Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Retardobot]

Fuck I hate dicks that book printers before the work is done/proofed.
It's like marketing departments declaring a go-live date when they haven't even come up with any copy for their website, and suddenly expect you to fill it all in, with great detailed knowledge about all facets of their business. Dickfucks.

I do my absolute best when communicating with printers. I bend over backwards for them. The last thing you want is an angst printer when providing them with material to do a run in the thousands.

[Tandoori]

Contender for favourite aussie.

[Retardobot]

He's dropping a new Aussie's Loosest Bloke tomorrow.

Cunt wait.

He's my new Dave Chappelle.

[Spork]

He sounds like my cousin.

Oh and about 6 billion other Aussies.

[Zarkov]

I do my absolute best when communicating with printers. I bend over backwards for them. The last thing you want is an angst printer when providing them with material to do a run in the thousands.

I just click print and away it goes.

Never any trouble with mine.

[Retardobot]

I just click print and away it goes.

Never any trouble with mine.

I'm a printer whisperer.

[Zarkov]

You should change your user to Rebot.

Shorter, snappier, and way cooler.

[Retardobot]

You should change your user to Rebot.

Shorter, snappier, and way cooler.

I'd rather be known as a retard than someone who doesn't know how to spell reboot.

Thank you for the suggestion though.

[Zarkov]

Robot.

Retarded robot.

Rebot.

It's pretty compelling.

[Retardobot]

Perhaps it is time for a change.

Start a vote.

[Spork]

Just don't change it to anything gay like inmotion.

[Retardobot]

In the middle of a conversation I was having no more than 5 mins ago, I listed my butt off my chair ready to walk out, forever. BUt decided against it.

Again, the boss gives his son another branding project whilst I, sit here, clear-cutting photos and laying out Yellow Page ads.

Fucking had it.

[Tandoori]

Are you getting paid any less? If not, then who cares?

First world problems.

[Retardobot]

Are you getting paid any less? If not, then who cares?

First world problems.

I'm getting paid $1 more than when I was a second year student, roughly the same as a burger flipper. But that's beside the point and is not my argument.

I fucking care. It's insulting to see someone being given work like this, to be in charge of work when the overseer has no experience. I care about my industry and how it's treated. I see under experienced designers in jobs that they shouldn't be doing, taking on clients they shouldn't be in charge of which destroys this industry because it doesn't take much to anger a client and have them turn their backs on professional work.

I've worked hard, I work weekends and evenings for sub-par pay only to see what I had stepped into this industry for, being palmed off to someone fresh out of high-school with nil understanding of what he is doing.

[Tandoori]

Lol, I guess you're fair to bitch about it. But I can't say I have much sympathy, the world is not a fair place and to expect anything more than that is foolish.

You could of course attempt to raise the standard, by opening up shop and running a moral or ethical business - but chances are you don't have the capital for a start-up, and the unethical businesses will cut you down anyway. Sounds like your boss needs to school himself up on efficiency, but what's the point in putting up with all the hassle of owning your own firm if you can't abuse it for personal gains (like giving your kid valuable experience) from time to time?

Love that free-market!

[Retardobot]

Lol, I guess you're fair to bitch about it. But I can't say I have much sympathy, the world is not a fair place and to expect anything more than that is foolish.

but what's the point in putting up with all the hassle of owning your own firm if you can't abuse it for personal gains (like giving your kid valuable experience) from time to time?

Love that free-market!

I bitch because it's an issue this industry faces more than most.

Inexperienced people being put in charge (or taking charge by starting up their own, half-cocked freelance handle) that in-turn scares off clients. The average client thinks that what a designer does can be done simply by owning a computer. An example was the huge outcry that the nation displayed when everyone found out how much the Telecom re-brand cost. They all thought "hey, I could of done that for $100". No, no you couldn't have.

There's a cavernous difference between giving someone experience and putting them in charge of entire projects which puts a sour taste in a clients mouth.

[Zarkov]

Rebot.

Rebo.


Which sounds better?

[Pyromanik]

I bitch because it's an issue this industry faces more than most.

Inexperienced people being put in charge (or taking charge by starting up their own, half-cocked freelance handle) that in-turn scares off clients. The average client thinks that what a designer does can be done simply by owning a computer. An example was the huge outcry that the nation displayed when everyone found out how much the Telecom re-brand cost. They all thought "hey, I could of done that for $100". No, no you couldn't have.

There's a cavernous difference between giving someone experience and putting them in charge of entire projects which puts a sour taste in a clients mouth.

People always foreget the cost of the colattral when it comes to stuff like that too. What the public knows is that it cost that much to undertake an rebrand. What the public doesn't know is if that's just for design work, or signage on every van, shop window, sign, telephone box, etc. as well.

Also, talk to your boss. Tell him that you're unhappy with your job, explain to him (calmly and with a positive angle) why.

If he's still a retard afterwards, then do as you will. He's obviously a poor business man.

Rebot.

Rebo.


Which sounds better?

Ro.

We could make him like prince, and shorten his name to just: ρ

[Retardobot]

Also, talk to your boss. Tell him that you're unhappy with your job, explain to him (calmly and with a positive angle) why.

I can't talk to him about design decisions without him cutting me off 3 words into a sentence, so I have now just learnt to shut my mouth and do what I'm told without questioning anything. I have thought about talking to him and every time I play the scenario out in my head I always arrive at one conclusion, and that's things getting worse than they already are. The 8 - 6 is filled with yelling matches between him and his wife and his kids, so I can see with ease how me trying to talk to him about how things are handled going down pretty badly.

So, this is the last time I complain about things. I just stepped up the job-search today by signing back up with recruitment agencies.

[Pyromanik]

cool.
Well you've done some sweet work while there. Hopefully you'll fine another without much issue now that you have experience as a senior.

[Retardobot]

This is true.

Also, I like Rebot better than Rebo.

Rebo sounds like some Japanese concept robot.

[Obble]

If you could have the design version of my boss, id give him to you.

My boss is pretty fucking awesome.

[Retardobot]

If you could have the design version of my boss, id give him to you.

My boss is pretty fucking awesome.

I think this is the first time I've had a dicky boss, I've been pretty lucky so far. My previous boss was like a good friend, so much so I had him around for dinner.

If your boss is a GC, then productivity goes through the roof. For the past week I've slumped in my work ethic because I just can't muster the motivation to continue making the boss look good which is why I am now being proactive about moving on.

[Zarkov]

This is true.

Also, I like Rebot better than Rebo.

Rebo sounds like some Japanese concept robot.

That's settled then.

[Obble]

Zarkov sounds too foreign.

Your new name is Ted.