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As someone whose career has almost exclusively been obscure romcom jobs: they’re never described accurately in job posting. I’m currently a writer for an in house publication for an Italian grocery store chain, meaning I am paid to write about pasta. My last job was advertised as on site content creator, which meant I got to go to bridal fashion week with Kleinfeld and the met gala after party hosted by usher

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eva's avatar

you, my friend, have a very interesting life

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priya's avatar

i would love to know more about this career!

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A.'s avatar

I’ve just read this from my desk at my magazine job (which is super unglamorous, btw) and I loved it!! ✨

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eva's avatar

ahh i’m so glad to hear this!! hope it did add a little glamour to your day 🥰

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eshas dossier's avatar

Sounds glamourous to me :(

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Jubilee Rayne's avatar

I truly enjoyed reading this while drinking my coffee this morning. I’ve had it in my saved posts for AGES but only just got around to actually sitting down and reading it. Keep up the good work! You’re doing truly amazing and I adore your pieces!! ☕️⭐️🫀

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eva's avatar

i appreciate this so much! thank you for sketching the lovely image of someone choosing to read my work while drinking a cup of coffee. made my day!! <3

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Jubilee Rayne's avatar

You are ever so welcome!! 🤭

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Ella's avatar

adore this. so much. and you talk about SOOOO many of my all time favourite movies!! Also, thank you for the little shoutout surprise at the end 🥹

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eva's avatar

thank you!! i love all of these films too 💖 i really enjoyed reading your post and i thought it fit so well with what i was working on so i had to mention it!!

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roumaissa's avatar

reading this as i try to make my writing dream reality (i'm just working on my first post for my very own substack)

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eva's avatar

you got this!! ✨

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Montserrat's avatar

LOVED THIS, definitely I add to my watchlist some movies! And waiting for my girl romcom job :)

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eva's avatar

thank you 🥰 have fun watching and waiting and dreaming 💕

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Cam Zhang's avatar

a reminder that i need to 1) watch all of these again or watch them for the first time 2) can i be a film-character nepo bb too??

loved this so much - what a fun read and thank you for sharing!!

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eva's avatar

so glad to hear this, thank you cam!! 💕

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lucy eaton's avatar

honestly i think my childhood career ambitions came from seeing the bratz girls start their own fashion mag, i loved this!! 🩷💞

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eva's avatar

oh my gosh bratz were icons!! now we’re all out here living our (digital) magazine dreams 💫💕

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celine's avatar

as a chick flick girl, this was one of the best things I’ve read in a while! 😻 lowkey hoping you’d turn cinefilles into an actual magazine

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eva's avatar

thank you so much celine 🥰 that’s the greatest compliment! i might…… 😏

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Double Take's avatar

Absolutely feel this. And, the fact that 95% of the time they are gossiping and not working? Sign me up!

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eva's avatar

ahahaha yes 😂 just talking and hiding from their boss in their office booths

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Céline ✨'s avatar

Just read this article from my desk, I am a technical writer in a SaaS company. 🥳

I didn't even realise how much those movies/stories influenced me through the years. I started my journal after reading the first books of the The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot) and after watching Bridget Jones' Diary (was I too young? oh damn yes!), then I wanted to become a journalist after watching Ugly Betty and The Devil wears Prada. Anyway, I want to watch all the movies – and I'll probably will this weekend.

Thank you!

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eva's avatar

thank you!!!! i think i also watched all of these too young and wishing i was a grown up girly with my own apartment etc etc. thank you for sharing this ❤️

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Niamh Duffy's avatar

I was the target audience, ughh wouldn't it be so much easier if we all lived in romcoms

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eva's avatar

yes please. forget the romcom job, let’s live the romcom life.

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Bianca Janel's avatar

love this! ahah

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priya's avatar

I loved this! i think writing my little substack articles helps me live out several figs but I love my job as a therapist as well :’)

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eva's avatar

thank you! i think sharpay said it best: we want it all.

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Lory's avatar

loved loved loved reading this!

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eva's avatar

loved (loved loved) seeing this comment ❤️ thank you!!

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Marienne's avatar

Awesome! And YES it would be great if Cinefilles was an actual magazine♥️ I would buy a copy😚

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eva's avatar

😱 thank you ??!! ❤️✨🥰💕🥹

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