I have 10 minutes to tap out an entry.
I’m in desperate need of a mental health day. Literally every morning after I wake up and usually during my morning workout routine, I wonder about what kind of emergency is going to be facing me as soon as I get to work. Every. Single. Workday. There is a fire to put out each and every morning, which means I have to scramble to either find an answer to a burning and URGENT question that needs an immediate answer or calm a pissed off “celebrity” diva who doesn’t like the COLOR or SHAPE of a product we’ve created and already PUT TO BED (after months and months of development - and approvals!!!) and can we just CHANGE IT?!!
Today’s issue is a well-known publishing house who says we promised to put the name of a book that one of my big shots wrote on the packaging of our products. This is news to me. Yet they are sending snippets of emails, and I can’t figure out WTF they are talking about. To make matters worse, I have NO IDEA what our top brass has promised this guy because those conversations were carried out behind closed doors…so as the project LEAD, I’m supposed to know what’s going on…but I don’t.
And now, my old boss (heretofore know as the Sexual Harasser - have I told you this story??) wants me to talk with the celebrity and find out what was said (yeah, right - this guy will tell me that my company promised him the WORLD…he always does!), and figure out what we can and can’t say LEGALLY on our packaging.
Well, that would be all fine and good if I didn’t have 15 additional urgent projects that all need my attention RIGHT NOW. Of course, it’s important to make every client, customer, etc. feel like they are your one and only top priority, right? I get that - that’s part of doing business.
But I have 35 major projects on my list. I am not exaggerating one bit! And every one of them is blowing up right now.
Thanks, Boss, for firing my product manager.
Gotta run. Fires are buring!! Angry people are calling. Negative C. better not cross my path this morning!
xox,
GS
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