LOL @ PMs
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- rasko4
idiot assistant girls who have wrongly been upgraded to Project Managers -PLEASE KILL THEM.
so a client comes back rejecting all concepts in favour of his own muddled ideas (stupid, dated and impossible to execute ideas of course), 10 mins later she's all "are you working up the new ads now then, I need to send them shortly" - dosile fucking idiot" - "oh yes miss pouty bitch, I'm just applying the 'new concept filter' wont be a sec"
duh
end rant.
- phatlee0
In my old job, one of the project managers I worked with use to create her own deadlines, which meant getting a job done even though there was a couple of days left on it. Once I found out, I really kicked off, I'd been working late for months too...
- UndoUndo0
F7 the magic key. I press it, it does all the work and I kick back throwing my ball against the wall waiting for the phone to ring
- rasko40
nightmare!
these twats are solely concerned with sending stuff to the client, meeting their own ridiculous deadlines, deadlines set with no understanding of the process and no concern for quality. Once a brief comes in, they are solely interested in filing invoices.
I piss on them.
- Bottlerocket0
Can I ask where you work Rasko? Just so I know what places to avoid.
- rasko40
you want to avoid me or the project managers from hell?
- mr_snuggles0
"I like stuff, do you like stuff too?"
- kelpie0
'how long should that take?"
"um... couple of days"
"cool, I'll put you down for 5 hours"
"um"
- Nac_part20
next time they drop a bomb on you, and give you short notice and time on projects, tell them its the equivalent of only get 5 minutes to get ready in the morning...
- mr_snuggles0
"Did anyone else notice how wet I got from the rain today?"
- Nac_part20
yes
*licks lips*
- Crouwel0
nightmare!
these twats are solely concerned with sending stuff to the client, meeting their own ridiculous deadlines, deadlines set with no understanding of the process and no concern for quality. Once a brief comes in, they are solely interested in filing invoices.
I piss on them.
rasko4
(Mar 29 06, 03:17)exactly why i went freelance again. and possibly for ever.
- Bottlerocket0
you want to avoid me or the project managers from hell?
rasko4
(Mar 29 06, 03:23)Not you, the PM's from Hell. Thats a sure sign of hwo the run their business, the knwoledge of the PM's and how the team works. All the places I have worked where it's bben good, I have liked, where it's bad, it sucks.
- kelpie0
last PM I worked with went home one day (after about a month) and never came back, or even phoned. highly effective management.
- determinedmoth0
Just tell her no, she can't have it. They dont expect you to say that, and at first there'll be silence as her brain ticks over the maths.
Then she'll say "But I said we'd send it back today".
Say no.
Repeat the last bit a few times, garadually working in the terms, 'fuck', 'off', 'plenty of time', 'ridiculous', and 'dont care'. She'll probably cry a bit, but will forever run her deadlines by you thereafter or better - just not approach you at all expect by proxy.
- determinedmoth0
i dont have many friends here though....
- Bottlerocket0
Good to see that's working out for you.
- vespa0
i thought you were laughing at premenstrual tension rasko and for a split second i wanted to inflict terrible terrible pain upon you, but then i realised my mistake! haha.
i worked for 5 years before i ever got to work with a good PM, and she really makes my life easier. good project managers just make things run smoothly so you can get on with your job without having to deal with all those annoying middle people.
bad PMs are so pointless tho. too many about, following processes and filling up time.
- Fariska0
In my innocence age i used think that PM were experienced people who knew the processes and all the industry stuff to manage efficiently projects.
Then I entered my first job.
- Crouwel0
In my innocence age i used think that PM were experienced people who knew the processes and all the industry stuff to manage efficiently projects.
Then I entered my first job.
Fariska
(Mar 29 06, 03:55)haha yes. reality sucks.
- designerror0
Step up and tell them back the fuck off and let you work.
A lot of PM's don't realize that they are doing things wrong until someone tells them.