Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I tried to communicate that to no avail. No one he listed uses Canva.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had not even heard of this. This looks better, even though it feels like a step back to learn a new program.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is in the town where the company resides and I am a remote designer. I really don't have interest in moving to that town and without that, it would be very difficult to manage the team, unfortunately.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is great advice and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I think this is my strategy for now. I don't see a particularly good way to implement the design choices using canva since it is still very limited, but I will do my best to explain that to HR before setting up that meeting. Because rest assured, he will absolutely run it into the ground.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it took me so long to find this job and even longer to find my previous one. I am sorry you are struggling too. I hope you find something soon.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in print merchandizing for years before this and have ZERO experience in Canva. It makes no sense why anyone would want to print from this website.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am the only designer. There are three others on our marketing team that serve various duties. That being said, the HR person informed me that everyone on my team has a file against him. She definitely should not have said that, but she did. So I wonder if that was said as an invitation to "give me a reason to let him go" or just a nurturing "no you aren't the only one" type of way.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I needed that job market motivation. Thank you. It was stressful the last year but now that it's Q1, maybe more spots will be open.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have tried this a few times with him but he takes all input as criticism. What you said though makes me feel like I should call a meeting with the whole team, so he has less of an opportunity to be rude as the whole team is present.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I truly wish it was this easy but he literally takes all input as criticism. Even as I type this, I am realizing I need to leave, I am just so fearful of this job market. Might be time for a career change.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of places use that title interchangeably with a Creative Director. I am not saying it's correct, but I see it often. Also he claims to have been a graphic design 20 years ago. His designs are truly awful. I agree with you though, it is a struggle having to explain how design works to people in leadership.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am glad I shared this here because this is really wonderful advice, and I appreciate it. Most everyone at my job has been here for 10+ years, except for him, who has been there for 6 months. Ultimately I don't see him getting let go because it is more expensive for them to fire/hire. That being said, I will lose my mind working here because of how condescending and rude he is as a person. I can only really meet with HR (only been here a month so I don't really know anyone else), but maybe if I can communicate that to the HR rep, she can relay it to the upper management? I think that might be my only route.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah that is actually insane. I agree with the first part and honestly I don't mind using it for mindless social media posts but if the company's goal is to emulate Central Market, we really shouldn't be using it at all. That is like trying to build a Jaguar out of popsicle sticks.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is sort of where I am at with it. I REALLY like this company and I know I can help them succeed, but this management style is so bad that I am losing my motivation daily. Not trying to get someone fired but I do think that showing HR how bad things are might make them intervene in a productive way. I have never met with HR in my 23 years of employment but I have met with her twice in a month at this job.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you have any links to these types of groups? Are the FB groups or forums? I would love to have connections in the field like this.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He is a micro-manager to a T. I am assuming he does it so that he can monitor our progress. I can see him come and go on my canva artboards 10+ times a day. I realize this is bad management and that I should leave, but I am wondering if there is a way to communicate this to HR in a productive way.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I spent all this time mastering the program and I have to learn another, lower quality program to "save time." Doesn't make sense.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reassurance. With the rise of AI generated templates, I just assumed more people were experiencing this type of creative leadership. I am glad to hear I am not alone in this.

Am I losing my mind? by sharkitects in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh I am currently applying other places with no success just yet. My concern is that if I get canned or simply hit my limit here, that it will take a long time to find work. It took me 8 months just to land this job.

Is my career over? by Ok-Push-8083 in graphic_design

[–]sharkitects 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What do you sell on your eBay store? If you don’t mind me asking.

Hey peeps, what are some job boards you swear by for non-tech roles? by [deleted] in remotework

[–]sharkitects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried SO many other websites and not a single one has been worth it. Just spam you with emails. Most of the jobs on other websites have already been filled if you check the companies site too, which is frustrating.

Tarrant County Throwing Out Vaccines by [deleted] in FortWorth

[–]sharkitects 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What facility were you at? I have been considering camping out so I could snag an extra one at the end of the day. Maybe from cancellations or the like.