Today, I met separately with the President and Chairman of the company regarding a product that I'm designing. Each ordered me to do the opposite of whatever the other instructed. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found that the product we shipped and what the salesman billed don't match. It's my job to flag such issues, as they cost the company money. The salesman asked me to shut up and be his accomplice, as it was done to please the client. The sales manager had to agree, but said I was causing trouble. FML
Today, a client wanted me to change the design I'd given him, again. I've been working with this client for a week now, giving him many designs throughout the week, and he rejected all of them. After all of the changes he wanted, he said that I should just use the first design I sent to him. FML
Today, the CEO of my company wanted to meet with me. I was excited until I found out she just wanted to bitch me out and personally fire me. Later on, I found out my boss had totally shafted me and blamed the failure of a big project on me instead of admitting it was all his fault. FML
Today, I had an appointment with the CEO of a big company about a game I'm going to make for them. The first thing I did after sitting down was to throw my coffee all over his desk. FML
Today, my superior, who went to meet with client yesterday, told me I needed to prepare a detailed list of changes to enhance the design of a marketing video, and refused to tell me the client's feedback they received, then told me I should figure it out myself. It's the weekend, and they want it by Monday morning. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, my boss gave me some mentorship. She told me, "You need to learn to let people do things for you. Until then, I'm going to micromanage your project because I want it done my way." FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
Today, my boss sent me to a meeting with a client I've never met to do some damage control and renegotiate his contract. For two hours, he alternated between threatening to sue us, and making vulgar comments about raping me in his office. FML
Today, my boss expects me to conduct a meeting with a client, give him all the info he needs, and manage his campaign. This is because he fired the "expensive" marketing director and wants me, the intern, to continue his work. FML
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Ardos 3
Go with the chairman.
DocBastard 40
This can only be settled one way: Cage Match. To the death.
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SooInnLovee 6
Op said the president and chairman of the company. NOT the president of the United States. Read more carefully. Also, I would either do both like other people said because it shows you took the extra step to impress and you took the intuitive to do what you thought would please them.
lyndarenee 0
they cancel eachother out. free reign!!!
gh0st245 0
That means do what you want to do
MerrikBarbarian 9
Uhh, aren't you providing roughs? Because generally in design you do that. It should be no issue to provide roughs for both ideas and get them to come to a decision
ankoku 2
Looks like you get the day off, op!
spec2662 0
Don't design anything for them, they are unprofessional and shouldn't profit from your work, start your own company.
MerrikBarbarian 9
Op is no doubt their own company. Most design work is contract based, not in house. Also... This is normal in design work. Actually this is far from the worst thing you run into. I'd rather people undecided like this then "oh, you mean we have to pay you? But I thought this was freelance". Look up clientsfromhell if you want a look into the insanity which is the design world.
ositoakaluis 16
do the work for the person who signs your paycheck
Bebbo_fml 21
if you have the budget try to get a model of both ideas and present it to both of them at the same time. then after you present them both show them what you came up with-which should ideally incorporate the best of both worlds
jokinstan 4
Yeah, that could go poorly. Best thing is go up the rank ladder.
Dwjones64 0
Well the opposite of the other means combine both their wants into one very complicated design.