Posted on 05/02/2006 by ACube2Graphic
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I was hired as an entry-level Graphic Designer, fresh from school, at a medium-sized Calif. company about a year and a half ago. The guy who hired me has NO certifications, other than being a photographer. (We photograph parts, clean them up in Photoshop, place pix in catalogs and flyers; not brain surgery) He's a short, Jewish guy with a major inferiority complex ("never speak German to a Jew"; heaven forbid we get German customers, and never mind that I have German and Jewish in my family and speak a little German), is one of those people than has no "common" sense or organizational skills and is easily distracted by sparkly things (adult ADD). We generally don't allow him to use tools, assemble things, or try to fix anything for fear he'll hurt himself/break it. He, unfortunately attained his Supervisor position by attrition; a two person Graphics dept., with regular turn-over, and when I got there, he WAS the graphics team. (WHY do we NEED a SUPERVISOR in that small of a department!?!?!)
I have since worked circles around him, getting twice as much done in half of the time, which, I'm sure he finds me threatening. The upper mgmt likes me. The first 6 months working there he & I spent screaming at each other, because he took everything I said, joking or constructive suggestions/questions as "threatening his authority". He has, on numerous occasions, run into the GM's office to cry and whine, only to be shot down and told to chill out. If I'm quiet for any extended period because I'm involved in a project, he asks everyone if there's something wrong with me, or if I'm p****d off @ him. This is, for the most part, a VERY laid back, multi-religious and ethnicly mixed office, and we all work together without any huge difficulties or attitudes. Gross jokes & bad behaviour abound, but it's fun, and I'm not one of those chicks WITHOUT an Estrogen superiority complex (I'm a Tomboy). But this little guy is like a noisy chihuahua; a whole lot of noise and gets under foot, but if you confront him, he runs squealing with his tail between his legs. He has screwed up things here and caused enough problems to be demoted to dept "Lead" (not by title, mind you, so he still gets his supervisor pay), but, thankfully, we both now report to the Sales Mgr., who also dislikes him immensely, and for the same reasons as I. He's pathetic. I can't stand whiners. Now that he's been taken down a notch, he's tolerable. Now the hard part will be trying to get a raise, now that I'm doing mine and most of his work now.... Like I said, "I WILL WIN" I'm a bigger b*tch.
POST A COMMENTHaveADamnNiceDay(05/20/2006)
You GO girl! As a fellow tomboy (and aspiring graphic artist myself--just need to get the $$$ to pay the tuition), I commend your abilities to handle whiners and still come out on top without being a backbiter! Kudos to you for being the bigger person!
Soon to be free....(07/16/2006)
"easily distracted by sparkly things" ROFL! I've had bosses that could be described that way...I wish I had known that phrase then.
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