Marieke Elsinga will probably only work three days a week at Qmusic after her maternity leave and if she has a cry baby she leaves completely. That is what Patrick Kicken expects.
Patrick Kicken, the jester of the Dutch radio world, is getting a little tired of all those complaining and nagging radio DJs. Especially Wietze de Jager, who nine months after his debut in the morning of Radio 538 already starts to complain about his five-day working week, has gone wrong with Patrick.
Three days
However, the situation at market leader Qmusic is even more worrying. The big star of that channel, Marieke Elsinga, is only working four days a week after a long absence due to fatigue – eventually she turned out to be pregnant. Well, until this week then. She went on maternity leave.
After her delivery, Marieke will probably work another day less, Patrick expects. And that for the figurehead of the channel. “The scenario is already being taken into account that Marieke Elsinga can be heard on the channel after her birth at most three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday),” he writes. speaking tube.
cry baby
That is when Marieke has an easy baby, according to Patrick. “Let’s hope it doesn’t become a crybaby, because then the days of Marieke’s radio career are completely numbered.”
Patrick thinks it’s all weak. “I also know women (from the past) who were just away for a week to let their babies out and then just showed up again on Monday, but well, that was from a time before the snowflake generation.”
Not motivated
It is clear that in 2022 radio stations have the greatest possible difficulty in finding motivated DJs, says Patrick. “Your radio heart is going to bleed from such sadness.”
“It is clear what the current generation of radio makers have with the medium: fun while it lasts, but if something better/easier/nicer comes along, I’m gone.”
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