The Anonymous Production Assistant

Boss Database

In honor of a movie I have absolutely no intention of seeing, I’d like to create a database of bosses. Similar to RateMyProfessors.com, without the cartoony graphics. Of course, the criteria for a good boss are different than for a good professor. (Except for hotness; we’ll leave that column.) Truth be told, I have a had time […]

Pardon Me While I Complain a Bit

Today, my boss handed me a memo about tomorrow’s table read.  Time, location, who’s going to be there, things like that.  The memo is dated today, but in the body of the text, it reads, “tomorrow, August 21st.” Apparently, she copy-and-pasted an old memo.  Which is good, actually; ctrl-C, Ctrl-V is pretty advanced for someone […]

It Won’t Happen Again

Higher-ups often ask questions when things go wrong– “Why are you late?” “What happened to all the coffee?” “Why is my dog dead?” I used to feel compelled to answer these questions. “There was traffic.” “You drank it all.” “You don’t know how to take care of anything other than yourself; it’s a wonder your […]

I Told You Already

Do you ever get this from your boss– “Did you do the this-and-that?” “This is the first I’ve heard about it.” “I told you to do it, already!” It’s surprising how often this happens. Now, I know I have a bad memory, but realistically, which is more likely? You told me to do something and […]