Publishing Woes

When the Boss fails to understand that the only days a part-time colleague is in the office are the only days s/he can work on the projects

When an >30YO colleague is unable to grasp basic social etiquette (and makes it look like we’re the weirdos)

When no tea/coffee/caffeine can keep my eyes open

When it’s only the beginning of the week and I already have to deal with stupid

When a co-authors’ fight reaches the point where one is so unhappy s/he’s sulking and refusing to cooperate constructively because s/he feels unheard

When warring co-authors want me to state who’s in the right

When an author (finally) responds to an email I sent 3.5 years ago (as if he had just received it yesterday)

When we discover that a universally disliked colleague has been sneakily disappearing for job interviews

When the authors of the same book disagree over the text in their manuscript (and make me make/undo/redo the N-to-the-power-of-1 million-th minute correction to their manuscript)

When I’m included in CC in an email fight between authors, over their book title/cover