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Sorry that I lied about updating my blog more often. But it seems life has gotten too interesting again. In case you weren't aware, I lost my job with Gigantic Enormous due to irreconcilable differences. I'm a designer, she's a bitch. Ok, sorry, just kidding, got that from Larry the Cable Guy. Nah, I'm a designer, not an accountant, not marketing manager, a designer. I was getting very frustrated with the way I was spending most of my time doing anything but design. I think my passive-aggressive tendencies got the best of me and my frustration worked itself out in other ways.
I got along with my old boss ok personally, but once I had been told I wasn't doing well, she became the ultimate micro-manager, and that didn't work for me. I found myself spending more time accounting for how I was spending my time than anything else. Plus I was told to be more proactive...*sigh*...hard to be more proactive when you've got an annoying Cocker Spaniel nipping at your heels all the time.
So, it came down to me or her, and since she was the boss, she won. Fine. But to wit, I did make a big effort to change my ways to her style. It just didn't happen well enough fast enough. However, the other side showed NO interest in trying to work with me and my style. So after a while I honestly stopped caring. Here's what it basically melted down to - she wanted me to be both the designer and the account executive for my design "group" (just me) because that's what she was used to. I couldn't just give her rough drafts for her thoughts on specific elements without getting comments like "Are you sure this is ready for me to look at?" That always meant she had some sort of gotcha. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU PREFER THE CLOSE UP OR THE F'N WIDE SHOT ON THE COVER!!! THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE GIVING ME SHIT ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT DATE!!! If I had anyone else to run the ideas by that had any idea of what they were talking about, I would, but I didn't and needed input.
So, screw it, I'm gone, fine. It's for the best. I was looking anyway, I just would have preferred it on my terms, not theirs. I'll be Ok, there's just the stress of a baby on the way verrrrry soon. AAAAACK! Actually, I'm not panicked yet, but could be soon. I have an interview this Wednesday. Here's hoping!
Sorry, had to rant.
Dave
posted by Unknown @ 2:42 PM
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5 Comments:
ugh. hey dude. i tried to email you at your jobby job, but i guess looking at your site gives the clue as to what happened. honestly, it sounds like what happened to me early on in the game. when you lose respect, you can't really work well. you can't "pretend" that everything is ok. (like some corporate puppets)... when people treat you like sh*t, you perform like... well, you know. i'm SO HAPPY now. but.. it took 5 months of babysitting and daycare working to be where i am. it sucks. it's not fun. but in the grander picture of life, is it really that much time out of your life?? you'll be fine. take it from someone who knows.. how will i contact you from now on??email??
oh, and dude, i figured something was up after i saw the "passed out pics" from the conference. >:) lol.
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well Dave as they say on the forum, one door closing...
Good luck Wed.
hope it's a job that suits you better!
Make sure to keep it as a rant – I don't wanna hear any news stories about "Shotgun Dave" and the like. Seriously though, these sort of personalities bite. A national newspaper survey here recently reported that "annoying boss" is far and away the No. 1 reason people detest their jobs. And I'd file that under "no sh*t".
Good luck, sir!
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