ramabearĀ replied to yourĀ post:Ā did i tell yāall about the ādramaā i had with the...
anything where āgraphic designerā is in quotes is sure to be good. ouo
itās so funny tbh bc he was talkin big game but then didnāt do anything lol
pornosophicalĀ replied to yourĀ post:Ā did i tell yāall about the ādramaā i had with the...
nope. dish if you pls
absolutely, friend! this shit long, so the rest is under cut enjoy :)
so i already got beef with this group because 90% of the exec board i had to work with because we were merging the two queer groups on campus into one. and none of them have any sort ofĀ āAdultingā skills ie taking notes during meetings, coming to an agreement in 10 minutes, or being precise with agendas of said meetings.Ā
iām the graphic designer for our pride board (community-based group rather than university). Newly Merged Group from the uni sends in one person to sit in our meetings. we like the idea of working & helping them organize campus pride events and then we have our two days of pride events.Ā
i ask Uni Kid if they preferred me to do their flyer design or if they wanted their graphic designer to do it. Uni kid said I could do it. this is in november of last year.
fast forward a couple weeks ago. somebody from their board told my friend (whoās secretary for our pride group) they was talking shit about me doin the flyer in the groupme. of course, he took pics of it and showed me. the messages go like this, all from theirĀ āgraphic designerā:
>Yes [campus org] is gonna have their own fucking flyers >Pride didnāt give us any support for our events >So [CAMPUS ORG]ās name is gonna be in OUR flyers >They can fight me about it
Me being me, I was likeĀ āOh Really?ā and was about to @ their pride meeting person in our Pride groupme to find out What Was Up. Friend talked me out of it and was likeĀ āPLEASE use your cold anger to do that Thing You Do.ā thing being my No Shit tone I use in ANY meeting.Ā
So I wait until the next day to address this at our meeting. Iām hearing that campus orgās people might be at the meeting, INCLUDING the graphic designer. I wear stud earrings and have a hair tie ready, cuz if he tries something Iāll be ready. I wasnāt worried about the others tbh because they talk big game but wonāt actually do anything. Like they tumblr gays who do the āUwUā type shit and cry if you say the wrong thing in the Wrong Tone. This āgraphic designerā is always talking about how heās in the army, and Iām ALWAYS likeĀ āOh Word? Tell me how the pavement tastes when you hit it.ā
So meeting begins. Only ONE person from their org comes to the meeting. I know this guy, heās soft-spoken but I wanted him to know that I donāt play with this type shit. I told him to take notes, he got his pen and notebook ready.
I say:
>Iām absolutely disgusted by the lack of communication and professionalism within your board.
>From the very beginning, yāall said it was cool for me to do the flyer. Yāall shouldāve spoke up and LET US KNOW ASAP when yāall changed your damn mind.
>Yāall didnāt say anything about needing our help for ANYTHING. [Friendās name] was asking yāall and NONE of you said anything. So thereās that.
>You have wasted my time, energy, and effort. Iām angry, hurt, and honestly disappointed in how yāall conduct your group. You are an OFFICIAL organization housed under [Official University Center Name]. You have reach. To conduct yourselves in this manner is reckless & childish
AND THE FINAL PIECE...
>Iām gonna say this bluntly, as simple as possible. If ANY miscommunication happens, then itās because itās a BLATANT LIE. Iām not finishing your flyer design. Youāre not getting my photoshop file. Youāre not getting the pdf. Iāve already deleted them off the drive. Iām done. Next item on the agenda, please.
Poor guy was shaking. But itās what he gets for standing by and letting that exec board talk over people in meetings.Ā
EVERYONE on our exec board was behind me. It was great. Anyway, I just checked campus orgās social media and they havenāt uploaded ANY of their campus pride events. And if they do post them, I KNOW the images are gonna look like shit because I know thatĀ āgraphic designerāsā work. Theyāre still scrambling to get shit scheduled.
Iāll be happy when it all crashes and burns :)
















