Dear Panicky And Tech-Clueless Co-worker

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

I have many more important things to do than upload copies of your PDF files to your websites. I understand that you're panicky and get twitchy when things don't happen exactly on your timeline.

But as a fellow professional, I'm sure you know I'm aware of your deadlines, and keep them in mind when I plan my day. I've told you this in the past.

Therefore I'm sure you'll understand this: When you get snippy and sarcastic with me, your work instantly gets shoved to the bottom of my pile. Everything anyone needs from me at any time, regardless of THEIR deadline instantly becomes more important than your files.

You're lucky I got to it today. Next time, I'm putting in a cron job to upload these files five minutes before your deadline, turning off my phone and going home.

No love,
me.

Comments

[awarrenfells.livejournal.com]

This doesn't have anything to do with the database you were working on yesterday, does it? ^_^

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Strangely, no.

[awarrenfells.livejournal.com]

Well then. They need to lay off your nuts for a bit, and let you do YOUR work. :P

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

We have many people who are brilliant. We have others who could be replaced by an answering machine, a text-to-speech converter, and a very small shell script.

[awarrenfells.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe.

I am suddenly reminded of a T-Shirt I want.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/frustrations/374d/?cpg=ab

:-)

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous that you have many brilliant people. Can you share? :D

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

If the journalism industry keeps going like it is, I'm sure there'll be plenty more brilliant people wandering the streets, offering to write 6-12 inches for whoever will pay them. D:

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, good point.

Damn, that's what I was thinking about going to college for, too. Maybe I'll just switch to novel editing. :D

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

If you really love it, you won't be able to do anything else. If you're iffy, pick something else. Srsly. :D

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would love it.

Unfortunately, I kind of have to pick what I get a job in based on what will actually provide me enough monetary security/job security to feed my kiddos. (One crack about moving to Vegas cause prostitution is legal there and I'll learn how to slap people through the internet. ;) )

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Yeahhhh, journalism might not be your field then.

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

I know. :(

Too bad I'm not good enough at math to be a banker. XD

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Y'know, prostitution is legal in Nevada.


:D

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

Oh, ha ha.

jerk.

;)