In-House Design: Help! I'm surrounded by middle management!
Yesterday
Boss: Looks good to go!
Me: Are you certain?
Boss: Yup, send it to press!
Me: Is there anyone else, anyone at all, who needs to approve this before it goes out?
Boss: Nope.
Me: How about the director's council?
Boss: No, I'm not showing them. Just send it.
This morning
Boss: So I talked to the director's council, and they had a few changes.
Me: *stare*
Boss: Well, they had problems with x, y, and z...
Me: *stare*
Boss: And once we changed x, we had to change b...
Me: *stare*
Boss: I realize this is last minute...
Me: Do you realize that it wouldn't have been last minute if you either A) didn't talk to the people who really have no say in this anyway, or B) let me know you were planning on doing it when I ASKED THAT SPECIFICALLY?
Boss: But we really need this change!
Me, in my head: Holy wow, if I'd been efficient yesterday instead of dorking around on the net, you guys would be totally hosed.
*FACEPALM*
Boss: Looks good to go!
Me: Are you certain?
Boss: Yup, send it to press!
Me: Is there anyone else, anyone at all, who needs to approve this before it goes out?
Boss: Nope.
Me: How about the director's council?
Boss: No, I'm not showing them. Just send it.
This morning
Boss: So I talked to the director's council, and they had a few changes.
Me: *stare*
Boss: Well, they had problems with x, y, and z...
Me: *stare*
Boss: And once we changed x, we had to change b...
Me: *stare*
Boss: I realize this is last minute...
Me: Do you realize that it wouldn't have been last minute if you either A) didn't talk to the people who really have no say in this anyway, or B) let me know you were planning on doing it when I ASKED THAT SPECIFICALLY?
Boss: But we really need this change!
Me, in my head: Holy wow, if I'd been efficient yesterday instead of dorking around on the net, you guys would be totally hosed.
*FACEPALM*