No I don't work for free...

I get a lot of offers for free and expenses only work these days, which means I also have to turn a lot of work down. The thing is that people seem to think that I'll work for free purely because I did it for a little while during a period in which, I was trying to get into sound recording for films and TV.

The typical request pans out a little like this:

     “Hi, I'm a film producer, can you come and work for us for 6 days? It's just that the guy we called first said he couldn't do it... but he said you might be interested and said you were very good at what you do... The thing is, we don't have any money, so we can only pay your expenses... But we will provide you with free sandwiches and coffee all weekend... Oh you need equipment to do your job? Well can't you bring your own? That would help us out if we didn't have to hire it in...”