WOMAN 1
Wants to be free from the confines of domestic life, from childcare, and being a wife. Wants to travel and be independent. Wants to be taken seriously as an individual, to be heard and seen instead of trampled over or made to feel invisible. Bubbly. Sweet. Detached. Meek. Downtrodden. (A Jekyll and Hyde).
WOMAN 2
Likes the power and attention she gets in the work. Enjoys the spotlight and feels like she is more seen now than she has ever been before. Enjoys the respect she receives and the people who need her and look up to her. Does not like to be told what to do or how to do it. Contrarian. Defiant. Selfish. Charming. Performative.
WOMAN 3
Wants to be paid and respected more. Doesn’t mind the work — a job is a job — but doesn’t feel appreciated. Wants more money or better hours. Feels like she’s being taken advantage of, condescended to, duped. Funny. Exuberant. Attractive. Independent. Loud. Proud. Blunt. Untrusting.
WOMAN 4
The emotional toll of the work is getting to her. Doesn’t feel like the work is moral. Wants an explanation for why they were all hired. Wants to understand how to reconcile with the lies and duplicity she feels she’s helping to commit. Caring. Tender. Patient. Protective. Patronizing. Diplomatic.
WOMAN 5
Wants a child and a home of her own. Is exhausted by the work, which she feels takes up all of her time. Can’t date or grow on her own in this kind of work. Is burnt out and wants to focus on herself. Flustered. Disorganized. Impatient. Hardworking. Serious. Helpful.
WOMAN 6
Feels outright abused. Feels taken advantage of and tricked. Feels wronged and justified in her anger, her disappointment as she has known Woman 7 longer than any of the other women. Wants an apology. Intelligent. Eloquent. Organized. Bossy. Fiery. Pretentious. Self-pitying. A Leader.
WOMAN 7
Could no longer deal with being all the different versions of herself people needed her to be. Could no longer perform and split herself into multiple pieces. Felt like she no longer knew herself; wanted to hide from herself and her life. Doesn’t understand how any aspect of their work could be perceived as harmful. She established a fair contract with these women. She pays them all well — much more than any other part-time job would pay — and treats them equally to do a job they all agreed was worth doing. Doesn’t see how they can’t see the beauty in what they’ve been able to accomplish. Thinks they’re being ungrateful, but is also sympathetic to the fact that she is their boss and, with that power, they won’t trust her as quickly. Truly believes her life and their lives have been made better with this work. Wants them to feel like they are a community, like they are working together to do something beautiful and possibly super-human. Wants them to feel as powerful as she does. Wants them to be friends.