An honest review of this horrid, cursed magazine
Somehow I have found myself as an editor for Readme. You start leaving a few grammar suggestions in peoples Google Docs and all the sudden they make you an editor. Being an editor for the premier comedy, satire, and news publication sounds glamorous, but in reality it is a hell I would not wish upon my worst enemy.
Avid fans of readme know that we publish bi-weekly on Wednesdays. This means we print and distribute copies of readme on Tuesday evenings. I have just been informed that we are not publishing on Wednesday this week. Is this a sign from god that he finally loves me? In an ideal world everyone would have a rough draft of their content in by Sunday night. Does this happen? NO. Every two weeks like clockwork, articles slink into the drive on Monday. Every time this happens I am reassured that next issue we will enforce a strict Sunday night deadline. Does this happen? NO.
I have a family [Editors node: we are unable to fact check this claim, he just spawned here one day and hasn’t left.] My mother hasn’t heard from me in a year. My doctor thinks I’m developing scurvy because all I do all day is sit here and beg people to send me articles. I haven’t seen the outside in months. Please free me. You would think that when we finally publish each issue, my torment might end LIES. I, by virtue of being the only person in this organization who can do anything in a remotely timely manner, also manage our website content ( you should go check out cmureadme.com. It’s a good website). I pride myself on uploading all of our content to the website day of. You’d think this would be simple. NO. We have a shared Google Drive folder, yet each week without fail there is an article or image that is just missing from this folder. I then get to embark on the lovely process of hunting through Discord messages to locate these treasures.
Every week I am promised that the next issue will not be done in a last minute rush. I am Sisyphus, and the timely publication of this dear magazine is my boulder.
Editor's note: Guys I swear this magazine runs on a very reasonable schedule. Wait what do you mean we are printing right now?