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I moved to LA about a month ago, and I'm loving every minute of it! I've been exploring the city, meeting new people (including a guy from the forums), and overall having an incredible time!
About a week after I moved in, I met a woman who lives on the same floor as me. We talked for a bit, and she asked me what I did. I told her about some of the commercial work I've done, the startup that I did marketing for, and the film that I am currently working on. We had a good conversation, she asked for my card, then we went our separate ways. Today I ran into her again and she offered me a job. Turns out, she's a former Playboy Playmate who is starting her own clothing line/modeling agency (for lack of a better description). Anyway, she wants me to be her personal assistant/publicist. I'd get paid a percentage of any gigs she does as well as shares from the company. Great gig, right?
Here's where things get tricky. She's the type of woman who has no qualms about using men. One look at her husband was enough to tell me that. He's a fashion photographer who makes a ton of money, but is a total schmuck. The poor guy has money pouring out his ears, but his fundamentals are terrible! He's her second husband at least, and he's bought her a $40k ring and $100k worth of custom clothing to demo her new line. I fully expect her to take him for all he's worth here in a few years.
Anyways, I have very little experience dealing with women like this in a business capacity, and my gut says she's trying to use me in some way. That said, I don't know how she would be. Everything about this seems legit, but I can't get a good read on the situation, which is what makes me uncomfortable. She's not my type, so the sex appeal wasn't really working that well on me (which is why I think she spent 30+ minutes just trying to sell me on the idea), but I'm just super unfamiliar with how these women operate in a business situation. Any thoughts?
About a week after I moved in, I met a woman who lives on the same floor as me. We talked for a bit, and she asked me what I did. I told her about some of the commercial work I've done, the startup that I did marketing for, and the film that I am currently working on. We had a good conversation, she asked for my card, then we went our separate ways. Today I ran into her again and she offered me a job. Turns out, she's a former Playboy Playmate who is starting her own clothing line/modeling agency (for lack of a better description). Anyway, she wants me to be her personal assistant/publicist. I'd get paid a percentage of any gigs she does as well as shares from the company. Great gig, right?
Here's where things get tricky. She's the type of woman who has no qualms about using men. One look at her husband was enough to tell me that. He's a fashion photographer who makes a ton of money, but is a total schmuck. The poor guy has money pouring out his ears, but his fundamentals are terrible! He's her second husband at least, and he's bought her a $40k ring and $100k worth of custom clothing to demo her new line. I fully expect her to take him for all he's worth here in a few years.
Anyways, I have very little experience dealing with women like this in a business capacity, and my gut says she's trying to use me in some way. That said, I don't know how she would be. Everything about this seems legit, but I can't get a good read on the situation, which is what makes me uncomfortable. She's not my type, so the sex appeal wasn't really working that well on me (which is why I think she spent 30+ minutes just trying to sell me on the idea), but I'm just super unfamiliar with how these women operate in a business situation. Any thoughts?
