What They’re Saying About Us

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Money Magazine talks with Connie about our strategy to find work.

"Just like any 'reality' show, this one has a cluster of personalities that  people get to know on a first-name basis... But unlike, say, 'Survivor' or 'The Bachelor,' where viewers get to know Steve 'the jerk bartender' or Nancy 'the floozie accountant,' this one offers less variety. The bios here don't vary much: They're all unemployed writers. And the only 'prize' they're subjecting themselves to the public eye for is work.

"Unemployed writers chronicle their struggles online"
Jill Rosen, American Journalism Review, October/November 2003.

“About 8 Good People...can be compared to a reality-based Web site about eight people who are out of work. These are highly qualified, experienced writers who haven't been able find work for over a year...As one of the eight says, this is the new economy."

 — "Eight is Enough," Cay Dickson,
 HoustonChronicle.com, July 14, 2003

Although they are not necessarily the cause, the bad manners of employment websites are getting nearly constant media attention. The most recent entry is called "8GoodPeople" and is worth a couple of minutes of your attention.”

— “8goodpeople,” John Sumser,
The Electronic Recruiting News, July 3, 2003

"Four years ago, journalists were enjoying one of the best job markets in years, as dozens of Web sites, New-Economy magazines and old-line publications clamored for writers to chronicle the late-'90s boom in all its dimensions. Most of those jobs vanished with the bull market. Now eight unemployed editors and writers have created a Web site to document a new subject: their own struggles in the worst job market for journalists in years.”

— “Reality Bites,” Digits
The Wall St. Journal, July 2, 2003

“You want reality programming? Try finding a job. That’s the message from eight unemployed journalists who launched their own reality Web site on the Internet…filing compelling dispatches from the point of view of the paycheck-challenged…[They] have written a series of awesome columns about life on the other side of the layoff line.”

— “Jobless journalists’ Web site sure beats reality TV”
 Alan T. Saracevic’s Money Talks, San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2003

“Well worth looking at and watching.”

– “[IP] The Interesting Times in Which We Live,”
Dave Farber, www.interesting-people.org, July 2, 2003

"Forget American Idol and Bachelor: Clair, Connie, Dan, Emily, Randy, Rochelle and Steven are, alas, today's reality."

– Hot Sites, USA Today, July 3, 2003

"8goodpeople.com was launched to attract the attention of potential employers, but it's creating a group narrative that will speak to many in Silicon Valley and beyond. ... Little stories with big universal themes for the unemployed."

–  "Unemployed writers tell their stories online"
Mike Cassidy's Silicon Valley Dispatches, San Jose Mercury News, July 8, 2003

"Eight experienced, unemployed journos write brutally honest essays about unemployment and life in the slow lane. The goal is for all eight to get jobs in the 12-week 'run' of the show...the essays are touching and addictive."

– "Bay Area Journalists Face Harsh Realities as Jobs continue to Dwindle,"
Mark Glaser, Online Journalism Review, July 10, 2003.

"At 8 Good People, meet good people with good stories to tell... They're not on a mission for sympathy. They just want work."

 – The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter July 10, 2003.