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pmaojo
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When I started working as designer my boss at that time liked to invite people to remote control me, sit or stand behind my neck to explain their will and tell me to do this, "can we try this?", "can it be changed to another color?", "is it possible to move logo to the left?" and all that m*f*cking shit.

It didn't take long before I decided that I wouldnt accept that anymore.

They come with that energy, that illusion of power to play god with your fast mouse...

The first solution was to stand up with them around the chair and tell them I would take notes, then do the changes and mail them. That worked but sometimes it didn't feel right for the boss who got mad and tried to handle the mouse like trying to pretend she was going to do it...

In case the visit was by surprise I used this method, not sitting in worst position. Just recover dignity standing to their commaning stance.

The best and what became the real solution was printing things we needed, receive and guide clients to a meeting room where we would discuss things and take notes on the papers.

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  • 2
    I agree on the final controlled solution. A process should be in place and it should not be the gang standing over you with on-the-fly undocumented change requests.
  • 2
    These c*nts don't realise that design takes skill, changing one thing can adversely effect the balance of the design and require more work to restore the carefully constructed layout. If an unskilled twat wants to change your work ask him why, what does he want to achieve, what is their background in design, put the fuckers in there place. A few text alterations is fine though. :-)
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