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i fucked up on a recent job.. the client asked for 3 tiers for 3 price points collections for 3 levels of retails. i submitted 5 collections for each level of retail price point, that is 15 different collections [11 different skus in each collection] with 30 colourways for each, also custom hardware, logos and over functionalized.. when i submitted, the amount of work in the short week, really blew their minds as their current team doesn't work that fast as a whole.. that when they made their decisions on the submissions.. the 2nd assignment was given to finalize 1 group, show 3- 2nd tier level collections.. which i had done but without the extra bells and whistles i had present in the first round.
i get a call early morning from the CEO. he starts out by apologizing for waking me up, then starts out saying how he was so impressed with my work ethics, with my attention to detail to the work i presented but also to the research i had done, in such a short time. he was overly impressed that i went passed what was asked and presented it all. he says how the rest of his team respects my experience and wants to see me part of their team for a long time....
then he says.. i was disappointed in your 2nd presentation as you only did what we asked of you to do and did not present the same level of work that i had done a week earlier.. he said even though i had descriptions, a collection story, 30 colourways, he felt the colourway i chose to use as the sample was incorrect, he says the words i chose to describe my own work was incorrect, he goes on about these little details that his opinion of my work that he had no guidance with just was created.. he didn't understand that even though i submitted what he had asked that it wasn't with his current expectations as i had raised the bar on my own visual to others.. that i had to now in his eyes always show that same level.. not sure if i fucked myself or not..
as i work from my home office.. him and his partners now want me to be in their environment as to see just what i do when i do it..
do i continue with this gig? its one of my dream brands to design for, but i worked in so many brands that the dream doesn't matter that much anymore.. do i cut my losses and learn that giving more is a mistake, or do i continue and just submit ONLY what they ask for and never submit more and just keep going?
im not asking for an answer.. i'm just venting!!!