For some reason, work has been a challenge lately. Not only the official work with Peter but side jobs with the studio too. Actually, Peter has calmed down this week. He sounded more reasonable and less aggressive or demanding. I told him I have lost sleep over his project, he told me not to. If we have to live with the current setting while trying to find a better solution, that’s ok. That gave me a bit more breathing room. I’m still frantically trying to locate a ip camera viewer that would provide true full screen and nothing else viewing of the camera. Not too much luck yet. Most of them are for controlling and recording or motion detection. Not just for viewing. Very frustrating.
Studio just hired a new “Marketing Director”. Nice title. I saw her once a few weeks ago and already could tell she has a personality that I may not like to work with. And sure enough, she emailed yesterday a word document and asked me to put on the homepage. I tried to be polite and suggested that word is not a good format to put stuff on the web. Rod made a pdf file out of it. I’m still stuck with just a pdf file. The easiest way is to put a linnk to it but I know it’s not what she asked for. If we want to put a pdf file on Joomla, there is a plug-in we have to install. I kind of suggested that to Rod, he acknowledged that indeed he will need to install the plug in if we want to embed the pdf on the homepage. But he suggested putting a link to the file also. I thanked him and did it. The incoming Director sent back and email informing both of us that she is “very, very versed” in Joomla. And showed a link to a site she said she made with Joomla. I am irritated that she didn’t pick up the subtlties in the email and the polite push and pull. She stepped right in and announced that she is an expert. I emailed the owners and suggested that I send her the log ins so she can go right ahead and implement what she wants. Haven’t heard back from them yet. I would be happy to turn it over to her so I don’t have to deal with her. I am less and less tolerant of arrogant people who shows no respect and basic courtesy to others.
It would be really nice not having to answer to anyone else but myself. Work on my site and photos and do or choose not to do anything I want. Make my own decisions, work hard on the problems with no time limit and not have to waste my energy on something others deem important that means nothing to me. I really don’t work well with demanding people. I am not one of them and have a hard time dealing with them.