Today
iaian7 » blog John Einselen, 12.09.06I let my boss know that I’m looking for another job. Temporarily I would like to transfer to a different department, though long term I’m seeking out a completely different company.
This has been a rough decision, but not short in coming. My second week here I knew it wasn’t going to go well, and each following week has surprised me in some new and horrific way. Gross mismanagement and an oppressive work environment get old after a month, and it’s now been over 7.
I’ve had to redo projects left and right because of misdirection, misinformation, or the plain incompetence of those in charge. The record so far is 7 reshoots for the exact same product photograph. Two or three months have been spent on a project that was shut down because they decided they weren’t ready for video production. Curious, since they’d insisted on hiring me for that very purpose.
I’ve been reprimanded for wearing the wrong texture of cotton dress shirt. I’ve been labeled as a northerner, and since this is the “south” some people are trying to add dress code rules to prevent me from wearing my irish hat. I was even told I shouldn’t laugh, because this is a “workplace” and it meant I wasn’t working.
Sadly, I’m not the only one suffering from periodic nervous breakdowns, and probably not the only one to be leaving. It’ll take a bit of time; I doubt I’ll be leaving AiG till after the museum is open, and who knows, maybe I’ll stay on for a while longer after that. I do have a contract on my apartment down here… guess we’ll see what happens.
As a final note, if you want to hire me, let me know!
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Dear Sir,
If you’re up to it, I will hire you to be my personal self-esteem booster, chauffeur, book studier, paper writer, email sender, housekeeper, friend encourager, checkbook balancer, and lunch maker. If you feel you are overqualified for this job description I can easily lengthen the list. Please do consider accepting this rewarding volunteer job. I eagerly await your reply and thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Serkis Werkis