I am a web designer / developer working with
a client who has pretty much zero concept of my time – or anyone’s time other
than her own. Also, zero understanding of technology and how to use it.
I’ve been working on this project for four and a half months, and have nothing completed to show. I’ve sent her proofs of
pages, asked for content…and gotten nothing.
I’ve gone a whole month without getting a single response from her. The company
I work for is a smaller company and we’ve recently overhauled how we do our
quoting system with clients. She is on the old quote system (no penalty for not
providing content) therefore we cannot penalize her. It’s a nightmare.
Here is our most recent conversation:
Me: Can you provide links and/or reference images
for the icons you would like designed as well as some logo ideas?
Client: Sure! I’ll have them to you by the end of the day.
She then proceeds to send me four
pictures of some icons/images that she has googled on her mac book, then took a
picture on her iPhone and THEN sends me the pictures from her iPhone email.
Me: Those aren’t really going to work. I need the
original files to do anything with them. Could you send me the original links?
Client: I sent the links, they’re on the
second line. Did you not get them?
Me: Yes, I received them. However these are
low res iPhone images that will not suffice for reference images. I will need
the direct links for the artwork you would like to use.
She then sends me the exact same four iPhone
photos, and tells me to “check the second line” (in other words, theattachments).
I’m
looking forward to this project being done. I’m not holding my breath, though.
Hopefully within the next 10 years.
I actually think this was pretty responsible. Rather than banning it outright, which would result in kids wanting to rebel even more, she offers it in her home where she can control the amount people drink. Good on ya, Mrs George. You’re a cool mom.
She also offered her daughter a condom when she was hooking up with a guy instead of freaking out and kicking the guy out of the house.
It’s kinda funny how she is simultaneously an out-there parent, yet not a bad one. She might actually understand that her daughter is a anger-ridden teenager who can’t be easily controlled and restricted, so instead of telling her what she can’t do, she tries to guide her to a safer decision. I’m not saying I’m 100% cool with how she executes it, but hey, not a bad parent when you think about it.
next up on tumblr: psychoanalysing the mean girls mother.
Story: *is supposed to be about creepy/bizarre/horror/paranormal things*
Me:
Story: *is actually just about an inaccurate representation of a mentally ill person who is experiencing symptoms of mental illness, written by someone who obviously has never experienced those symptoms first hand and is just trying to be edgy*
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
