So I'm Not the Most Tech-Savvy Person in the World, But...
My boss/director is an amusing person sometimes. Has a genuinely good heart and all, but doesn't understand some things about technology. (That's understandable, because I have grandparents who are the same way -- my mother would also be included in this category, but she has coworkers who help her out. My dad, on the other hand, is a computer genius and can fix/build things from scratch. Sadly, none of us kids got that gene.)
But sometimes it gets a little frustrating. In hindsight, it's amusing, but when there's a deadline and things need to get printed asap, it's not so much fun.
In this instance, there were a lot of typos on a charity recital program, and my boss asked me to fix the mistakes. Problem was that the program was printed out from a pdf file, and I was only handed a copy with a pen. My boss didn't understand that I couldn't manually shift things around on a pdf, especially since the file was a *picture* of the recital program. Apparently, whoever does the recital programs just emails the finished versions, and not in a format that can be changed.
Dear Boss,
I know you've relied on me in the past, and that I somehow make magic happen on your computer when you try to figure out new programs, but not even I can make this work. Please send me the files that *can* be edited, otherwise you're not going to get what you want.
Sincerely,
Ika
P.S. I would like to get paid for spending a lot of time helping you out with these things. If you ask someone to help you out with a favor and said person spends hours and hours working on it, it's generally good form to compensate them in some way (even if it's just a thank-you card and a meal). Especially if they are already in your payroll to begin with. Your grants don't write themselves, after all.
But sometimes it gets a little frustrating. In hindsight, it's amusing, but when there's a deadline and things need to get printed asap, it's not so much fun.
In this instance, there were a lot of typos on a charity recital program, and my boss asked me to fix the mistakes. Problem was that the program was printed out from a pdf file, and I was only handed a copy with a pen. My boss didn't understand that I couldn't manually shift things around on a pdf, especially since the file was a *picture* of the recital program. Apparently, whoever does the recital programs just emails the finished versions, and not in a format that can be changed.
Dear Boss,
I know you've relied on me in the past, and that I somehow make magic happen on your computer when you try to figure out new programs, but not even I can make this work. Please send me the files that *can* be edited, otherwise you're not going to get what you want.
Sincerely,
Ika
P.S. I would like to get paid for spending a lot of time helping you out with these things. If you ask someone to help you out with a favor and said person spends hours and hours working on it, it's generally good form to compensate them in some way (even if it's just a thank-you card and a meal). Especially if they are already in your payroll to begin with. Your grants don't write themselves, after all.