There was supposed to be a presentation for proj074 on thurday, 3pm, and the manager wanted us to have a rehearsal at noon. I agreed to the timing.
Prissy later asked me if 11am instead is ok, and of course I asked her why. Can you imagine the explaination she gave me?
"Because noon is lunchtime."
You may think that I am making a fuss out of nothing, because it is her entitlement to eat on time. I agree with that, hence I told her why dont she go for lunch at 12, then we can have the rehearsal at 1.
She told me it is not a good idea, because we should finish the rehearsal first, then we can enjoy a good lunch.
Now, if you followed my blog, you will know that I am obsessed with finishing work before leaving, regardless is it for lunch, or is it for appointments, or is it for home. It is not because I am sadistic, but because when projects can be better, it should be better-ed immediately.
I think this is a common insistence all designers have - when you have a more brilliant idea, you want to see it completed asap.
Whenever I have a deadline to meet, it is a norm that I will skip lunch so that I have one more hour to work. And it is usually during the last lap where some old selections and decisions are suddenly glaringly wrong and it must be rectified immediately.
It is not like she dont know that, because we usually go for lunch together, and whenever there is a presentation, I will stay in and she is aware.
While it is not fair to request she stays back with me to do the presentation boards because - as much as it is a lot of work - it is not her workscope. She can help if she wants to, but it is not her jobscope.
But because lunch is more important to her, and I have no problem with that. She can go for her lunch but she should at least remember that when things turn out wrong during last minute, I am the one who have to stay back to rectify it. Lunch is the last thing on my mind because perfecting a presentation is far more necessary.
(Excuse me, this obsession isnt to do with this job, but it is to do with *cough* designer's intergrity. When I was in poly, presentations and submissions take top priority and we developed this commitment as our holy mission and we fiercely guarded by it.)
And stop imagining that things will go so wondrously well. It is far more likely that there is a last minute amendment to the presentation boards or to the quotations or to the project report.
Lunch? You thinking about lunch? Huh? Huh? Huh?
I aired my frustration over msn, and I've cut and paste it here because of plain laziness. =)
Kanigi says:
Aiyoh... u know prissy.. we are supposed to be having a presentation rehearsal for proj074 on thurs, manager said lunch
Kanigi says:
she wants it at 11 now
Kanigi says:
said noon is lunch
Kanigi says:
but presentation boards making is seldom smooth sailing
Catz says:
I know
Kanigi says:
I know she is stressed too, but I hope she is not taking that because I can leave before 9pm these days = I am very unstressed
Catz says:
I think she is becomIng stressed
Kanigi says:
when I was eyebrow deep in shit she wasnt exactly staying back to help anyway, and I will be the one staying back to do presentation boards next tues and wed
Catz says:
maybe since she is new so she still doesnt know how to cope
Kanigi says:
I know she is stressed
Kanigi says:
so I dont want to voice out my concerns to her
Kanigi says:
hence I bitch to u... hahahahahahahahaha
Catz says:
and usually sales are typically like this
Catz says:
tHey are quite insensitive to the people preparing the drawing, boards and even quotes
Kanigi says:
YAH
Kanigi says:
I want it now now now now now now now now now now now now
Catz says:
so all they know is that she needs it
Catz says:
But they didnt know that before they rush, we were already sooooo rushing
Catz says:
and they are the last part of the triathlon,
Catz says:
we were the first one to run, and bike
Kanigi says:
and we are the one to prepare sandwiches, and brew coffee
Kanigi says:
and the ones needing to go out buy new track shoes and socks
Catz says:
and hers is like serving
Kanigi says:
and in the end, they run the last stretch and they goes up to take the trophy
Catz says:
Yah
Kanigi says:
they are the one who gets photographed
Catz says:
and get money
Catz says:
and received bouquet of flowers
Catz says:
and medal
Kanigi says:
and when ppl asked, they will nonchalantly say, oh yah, I have a good team
Catz says:
and gets the chance to give the last speech of gratitude
Kanigi says:
we were a good team
Catz says:
I hate that as well
Catz says:
its like !!
Kanigi says:
when all they did was to think of the thank you speech IN CASE we won
Catz says:
and non-stop calculation of the distribution of the prize money.
Then I posted to catz this email prissy sent to me:
Dear Kanigi,
As discussed, we have the following preparations for PROJ074 presentation on 14 September Thursday
12pm - rehearsal presentation with Manager and prissy
3pm - actual presentation with Clients
We may have to lunch in if the time is tight. That is all.
Regards
Prissy
Catz says:
crazy
Catz says:
need to email
Kanigi says:
yah~
Kanigi says:
-_-"
I was very angry when I read that. She is obviously trying to gun me when I told her that she can go for lunch if she wants to, but I will stay back to do the boards.
I'll let this pass now that I've blogged about it. If this happens again I will be lacing poison already.
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