Today ... it may kill me

-Making major layout changes two days before we go on press
-Not have legal approval on an email that THE CLIENT was supposed to get
-Getting bitched at by same client on the delayed time to send the email
- Long meetings with someone who LOVES meetings and then asks for more
- Offers that make no sense
- Positioning that makes less sense
-Knowing that I have to do it all over again next quarter

ELVIS HAS LEFT... oh wait he's right here.

My client is in the building surely mucking it up for the other half of the business she's on.
She required some pretty extensive changes to a quick strike campaign that needs to be out in 2 days.

I cannot get her to
a) review said revisions
b) check her email or
c) leave the meeting.

The irony of having a client IN THE BUILDING and not reachable is not lost on me.
Not one bit.

Layoffs v. Layovers

Found out about agency layoffs during a layover.
Is that some sort of sign? Like if you find out about it on a layover then it's totally OK because you are not there therefore not laid off.
Which I am not.
So that's a relief.
Except that I was supposed to get a raise to go with my promotion. Clearly said raise will not be forthcoming.

Thankfully the Atlanta airport is beautiful at this time of year. And by beautiful, I mean huge with layovers at gates that are so far from each other you need a sherpa and mule to get to them.
Thanks ATL!

I hate PowerPoint.

The Bad Guy

Part of my job is being the "bad guy"
I hate it and I am bad at it.

To the Client: No, you won't see that work today...
To the Creative Team: No, the deadline isn't moving even though they want to see additional concepts....
To the Print Producer: Oh, there's another change and yes, I know we are on press tomorrow....

Everyone to me: FUCK YOU!!!!

The whole space between a rock and a hard place - awesome.

How it works

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My desk is covered in papers. Briefs, creative printouts, copy decks, final creative you name it and it's on my desk. Apparently I kill trees with ease and alacrity.
Thank God we are a green company.

Hey, at least I recycle all these papers at the end of the week.
Sometimes.