quitting my job
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- sammy2001
last week i had to take a really shitty job, as the in-house designer for a company selling mobile phones. i had to take it -
i need the money!!I was told that i would not be designing (or even using a computer) for at least 2 months. In that time i was to read a load of interesting books about mobile phones - to understand the product? I mean whats to understand.
the boss came out with a few classics to boost my confidence:
"anyone can draw - or do what you do ?" "i could have hired anyone (then showing me a big stack of CV's) he should have been a motivational speaker.he also tried to explain design to me with the metaphor:
"when you buy a toaster -- do you buy it for the way it looks or all the lovely buttery toast it will make??" i think it was an attempt at being DEEP ~ but everyone i've told -- said he was a dick.
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I really worked myself up about it but i decided it was the right thing to do. I phoned him up - and he was ok with it and even thanked me for being honest.as soon as i put the phone down it rang straight away -- i thought it was the old boss begging me to come back - but it wasn't him it was another company:
asking me join them instead.just thought i'd share with you my "up and week" with y'all.
- monokrom0
Congrats !
- TransFatty0
wow what a waste of time
- sammy20010
i know !!
2 months is a long time to waste - you can only learn so much about mobile phones.
so glad to be out of there
- tank0
hmmm...give me adress i'm gonna beat him up....tell him the designterrorists will be after him
----tankstation----the game is up
- unknown0
He was right, that anyone can draw though.
- tank0
but not anyone can design.....
- unknown0
mmmmmmm toasttttt
- kpl0
wait, I thought designers can't draw.
- unknown0
Designers can't design :)
- lifeinsodium0
i can't draw or design.
- kpl0
i can sing.
- lifeinsodium0
i can't sing either.
- lifeinsodium0
but i do make a damn good pitcher of lemonade.
- unknown0
You've got the job! :)
- tank0
i can watch
- tank0
i cant graff
- kodap0
I'd chose the cheapest Toaster.
- neeko0
not everyone can make good toast though
- lifeinsodium0
my toaster looks like an iMac.
- kpl0
my mac doubles as a radiator.