Friday Five: Deadlines
12 Mar
Holy crap. Work has been kicking my BUTT for the last 3 weeks! Luckily, the Friday Five is here to give me a reason to push my maudlin Sunday photos post down a bit. This week’s topic is about a topic near and dear to a newspaper worker’s heart…Deadlines.
1) When was the last time you had a serious deadline to make, and did you make it?
Today, actually, and yes. I had to whip together a prototype website and a flash-based pseudo-slot machine for a presentation that’s to be held next week. I’m on furlough starting Monday so it had to be done today. I made it, but not without stressing and binging on baby carrots, fruit cups & coffee. (bad, BAD combo)
2) Do you generally plan for deadlines, or are they more likely to sneak up on you until you’re frantic?
I usually plan for deadlines, but in my field sometimes they just appear without warning.
3) When did you last set a deadline for someone else, and did that person make it?
No. Nobody at work meets my deadlines. NOBODY.
4) How flexible and understanding are you when it comes to other people meeting your deadlines?
When nobody ever meets your own deadlines, you basically get beaten into submission. So I’m rather easy going. Here’s an example….
(time: 11:00am)
Ad Rep: I sold an ad to start tomorrow.
Me: Great! Please get me the ad by 4:45 so I can schedule it before I leave.
Ad Rep: Okay.
(time: 4:59pm)
Ad Rep: I just sent you the ad. Sorry! Bye! (goes home)
Me: (mutters, stays the extra time to schedule ad. Why? Because the ad rep will blame ME if it doesn’t start on time.)
5) What were the circumstances the last time you hung up on someone in the middle of a phone call, or the last time someone hung up on you in the middle of a phone call?
I don’t hang up on people. If it’s an unsolicited phone call, I will interrupt to say I’m not interested rather then let the poor person go through a 10 minute spiel.
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Wt: 166.2 – .2 down from last week. I’ll take it.
Dream: I was in a Beyonce video. I may have even been Beyonce, but it’s sketchy.
