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What a disappointment

May 22nd, 2017 at 11:00 pm

I thought I was getting paid today. No pay, all day, so left some messages with the agency. He replied back explaining that while he sends the time sheets in to payroll place every other Monday, I won't see the money til Wednesday. Sigh. Two more days.

Today was a stressful and trying day at work. We had a noon conference call with the client and I was making last minute changes and writing up "talking points" at 11 a.m.

Later in the day what I thought was a near perfect 2nd writing assignment drew lots of questions and declarations that certain copy was "clinical" and didn't "tell a story."

So we'll meet again tomorrow after I pull together some revisions.

I really don't think I'd want to do this permanently; people are continuously telling you what's wrong with what you've written, and this is long before the client even sees it and adds their .02. What an exhausting process, one I'll have to repeat 50 or so more times before I finish this job by September 1 (because that's about how many more writing assignments I'll have). Big sigh.

So it's disheartening. This is one reason why they're paying me the big bucks, no doubt. But still.

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5 Responses to “What a disappointment”

  1. Carol Says:
    May 22nd, 2017 at 11:04 pm 1495494255
    1495494255

    Oh my, that sounds so hard to take. Stay strong...😉.

  2. PatientSaver Says:
    May 22nd, 2017 at 11:18 pm 1495495099
    1495495099

    Thanks, Carol. Following our presentation to the client over the phone, the senior writer there did say to me "Congratulations." She's been pretty nice all along. But it would have meant more if that thank you came from the one VP who's nit picky comments right up until the very end were the most annoying, to be honest. He didn't say anything, but I noticed on the call he introduced me and the other writer as "the creative team," when really, I was the sole writer on the project and the other writer gave constructive criticism for revisions, which I followed.

    I'm just there to collect a paycheck. I can't take things personally.

  3. ceejay74 Says:
    May 23rd, 2017 at 12:47 pm 1495543643
    1495543643

    Totally par for the course. Water off a duck's back -- you're doing great!

  4. My English Castle Says:
    May 23rd, 2017 at 10:20 pm 1495578029
    1495578029

    Still disheartening. I hope you can keep your eyes on the prize and chin up. It's so much easier to work alone!

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    May 28th, 2017 at 03:12 pm 1495984373
    1495984373

    That does sound frustrating. Hopefully they'll lay off on the criticisms as you go along further.

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