Work Stuff...

I forgot to mention the other night (or did I? I suppose I could just check the last work-related post and find out) that the sales rep for that appliance dealership told me that the owner of that dealership has been so happy with the ads I've created for him that he wanted to know my name, so the next time he runs into the publisher (as he often does), he wants to let him know exactly who's doing such a great job for him.

This same sales rep also handles that furniture store that I've been working on a new mascot design for... you know, the one I showed you samples of below a few posts? I asked her this morning if she'd had a chance to show them yet, and after that, she sent the samples off to her contact.

Well, she loved them! Her favorite is the longer-haired version in the oval, but she thinks the owner of the company will go for the shorter-haired version in the oval. Unfortunately, the owner's out of town for another week and a half, so I figure it'll be about two weeks before I hear anything more about it.

A different sales rep at work, who deals with the auto dealers, has been disappointed that I'm giving up one of my automotive guardian accounts (guardian accounts are ones where one specific person works on those ads). This account's being given to my guardian back-up, who my boss figured needed some more regular guardian work that's bigger than the little guardians she has.

Anyway... shortly after I got to work this morning, this rep was asking me about the other auto guardian account I have (which I'm not giving up). Actually, this guardian account is several accounts... multiple dealerships under one umbrella owner. Typically, I don't actually build these ads... they're created at our sister newspaper in Tacoma, and they send me a PDF of the file, which I at least have to change the phone numbers on (and sometimes change from full color to spot color).

This week, I ended up building the VW, Porsche-Audi, and Toyota ads, while the Chrysler ad was sent to us. I'd been doing the first two for a week or two already, but it's been some time since I'd done the Toyota ad... so long ago, in fact, that on Thursday, when I worked on it, I had to create an entirely new "shell" for that account. The sales rep wanted to know if a requested change could be made on this ad.

I told him, "Nope, it's absolutely impossible," in a joking manner of course (my boss was standing nearby, and I could see her grinning at my gibe). He didn't get it was a joke at first, and so I let him know I rebuilt the ad (which he wasn't aware of), and that it would be easy to make that change. He told me he didn't realize I'd built it because it matched so closely the original file I built the shell from.

To which I replied, "Well, that's because I'm very good at my job!" but grinning this time, so he'd know I was just joking around with him, giving him a hard time. He then turned to my boss and said he knows I'm good at my job, and that I should be given a raise!

Unfortunately, since I just had my review in February, there won't be any raises for me until next year... although I can still hope, can't I?

Jon