Tales of irony: 'Well-known publication' offers peanuts for essay on labor exploitation

Sarah Kendzior is a writer in St. Louis, Mo., who has tweeted extensively about the protests in Ferguson. Politico Magazine recently published a three-part series of articles by Kendzior about the Michael Brown riots, culminating in the piece, “Ferguson Won’t Heal.” Being in the right place at the right time has been good for exposure, but Kendzior confesses that her next gig might not be very lucrative.

I have been asked by a fairly well-known publication to write 1500-word essay on labor exploitation for $50. Guess they want autobiography.

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) December 6, 2014

@sarahkendzior Severe irony.

— Chris Hardiman (@wonvoyce) December 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/DrDawg/status/541322436093157378

https://twitter.com/funnymonkey/status/541322833712799744

@sarahkendzior surely 1500 words won't be enough

— Nazar Sakhatov (@nazarsakhatov) December 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/LornestoToledo/status/541322489419550720

https://twitter.com/GlennF/status/541323262618505216

@sarahkendzior @DavidKenner Must be @tnr

— Rıκ Dεʟнααƨ (@RikDelhaas) December 6, 2014

@sarahkendzior I hope they heard your laughter.

— RBKmakes (@WinterlightHome) December 6, 2014

@sarahkendzior Seriously, personal essay material.

— Ren Jender (@renjender) December 6, 2014

@sarahkendzior GOLLY A WHOLE THREE CENTS A WORD
the irony here is thiiiick.

— Turkey-free Yeti (@libraryyeti) December 6, 2014

But if you pound it out in an hour, that’s, like, $50 an hour.

@sarahkendzior The irony burns.

— The Invisible Kel (@KeleGrrl) December 6, 2014

@sarahkendzior @nathcoliver Just tell them that their terms and conditions qualify as exploitation… ?

— Dr Andrew Robinson (@AndrewR_Physics) December 6, 2014

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@sarahkendzior That's $10 for each letter in the word irony.

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) December 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/harej/status/541334366606327808

@sarahkendzior Go on, aren’t you going to name the guilty? It’s not like you’re going back there, is it? @dangillmor

— Charlie Stross (@cstross) December 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/jflartner/status/541354515426213888

Hey, fifty bucks is fifty bucks.

https://twitter.com/jefeonwuka/status/541335450422890498

@sarahkendzior @MikeIsaac depends on how 'well-known' I guess. If me – I'd be happy they asked me v someone else… #justsaying

— Lauren Cooney✨ (@lcooney) December 6, 2014