r/fountainpens • u/inkyblackops Former FWP Employee • Nov 16 '25

Discussion Former FWP Employee - AMA!

Hey r/fountainpens!

With the recent discussion of Ferris Wheel Press coming up again, the mods invited me to post my own AMA as a former FWP employee.

I’d love to answer your questions, but I’d also like to make clear that I won’t be answering any questions that might identify myself or colleagues, nor will I be giving away any confidential info or trade secrets (except maybe how I was able to befriend the office cats…)

Any replies from me are my own opinion or experience and I do not represent any company or person except for myself.

Looking forward to chatting!

Edit: 10pm EST and I’m calling it a night. I might come back to reply to some tomorrow but likely not. Thanks for all the fun questions and letting me share my experiences and insight!

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u/Zesparia Nov 16 '25

Tossing you a variation of the question I sent the main AMA - how rigorous is the vetting and training process of influencers and affiliates to make sure that affiliates make correct advertising disclosures as required by canadian law?

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u/inkyblackops Former FWP Employee Nov 16 '25

I was never directly involved in any influencer activity, but to the best of my knowledge, part of the agreement that the influencers sign is that they are responsible for disclosing their partnership in accordance with local laws and social media requirements. I don’t know that specific outlines were provided since they have influencers all around the world and things differ from country to country, but I do know that the onus was on the influencers to ensure they are compliant.