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- nosaj
An in-house designer that works for a client that I do web design work for had an interview with a design shop in town. After the interview he calls me up (the in-house designer) and tells me that he doesn't know why, but during the interview he took credit for a site that I designed and built 100%. It was a project that I showed the in-house and his co-workers as an example of my work prior to beginning the project. My only guess is that he called me afterwards because the people he interviewed with know the company I built the site for and he found himself caught in a lie. I was and am pissed, I told him to set them straight and I want to here what they have to say. What would you do? He still works for the client and I still do work for them.
- QuincyArcher0
what an ass. but i think you did the right thing in just setting him straight.
I mean, if the company he currently works for is still a client, it would be a bit of a sticky situation if you tried to do anything else.
or you could let the client know that he went for a job interview...
- jevad0
total ass
flush him out in the open
- dan_dan_dan0
I believe this "in-house", fucked himself nosaj. As long as all parties involved know you did the work, let this kid suffer the fate he brought upon himself.
You don't need to do anything else.
What a bone-head (the in-house).
- dan_dan_dan0
...Fucked him or her, self.
- dan_dan_dan0
...Right, it's a he; of course I read that.
- Donvitoviti0
I think he did himself enough punishment. Just make sure he doesnt do it again
- easy_target0
because the people he interviewed with know the company I built the site for and he found himself caught in a lie.
there ya go
what a tangled web we weave.........
- nosaj0
I know he feels pretty bad about it, people make mistakes. He hasn't cleared it up yet so I'm the only one who really knows. I imagine it'll be tough to own up but it's all I ask. I just don't want people to doubt me when I present Case study's. I don't think he's a bad guy or a bad designer, he just made a poor decision.
- dan_dan_dan0
Part of being a good designer is not doing exactly what he did.
This kind of behavior transcends any discipline or profession in life. It's a personal quality that extends into any practice.
I would find it hard to hire a person who claimed the hard work of another person (no matter the industry).
However, each case should be handled individually, and if this person is sincerely distraught by his poor decision, there could be hope for him.
- easy_target0
hit him up about it
dude he took credit for your werk
thats not right....the clients you done the work for in the first place and the people who interveiwed the dick should know that he didnt do the work he said he did espcially if they know each other
- warheros20
he should own up to whoever he told and say he didnt do it, and then introduce them to you and say you did it.
he fucked up, he should take looking like a dick because of something like that. it took a conscious effort on his part to do it. now he can do the same to fix it.
- Hym0
I did the reverse once, I told a programmer was responsible for software interface code in a personal project to appear more professional as a designer and less nerdy because i didnt want code assignments.
it didn't work out either and they were more interested in the programmer i couldnt give details about :)
- IRNlun60
he took credit for something you did so now he owes you.
next time you need to off someones cat you know who to call.
that or you should get a nice meal out of it...
- magicpatch0
put him in the iron maiden