This is a Journal entry by Aloui Kitten, FPS Prez & Digestive Hater
Stress
Aloui Kitten, FPS Prez & Digestive Hater Started conversation May 14, 2002
I have a boss who doesn't believe there's any such thing as stress.I have my own theory about this. My boss doesn't believe in stress because he never suffers from it. And he never suffers from it because he is always too busy causing it in other people.
Today has not been too stressful, despite my huge, uncontrollable, life-of-its-own mouth saying all sorts of things likely to get me into trouble. My problem is this - I can't stand being patronised, especially not by someone who is the living embodiment of the Peter Principle (he owns the company.)
The cause of today's particular hassle was a Tourist Board. This Tourist Board (from now on referred to as the TB) used to give us funding for one of our magazines, but no longer do so. However they still retain creative control (how do they do that.)
The magazine went to the printers yesterday. Paged, burned, done. Then the TB phoned. Could they please have the front cover to proof.
OOK! You could hear the 'K-THUNK' of pennies dropping all round the office, and pretty horrified pennies they were too. How would we explain this one away. Meanwhile, I'm quietly having a fit in the corner, since I'm the graphic designer and therefore in charge of proofing, and I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT, and then having a double-fit at the prospect of having to prepare another copy (electronic) of the mag for proofing. Consider electrocuting myself by head-butting my monitor, then realise its life is probably worth more than mine. Decide to become incredibly mouthy instead. Our magazine and web editor is also going crazy, which is not fair, as it's her birthday, and she works sooooo hard, and she doesn't deserve even 1% of the stress inflicted on her. Lesley, for the record, you're fab. 
Anyhooo. The upshot was one very unhappy boss, and an overhaul of our entire electronic-to-hard-copy workflow process. This place is a madhouse, we've just lost half a day trying to sort out one proof.
Oh yeah... and the TB just phoned. All clear, go ahead. 
Key: Complain about this post
More Conversations for Aloui Kitten, FPS Prez & Digestive Hater
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."