Yeah, so this dude I've freelanced, 10 years for had me move to Portland from Ohio, and not 8 months later lays me off, by ****ing email this morning.
The beauty of it is he's citing artistic differences, yeah, someone i've work with for 10 years and done ad's, posters, stickers, logos, clothing etc. Suddenly said "The reasons are numerous but the bottom line is I don’t see us working together creatively as a team and your design direction is radically different than mine. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t want to even work with you."
then this, " think having you help out the in the shop is also a move in the wrong direction." Yeah of course it is, you brought me out as a graphic designer, me cleaning the ****ing shop floor, doing oil changes is only because you don't have any god damn work for me. uggh.
So I've kept a dairy of things I've asked him and his replies.
Yesterday I relayed some phone messages to the big d and had a customer on hold, so I asked him about the schedule. Obviously frustrated his answer came out. Relayed to said customer and exited phone call. Few minutes later I get called down and he tells me he doesn't want me answering the phone anymore that I stress him out. That Im not to pick-up the phone unless he asked me to.
ok, I wasn't hired to be a receptionist anyhow. He says that it makes him be forced to deal with the calls not at his leisure. This is the same guy who gets downright angry if he leaves a message and someone doesn't get back immediately. fuuuuuuuck.
He also tells me that after last weekend he tracked axle grease into his house and onto the new carpet. I reply with "really, damn that sucks" He then gives me the it's your fault look, oh because I was swapping a axle/CV and got grease on the shop floor. I guess it's my fault too he wore his shoes into the house? I get that I must have dropped some greased and should have cleaned it up, but what I don't get is how it's my fault he ****ed his carpet up. The shop floor is a ****ing mess. He said he should have me mop the entire shop because of it. Yeah, that'll happen.
Thanks for getting irritated at me for sending me 4 ****ty photos to use in a print ad.
I love that when I said the photos are too small to use he needs to go into properties and check on the size. As if I suddenly went retarded and have no idea what I'm doing. "1900 pixels isn't good enough?" - No, not when it's 72dpi and being used for print.
He recently bought a 70-something Audi 100 sight unseen as a cheap project. Had it towed from somewhere in Washington. Tow bill was $600, He paid $400 or 500 for the car. It gets dropped off at the shop and looks like a ****ing reef.
Im currently working on my '98 VR6 gti and rebuilding the motor. He says to me rather pissy "Dude you're 37 (well I'm 36) you shouldn't be driving a slammed mk3, ****ing sell the gti and buy something new."
oh, like a Audi 100?
walking away....
The beauty of it is he's citing artistic differences, yeah, someone i've work with for 10 years and done ad's, posters, stickers, logos, clothing etc. Suddenly said "The reasons are numerous but the bottom line is I don’t see us working together creatively as a team and your design direction is radically different than mine. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t want to even work with you."
then this, " think having you help out the in the shop is also a move in the wrong direction." Yeah of course it is, you brought me out as a graphic designer, me cleaning the ****ing shop floor, doing oil changes is only because you don't have any god damn work for me. uggh.
So I've kept a dairy of things I've asked him and his replies.
Yesterday I relayed some phone messages to the big d and had a customer on hold, so I asked him about the schedule. Obviously frustrated his answer came out. Relayed to said customer and exited phone call. Few minutes later I get called down and he tells me he doesn't want me answering the phone anymore that I stress him out. That Im not to pick-up the phone unless he asked me to.
ok, I wasn't hired to be a receptionist anyhow. He says that it makes him be forced to deal with the calls not at his leisure. This is the same guy who gets downright angry if he leaves a message and someone doesn't get back immediately. fuuuuuuuck.
He also tells me that after last weekend he tracked axle grease into his house and onto the new carpet. I reply with "really, damn that sucks" He then gives me the it's your fault look, oh because I was swapping a axle/CV and got grease on the shop floor. I guess it's my fault too he wore his shoes into the house? I get that I must have dropped some greased and should have cleaned it up, but what I don't get is how it's my fault he ****ed his carpet up. The shop floor is a ****ing mess. He said he should have me mop the entire shop because of it. Yeah, that'll happen.
Thanks for getting irritated at me for sending me 4 ****ty photos to use in a print ad.
I love that when I said the photos are too small to use he needs to go into properties and check on the size. As if I suddenly went retarded and have no idea what I'm doing. "1900 pixels isn't good enough?" - No, not when it's 72dpi and being used for print.
He recently bought a 70-something Audi 100 sight unseen as a cheap project. Had it towed from somewhere in Washington. Tow bill was $600, He paid $400 or 500 for the car. It gets dropped off at the shop and looks like a ****ing reef.
Im currently working on my '98 VR6 gti and rebuilding the motor. He says to me rather pissy "Dude you're 37 (well I'm 36) you shouldn't be driving a slammed mk3, ****ing sell the gti and buy something new."
oh, like a Audi 100?
walking away....
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qft
Yeh whatever. 
