Working over the weekend
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- gramme
All because of grasping, greedy, melodramatic bureaucrats. Happy birthday to me. This style guide would've been done and delivered months ago otherwise. Oh, and a buddy from back home is in town. Haven't seen him since I got married.
Friend: "Wanna go get beers?"
Me: "Nah, I've gotta overhaul a 50 page style guide. By Monday night. So...find some way to entertain yourself. I'll be keeping this desk warm for a while. Oh and welcome to St. Louis.":|
- brains0
Bummer. You do nice work though. They're lucky.
- Jnr_Madison0
Happy Birthday.
- Is it your birthday?Jnr_Madison
- Memorial Day.gramme
- My bad.Jnr_Madison
- dskz0
I hope your making good money.
- morilla0
did it last weekend
- skwiotsmith0
Welcome to Saint Louis indeed.
- Drno0
- gramme0
My site is in need of a major overhaul. I appreciate the kind words though. My recent work is far better, I think, than the stuff I did a few years ago...
- Jaline0
pffft
- gramme0
Oh and did I mention my buddy is staying with us. Some jackass host I am...
- imnotadesigner0
Im working this weekend too... sucks ass
- _salisae_0
happy birthday, gramme!
- Josev0
Screw that, blow it off. Why do they need the style guides for first thing Tuesday morning?
- Yaff0
If it happens regularly, leave the job.
If it happens occasionally, suck it up - it's just 'agency life', you'll get that at most places.
The shitty thing is that it's not a rush job and sounds like you've been fucked around for months.
Worth mentioning though - if you get off QBN, you might get it done by end of today.
- TaylorB0
ahh... your friend must understand... it is what it is. just give him the car and directions around town.
good luck with the piece and happy birthday.
- TheBlueOne0
Buck up buddy, it could always be worse...
- blaw0
What's a weekend again?
- gramme0
Yaff – how much would you say is "regularly"? I work at least a couple hours over the wkend 1–2 times per month. Sometimes more, sometimes less. There have been a few weekends so far this year where I worked the entire weekend, pausing briefly to sleep, eat and say hi to the wife. I will say summers are a lot slower, though this year things are wacky and we're busier than usual. About 2 months ago, I was on the verge of serious burnout.
I think we might be understaffed.
- stoplying0
Hey man, that sucks you have to work over the holiday weekend. But a good friend would understand your dilemma.
Some days you're the hammer, and some days you're the nail. It seems as if this Memorial Day weekend, you are the nail. So in your nail status, I will represent you by drinking this fine Anchor Steam Summer Ale in your honor.
Hard work and dedication are admirable qualities in a designer and a person that you should be proud of exhibiting.