I wrote out this rant which will get me fired if my boss world read it.
It's a gtalk exchange with Clay from which I have removed any references to Chinese food:

Me: I work at a small marketing/design company. We, until 3 weeks ago had 5 designers (one of them the creative director, one a work placement and one of them more into the technical side of things, like flash programming).
Now, about 5 weeks ago, we were told that the creative director was leaving. Slightly better pay, much better boss. (That last part was told us in confidence, obviously.)


2 weeks ago, another of the designers quit, and then took a holiday.
Our new creative director is more technically inclined, so he doesn't do any design work. (At least, so far I've only see him do HTML/CSS and Some light Javascript.)

Which leaves the following persons in the design department: Me. an intern, who, god bless her, isn't much good yet, and a guy that would rather make things move around in Flash.

Clay: this certainly explains why you haven't had much time for chatting lately

Me: Also: 7 deadlines in 2 weeks, a conference last thursday to saturday (Great, but crappily timed) and (and this is the only good part so far) 2 freelance jobs (one of them for my old creative director)

Yes, it would, wouldn't it... .-)

Actually, the conference wasn't crappily timed, it's just that my boss and the account manager can't plan their way out of a wet paper bag if they had scissors.

On top of that, my new creative director is 25 years old and has broken up with his girlfriend. He also doesn't seem to have any friends. I now screen my calls on Saturday and Sunday....

Clay: jesus

Me: In the last 2 weeks, he's worked 5 times 'till midnight at least. He has no life.

In protest, this week, with deadlines being slightly less harsh, we all try to go home after 8 hours of work.


Me: SO: I'm working on my site and i have ordered bussiness cards. Sending out CV's/Portfolios.

Because on top of all of this, I get shit pay and the owner/boss is a moron who will drive this company into the ground within the year.

His idea of good bussiness is to undercut all competitors. So we end up with a giant workload and just enough money to pay the workers.

He also THINKS he's smart. He has all these little schemes to pay less taxes and shit like that.

Bitter? Me?

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So yes, I hope that answers where I have gone. :-)