tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post3443599471544497675..comments2023-10-18T10:40:51.851-04:00Comments on fishwithoutbicycle: I've Only Got One Pair Of Handsfishwithoutbicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-60962121184845314232011-01-09T10:57:37.845-05:002011-01-09T10:57:37.845-05:00Thanks Spandrel, happy new year to you. Let's ...Thanks Spandrel, happy new year to you. Let's hope 2011 is a good one all around.<br /><br />Hi Amel, thanks for the support. To be honest I don't think the stress at work will change, so all I can do is change the way I react to it, although that won't happen over night.fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-30326071616313807812011-01-09T07:49:33.804-05:002011-01-09T07:49:33.804-05:00Oh dear...sounds stressful indeed. Ugh...don't...Oh dear...sounds stressful indeed. Ugh...don't you just hate it when they expect you to do this and that when you know your team just can't handle it anymore. <br /><br />I don't know what to write here 'coz I'm speechless...but hopefully everything works out as best as it can and you can still achieve work/life balance (if not now, sooner than later).Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-30680409946217667682011-01-08T23:10:30.903-05:002011-01-08T23:10:30.903-05:00Ooh, Fish, sorry to hear the work stress has set i...Ooh, Fish, sorry to hear the work stress has set in already. But having your master project plan at the ready must be a good tool during those confrontations with account management... Having it in black and white, objective as can be, can sometimes get one's point across. Sadly, working those high hours is more cost-effective for the company, but burnout inhibits good work...<br /><br />Here's to a year with more sanity all around!Spandrel Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782425263902619415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-27067145640937948052011-01-07T08:38:19.947-05:002011-01-07T08:38:19.947-05:00Ah Kitty, why are you even responding to 10pm emai...Ah Kitty, why are you even responding to 10pm emails to clients? Sometimes I think we are our own worst enemies. I used to check my Blackberry all the time, but since I came back from my Peru trip I've stopped doing that. I feel that I work long enough, so I should not feel guilty for enjoying my free time.<br /><br />I empathize with Mark's situation. In terms of my role the way the clients behave hasn't changed that much to be honest, but I do see a difference in some account people. I work on multiple clients and I would say that half my account teams are great, they set reasonable expectations with clients and for the most part don't commit to my team working on something without checking in with me first, however there are a couple of account people who, lovely as they are, just say yes to whatever the client wants from my team and then when I push back because of X, Y and Z they don't like it so much, but my view is they made a mistake of over promising, so they have to deal with it. I think these people need training in how to manage their clients. I'm not sure what training exists for them already, but maybe it's lacking some components.fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429416575218781426.post-68796418172550199722011-01-06T23:05:47.904-05:002011-01-06T23:05:47.904-05:00oh boy!!!
You and my coworker, who is just back f...oh boy!!!<br /><br />You and my coworker, who is just back from her 2-week vacation in Italy, sound one in the same. It is so tough. Gah.<br /><br />People are so damned cranky now too, and in terms of people, I mean clients. Outlandish expectations. There are times when I politely state my contrary view to theirs - not so intense as your John soliloquy, but very close. Tonight I used the phrase 'in my professional opinion' in response to a 10pm email from a client.<br /><br />Mark is in your field and the whole client-interface is his annoyance, too. The problem is that the big clients have lots of power, ad revenue and airtime. The stakes are high and account people do not like to say 'no'.<br /><br />I think to be a good account person is tough. It means not being a yes-man/woman. It takes confidence and experience.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.com