Bored, Not Busy
9 Dec
My boss confirmed to me on Monday that I will indeed be losing the web site that has become a major part of my job. His boss just doesn’t want us on the project and so we’ve begun to formulate an “exit strategy.” Basically, we (my boss and I) have outlined our roles (he is also being pulled off of the project) and what would be need to happen to transition the tasks we do to someone new.
In my case, a new person would have to be hired (probably a contract person) who would look over the postings, communicating with the web team about what to post and what to take down and coordinating with the webmaster any new sub-sites that may be developed. We put the finishing touches on the first draft of the exit strategy today and sent it along to John (my boss’ boss) today. He’ll discuss it with his superiors and they’ll decide on the appropriate next steps.
To say that I am bummed about this would be an understatement. I am kind of miffed that my boss didn’t put up more of a fight for me; he knows how much I like the web stuff. But, I know how pissy he gets when I am working on web stuff and it takes me away from something he wants to get done.
The goal is to have me off of the web site project early in the new year, probably by February or March. What will I do instead? I will play middle man for another series of web sites, which I am absolutely dreading. I am basically going to be the intermediary between the people who have the information to post and the person who will be posting. If I don’t have admin access, I’m not interested. I hate sitting on my hands waiting on someone else to post something I am fully capable of doing myself.
I will also be doing audio work with the possibility of video work as well. While this may appeal to some folks, I just don’t care about either of the two. If I were being sent on Flash courses to learn that kind of video work, I’d be stoked. As it is, we’re talking filming some talking heads and posting them on a web site.
I’ve been doing some enhanced audio stuff matching it up with presentations and such and it was cool for the first hour or so but now it just makes me want to pull out my pubic hairs. One. At. A. Time.
While I’m at it, I will admit that we (my boss and I) are like fish out of water in these new projects. What we’re producing isn’t very professional and it drives me batty when I work on making something look appealing only to have my boss come along and muck it all up with some half-assed change. Thankfully, my name is not attached to any of the final products so I don’t have to hang my head in shame.
Once I lose the web site and these other projects become the main stay of my job, I am going to be bored to tears. The plan is a simple one; polish up the resume and start sending it out come January. In the meantime, I may take a cue from Mad Men and look into keeping my desk stocked with certain beverages. Just not in any drawers my boss likes to rummage through.
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It sounds weird. Your work needs someone to do the web; they are not eliminating the website(s). They just want this workout of your boss’s department. Why can’t you transfer units — join the web unit? Is that not an option? Can you not propose this?”
Maybe I am talking out of my hat….what do I know.
The glitch is that the major web site that I am working on is only temporary. It will be faded out a year from now so it’s not really feasible for me to transfer from one section of our dept to another. I’m sure it could be done but John has decided that I am staying put.
Mr. G, who oversees the project that encompasses the web site has pulled me aside and spoken to me privately about my involvement on the site. He knows that I will not be happy losing it and so he’s proposed alternatives, like keeping me on as a “overseer” someone who wouldn’t be as involved but would ensure things are done properly. I don’t see that idea getting very much traction, either.
Does Mr G. have pull? More than your boss? Maybe have a chat with him?
But maybe the best course of action is to start looking…
wow pulling out your pubic hairs one by one..seems a little extreme but..whatever floats your boat.
I only have about five, so it’s not so bad.