personal opinion, the product
is worth crap and is little more than poison in a pretty bottle. Now here’s
the nasty part: to make the product believable, you have to be part of a
before shot, i.e., a really unflattering picture of yourself broadcast over
international TV and played seven or eight times in any given morning. In
some cases, you may have to tell people how much you weigh.
Drawbacks: You can’t walk the streets without anyone recognizing you as
“The Fat Woman in the Diet Cream commercial.” Your dates will see your
half-naked butt in all its cellulite glory. Your neighbours will snigger at
you behind your back.
Perks: Hey, it’s a foot into television, and with a good manager you may
be promoted to, say, children’s show host. (Where you’ll be asked to wear a
purple dinosaur costume.)
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