really annoyed…
Posted in the_district on 03/08/2005 05:12 pm by QueenkvI’m annoyed at people’s definition of “deadline.”
It does not mean - “I’ll finish it tomorrow” - when I asked for your story last week.
It does not mean - “Look, you’ll have it tomorrow” - when I asked for your story last week. And, might I add, you snapped at me as if I should be ashamed for doing my job and trying to figure when you want to fill that hole in my show. Apparently that’s not a priority for you.
It does not mean - “Well, I can work on it tomorrow” - when the deadline for your story was last Friday.
Main Entry: dead·line
Pronunciation: -”lIn
Function: noun
1 : a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
2 a : a date or time before which something must be done b : the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication
(from m-w.com)
Your definition of “deadline” is bullshit….and I’m forced to put up with it.
So…if this reporter doesn’t get his act together - he’s going to have problems explaining his concept of a deadline to his next producer….and the next time - it won’t be his grade - but his job.
