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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
I saw the doctor today for follow-up x-rays and the news was good - the bone
still wasn't displaced (despite my boss hounding me like a slave driver*). But I'll be in the cast another 4 weeks (and he said I could expect the pain to last until I get out of the cast!!!!! - I've never broken a bone before, I thought it would quit hurting after a few days!!!!!!!!!!!!). * Friday, the day I broke my arm, my boss told me at 2:00PM that he needed new logos for ConnectWise (a time recording / accounting system), Quickbooks (an AP/AR system), the three web sites, and for the business cards and "give-aways" for the two (combined) companies - then proceeded to give me revisions to do on the web site for the rest of the day (even though he said he needed the Quickbooks logos before the following Wednesday when invoices went out). I was out getting my cast on the following Monday, but he copied me on an email that day where he was replying to the printer who wanted to know where the hell was the artwork he was supposed to send them *weeks* ago. He told them *I* would have it to them by the end of the week. Last Tuesday, when I returned to work, I asked him to prioritize the logo creation - which did he want done first? He said, "All of them!" "What?" I asked. "I said *ALL* of them," he replied, "*TODAY*!!" By two o'clock I had to create 170 graphic files - *WITH A BROKEN ARM*!!!!! And it's been the same every day since. By the time I get home (after driving 1.5 hours through rush hour traffic), I have been in such pain that all I can do is crawl in bed and weep. That's why I haven't been posting - although I have been trying to at least read the OP posts, if not the replies. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
CatNipped wrote:
ago. He told them *I* would have it to them by the end of the week. Last Tuesday, when I returned to work, I asked him to prioritize the logo creation - which did he want done first? He said, "All of them!" "What?" I asked. "I said *ALL* of them," he replied, "*TODAY*!!" By two o'clock I had to create 170 graphic files - *WITH A BROKEN ARM*!!!!! There are three variables that one can play with regarding most projects: - requirements (what do you want? quality) - duration (when do you want it?) - resources (who is going to do it? how much it's going to cost?) Management can fix two out of those three. Only two. If you want it all and fast, it's going to cost you. If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good. If you want it well done but cannot spend money, it's going to take a while. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:40:17 -0500, Victor Martinez
wrote: CatNipped wrote: ago. He told them *I* would have it to them by the end of the week. Last Tuesday, when I returned to work, I asked him to prioritize the logo creation - which did he want done first? He said, "All of them!" "What?" I asked. "I said *ALL* of them," he replied, "*TODAY*!!" By two o'clock I had to create 170 graphic files - *WITH A BROKEN ARM*!!!!! There are three variables that one can play with regarding most projects: - requirements (what do you want? quality) - duration (when do you want it?) - resources (who is going to do it? how much it's going to cost?) Management can fix two out of those three. Only two. If you want it all and fast, it's going to cost you. If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good. If you want it well done but cannot spend money, it's going to take a while. Sometimes stated more briefly as "Cheap, good, or fast. Pick any two." Your version states the meaning more clearly, however. I have had a few managers in the past who took the attitude "I want all of these items done first!", and didn't seem to understand why this wasn't possible to accomplish. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
"CatNipped" wrote:
Last Tuesday, when I returned to work, I asked him to prioritize the logo creation - which did he want done first? He said, "All of them!" "What?" I asked. "I said *ALL* of them," he replied, "*TODAY*!!" By two o'clock I had to create 170 graphic files - *WITH A BROKEN ARM*!!!!! Geez. Purrs for job improvement. And purrs for your poor arm too. |
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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
CatNipped wrote:
snip And it's been the same every day since. By the time I get home (after driving 1.5 hours through rush hour traffic), I have been in such pain that all I can do is crawl in bed and weep. That's why I haven't been posting - although I have been trying to at least read the OP posts, if not the replies. Your post brings to mind the phrase, "He needed killin'" -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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[OT] Update On Broken Arm
CatNipped wrote:
I saw the doctor today for follow-up x-rays and the news was good - the bone still wasn't displaced (despite my boss hounding me like a slave driver*). But I'll be in the cast another 4 weeks (and he said I could expect the pain to last until I get out of the cast!!!!! - I've never broken a bone before, I thought it would quit hurting after a few days!!!!!!!!!!!!). * Friday, the day I broke my arm, my boss told me at 2:00PM that he needed new logos for ConnectWise (a time recording / accounting system), Quickbooks (an AP/AR system), the three web sites, and for the business cards and "give-aways" for the two (combined) companies - then proceeded to give me revisions to do on the web site for the rest of the day (even though he said he needed the Quickbooks logos before the following Wednesday when invoices went out). snip Lots of healing purrs for your arm and hopes that you find a great new job really soon, Polonca and Soncek |
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