Monday, January 14, 2008

Up until now....

Up until now and with good reason i've bit my lip about someone. But not now, not anymore. Tosser.
A man more self congratulatory, self obsessed and up his own ass, I have yet to meet.
I speak about Javan Liam the photographer. My, now, ex employer.
I left work on friday feeling very positive about my position within the mini structure studio. I was effectively studio manager, although at one point I was told my job title was Asst Creative Director, which sounds much more impressive than it was. Here was a job I knew how to manage, and (i was reassured by Stieglitz only last night) a job I was managing nicely. I was using software I am confident with, working on a subject matter that I am keen on. As jobs go, it ticked all the major boxes. PaintMonkey was actually being a paintmonkey...Although the pay was crap...it was enough.
I started work today, started on the list of things-a-doing, got into it...head down and steady away. Before I knew what was happening, javan was ranting on about nothing and getting increasingly aggressive. Using his pointy finger to 'just tell me' that he didn't like the tone of my voice (i hadn't actually said anything). He then fired me. I must be the fifteenth person to sit at that desk in the last twelve months. He is slightly unhinged. If my opinion means anything to anybody, please find another photographer to do your photography. In my time there I have to say that I rarely came across a happy ad satisfied customer. Need I say more?
Anyway...it goes without saying that i'm now thinking about what to do now. I know with a certain pomposity that I could do the photographer thing for myself...but I have obstacles...
Any ideas anyone?

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