The thing is that's a -very- common thing on there sounds like some of the attitude across the industry, certainly the attitude from the owner of an undisclosed audio company in Australia

Apparently if you dare to ask to be called 'she' instead of 'he', you're A Problem

Yeah they apparently meant people in their 20s who don't have a family/home life yet

And apparently being in my 30s,having a supportive family and saying I've got plenty left in me is "being difficult" because I disagree with someone saying I'm too old to bother

Last time I asked on reddit I got told this was a young person's game, replied that I've still got plenty in me and have since been told I must be difficult, and so won't get hired

I don't even know

But imagine being laughed at by an owner of an audio company for saying you wanna do live audio...

I've been turned down by Encore multiple times, had a transphobic rant from a corporate owner here in NSW, applied everywhere I can find that comes with getting paid

The radio stations I've emailed about volunteering haven't gotten back to me yet

I feel like the field has just left me behind ><

It's like, the good part of it where there's wholesome partners and great dynamics and oh god what's going on in their brain how does this happen to a person and learning to grow and build and do something with it all

I get the Cheese TV morning anime version of a mechsplo life I guess?

There will be other hypno stuff but that goes elsewhere. It's still voice and audio work though and the stuff you can show your normie housemates is completely valid and has a place too~

But yeah I think I might have found my voice (for now) to actually do this stuff again

I've auditioned for SO many things but haven't landed a gig yet, and I plan to continue auditioning.

I found my feminine voice by narrating an audiobook as part of a uni project~

It also very directly hurts the next generation of voice actors of all ages and genders. Indie games are a big in-road for those of us, like me, who haven't made a name for ourselves and maybe that one audition lands and now you can say "yeah I'm in a thing! I have a voice resume!" to other studios

The continuing continues