I don’t really mean to vent so much about my job so much lately, but lately, there really hasn’t been that much going on otherwise in my life, other than eating, LoL-ing or going to the gym. Routine is good, sometimes.
But today, I don’t really have much else to do. Long story short, I have a project that’s been going on since November, which is a prime example of what happens when a project manager lets the client walk all over them, and subsequently the creative departments that actually makes the tangible shit happen. If this were a real creative agency or company, the project would be complete by now because in those types of business models, revisions cost money. The more revisions, the more money. The more money involved, the less the client wants to spend, meaning more efficiency on their end, and less tedious work on our end.
I guess it’s not really a shortened story, but to cut to the chase, I’m efficient, and ready for this project to be out the door, and I have literally done all of my part in order to put this project on the doorstep of the printing process. Literally, this project is all but done aside from the printing. But the project manager feels that there has been a disconnect in the process, which there was, which I rectified the issues that came up as a result of it, and wants to have a discussion with all the cooks in the kitchen. But one of the cooks isn’t in the office today, so this discussion is scheduled for when this cook returns. I explain that there really isn’t a need for any discussion, and I’m essentially dismissively told that yes, there is. O-kay.
So, despite the fact that this long-running project is done, ready to print, and ready to complete, I’m sitting on my ass today doing jack shit. I was hoping that today would be better than the day prior, but I’m coming to the conclusion that I really don’t like working with this particular project manager, and is kind of the root of my recent angst. They are a bit behind the curve in today’s industry, resting on the crutches of tenure and the fact that this is a government position, and so willing to put off until tomorrow what could easily be completed today, just with a modicum of effort.
I know I’ve put things off before, but often times, it involves something so tedious and obnoxious to accomplish, that I simply want to put it off until I absolutely have to do it. This was a situation where everything, everything was done, except for even a verbal confirmation that this project is ready to move forward, and I couldn’t even get that, because I happen to work with someone so behind the times and incapable of comprehending simple explanations of how simple things are, wants to wait and hold everything up for her own sake. I’m really trying not to have such negative feelings towards my job, considering it has barely been a full month since I’ve been “official,” but let’s just say I look forward to when this particular employee decides that it’s their time to retire.
