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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (112)
Ardos 3
Go with the chairman.
cyK0tek 0
Care to elaborate a little more you two??
The_Hitdude 12
Why not do a little of both? I know you can't please everyone, but it can't hurt to try, right?
WaSiSimiLang 8
Maybe... Screw them both? Do a public survey because at the end of the day, the consumers are the ones looking at op's design? Show the survey to the brass
CadillacPimpen 6
16 trying to please them both will mean you will fail at both
Heinousness 0
Agree with the one you met with first. Unless s/he didn't like it.
evilplatypus 39
41 - Holy crap, that's the first time I've seen a relevant, coherent, thoughtful reply in the first comment thread that may actually be useful to the OP. I tip my hat to you, good sir (or madam).
triggerit 5
Do what you want to do...
mylife47 0
**** the system
macrosoft 3
So meet what they both want. Agree with both by doing the opposite.
Cad6 24
The chairman of a company usually is simply the greatest shareholder of the company, and proceeds to enhance the company based on public interests. He also is the Senior member in the Board of Directors. The President however, has the power to fire you, and authority to create a structured work plan for the employees. Unless the Chairman was the CEO of the company, I would say that you go with the President, just so that you don't get fired.
rdrr 2
One word... Resumé
WaSiSimiLang 8
71- thanks!
max_wilder 9
Obviously a test, think for yourself
RyanPTheNinja 2
OFWGKTA
jideare 3
U best start making some phonecalls or that shit'll be coming back to bite u like a tonne of bricks. FYL
alpaquette91 9
Bricks don't bite....
TheFamilyElf 17
Yes #3, please explain this interesting figure of speech.
eatdemcupcakes 4
*twitch* must resist being a Grammar Nazi......
JudgeTroll 6
Capitalize the must!
WaSiSimiLang 8
Put the quotation marks on the word and quote "must"!
NeatNit 33
30 - you just made me lol so hard...
KiddNYC1O 22
That was easy...
rdrr 2
#33. Hold down the fort while I figure it out. /s
Guitar360 4
Lol which one signs your cheque? That's who you go with lol
JayJaysGirl 0
God, I'm embarrassingly, arrogantly illiterate.
LunaDragon 10
^ Someone will explain what went so wrong with your comment in a moment. In the mean time I'll be busy getting my lawn chair and popcorn ready, and enjoy watching the culture shock and thumbs down you're about to receive.
twilightluvr101 4
Wow, I've been spelling it wrong this whole time!
elodymayweeble 7
It's color vs. colour. Theatre vs. theater, they're both correct.
K_kanaka 26
Do both ideas present it to both of them and see which they would prefer.
22cute 17
I like the way you think!
Krysk_fml 0
Can't you just make 2 of them?
Torva_fml 16
If you were a real grammar Nazi, you would have typed out the word two. Just saying.
pokefan813 16
Every time I look at this guy's profile pic at a glance, I see a swastika...
Krysk_fml 0
105- Are you saying that grammar Nazis shouldn't use numbers? Just because someone puts priority over proper grammar doesn't mean they can't use shortcuts to make things easier.
darkgodxvx 4
109 - How very arbitrary of you. Formal tone ( Which you gnat-zees seem to worship ) forbids the use of numeric characters in anything but page numbers. So how is "taking a shortcut" by putting numeric characters any different than dropping all vowels or ridiculous phonetic-type short forms ? As is often said by great minds: " the message is more important than the medium ". Hypocrisy at it's finest. Find a new way to feed your ego because you are awful at this one.
Krysk_fml 0
115- Taking a shortcut by using a numeral is different from dropping all vowels in the sense that the sentence will still make sense afterwards. Also, I am not doing this to feed my ego. I do this to alert others of their mistakes.
Amanyyyyyy 29
Well technically you're supposed to spell out any number less than ten. That's what my English teacher always told me :P
music_woman1 11
Why don't you discuss it with them together
THE_A_TEEN 28
Go with the one with the final say on which products will get mass produced to the public.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
You're screwed unless you can get both of them in the same room for a definitive decision. I say don't stop hounding them until this issue is resolved cause having either one of them as a work enemy can make your life hell.
Spectre529 12
No one can agree with the other these days
goodning 0
I disagree with that.
jonagoo 8
Lol