ARGH!!!
So I am a graphic designer for a very large hospital. my job depends on someone else doing theirs. For example, i can't design an annual report if i don't have the text, natch.
Well, this month is (supposed to be) a big month for me. Our annual report is being written and i will have the text on wednesday. it is a 36-40 page report and it will take me a week or two to complete design on it. it is a top priority. meanwhile, we have another secondary annual report just for the nursing department. That text was due to me on February 27th, so that I could get it done before working on the main one tomorrow.
I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE TEXT. So I have spent the last week twiddling my thumbs because since I have no idea what the topics are, I can't even schedule photo shoots. I have reminded my co-worker as nicely as I can at least 4 times to get me the text. He is ALWAYS late on everything to the point that co-workers have to repeatedly just do his job for him. Except that no one else can do this.
To top it all off, my boss commended him yesterday for working so hard all last week. "I know Steve was working hard with his door shut all last week!" WHAT A CROCK OF CRAP! Several times he shut his door to make it look like he was working, but he wasn't even THERE! Other times I went in his office and he was on the internet or talking to his wife on the phone (which would be fine if he didn't owe me 24 pages worth of text)!!!!!!!!!!
I have always prided myself on not being a "tattle tale" co-worker who throws people under the bus. I have worked with people like that and they're horrible. But this has gotten totally out of hand and it's clear my boss is clueless!
So I am a graphic designer for a very large hospital. my job depends on someone else doing theirs. For example, i can't design an annual report if i don't have the text, natch.
Well, this month is (supposed to be) a big month for me. Our annual report is being written and i will have the text on wednesday. it is a 36-40 page report and it will take me a week or two to complete design on it. it is a top priority. meanwhile, we have another secondary annual report just for the nursing department. That text was due to me on February 27th, so that I could get it done before working on the main one tomorrow.
I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE TEXT. So I have spent the last week twiddling my thumbs because since I have no idea what the topics are, I can't even schedule photo shoots. I have reminded my co-worker as nicely as I can at least 4 times to get me the text. He is ALWAYS late on everything to the point that co-workers have to repeatedly just do his job for him. Except that no one else can do this.
To top it all off, my boss commended him yesterday for working so hard all last week. "I know Steve was working hard with his door shut all last week!" WHAT A CROCK OF CRAP! Several times he shut his door to make it look like he was working, but he wasn't even THERE! Other times I went in his office and he was on the internet or talking to his wife on the phone (which would be fine if he didn't owe me 24 pages worth of text)!!!!!!!!!!
I have always prided myself on not being a "tattle tale" co-worker who throws people under the bus. I have worked with people like that and they're horrible. But this has gotten totally out of hand and it's clear my boss is clueless!