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Stephen Palmer said:
Jealousy needs three individuals. It struck me that envy would be a better description of what you were describing.
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Yes strictly speaking,

Envy is when we want something someone else has but we don't

Jealousy is when something we already have - quite often a relationship with another person - is threatened by someone we perceive as a rival.

Hence all the Old Testament references to Jehovah being a jealous god, i.e. he resented the Israelites backsliding into worshipping other gods because he demanded their exclusive devotion.
 
Jo Zebedee said:
should we always be paid for our time?
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Whilst I'd love to actually be paid something for writing...

A couple of times a month I'm the volunteer driver on a community minibus. I doubt the service could run if the drivers had to be paid.

Once a year I help out at the local horse show (OK, cancelled this year, but that's life). I don't have horses, I don't ride, and I generally do the un-glamorous jobs like knocking in posts, stringing ropes, and directing traffic in the car-park. I think it's worth doing, and we raise a bit of cash for charity.

I'm not some volunteer super-hero, I just help out on a few things, and I don't expect to get paid. If we start invoicing for every little thing that helps string our communities together, the future is going to be pretty grim.

Getting paid for stuff is nice. A quick 'thank you' from my passengers when I open the min-bus door works as well.
 
My drivers are paid, but I make sure to thank them. So far, they've all been nice as heck!

There isn't a free service in this area (unless you are a member of a church - I know they make sure their handicapped members get rides). A free service would be nice - though Medicaid pays for mine. But this is a case where a free ride service might be detrimental to these fine, paid drivers?
 
Interesting post, Jo. Quick question, though: in the UK, do authors not get paid for school visits? They usually do here in the US (though it varies from a pittance to several thousands, depending on how well known the author is), in fact, that's something a lot of kid lit authors rely on as supplemental income.
 
Juliana said:
Interesting post, Jo. Quick question, though: in the UK, do authors not get paid for school visits? They usually do here in the US (though it varies from a pittance to several thousands, depending on how well known the author is), in fact, that's something a lot of kid lit authors rely on as supplemental income.
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As far as I can tell, it varies. If the school invites an author in for eg a workshop then the etiquette is there is something. But if the author is just doing a drop in, not always in my understanding.
 
Juliana said:
Interesting post, Jo. Quick question, though: in the UK, do authors not get paid for school visits? They usually do here in the US (though it varies from a pittance to several thousands, depending on how well known the author is), in fact, that's something a lot of kid lit authors rely on as supplemental income.
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They'll usually give you lunch. ;)
 
For me it partly depends on whether the organizers are making a profit off of the event. I don't mind contributing my time but I don't like it when someone thinks they can take advantage of me. Schools are so hard up for money, I wouldn't expect to be paid for a visit. At conventions, where there is so much to do in between panels, I figure that the free membership serves as a partial payment and the exposure I get makes up the rest.
 
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