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GRRRRR
18:43 Jul 07 2009
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Grrrrr x a million. I hate being this busy. And I hate waiting by the phone. Hurry up. Wait. Hurry up. Wait. It's frustrating.

The client is driving me insane with small projects. With all the down-sizing we have done, more & more of these little projects come to my desk. I'm getting overwhelmed & there's no one else to pawn them on to. When the client nit-picks over every little detail, my first reaction is to get defensive - and that's a horrible way to respond. I'm not one to complain, ever, so I don't.

I found errors in my boss's work yesterday. I went on record and voiced my opinion. He's a VP of the agency and no one was willing to challenge him. He's absolutely convinced that he's right. I don't know, maybe he is. But I don't think so. Math is just about the only thing I was ever good at, exceptional even. And his numbers don't add up. When the client sees this, they're going to go ballistic. I don't blame them. It's sloppy work on our part.

But I tried. And the people who said they would back me up were silent. Fine. That's just fine with me. I'll step back and watch the train wreck with all the other spectators & when people want to assign blame, I'll remind them that they had a chance to pull the hand brakes.

Just sayin'.

I'm trying to hide the fact that it's bothering me... the cracks are starting to show...

So, if it turns out that I'm wrong, I'll admit it. But if I'm right, I reserve the right to gloat.

COMMENTS

CryingDutchess
18:56 Jul 07 2009

Yeah, but this is the "game" in a nutshell. I can't even remember how many times I had to go pitch a campaign that was totally untested, improperly priced and an attempt to oust out the present day shop! So, talk about making an impression of a twit.

Funnily, there have been a couple of times I've gone in there with wafer thin backing and the client still took us on board! Doesn't mean we were right to present with half-ass info. (It just means I write fantastic creative).

I say let the train crash and the bodies scatter! Then, you spearhead damage control and walk away with a free lollipop! You've already gone on record as anti-VP, so no one can say you're the ever-present, non-complaining troublemaker that we all know you to be.

dabbler
02:12 Jul 08 2009

Wear your gloating shirt, and matching Tie.

ThothLestat
02:14 Jul 08 2009

that's an excellent idea!

*looks for a gloating tie*

Fizbop
04:51 Jul 08 2009

I remember when I used to work for a bank that shall remain nameless. We were told by our boss to treat the client as always correct. No matter what bullshit steamed from their mouth. I always hated that I always will. There's a better approach to aggree and dissaggree and still be able to maintain a good standing with the client.