Monday, March 11, 2013

Thursday Sept 27 Primo the micromanager strikes again

Primo: I need to tell you how to do the postcards.

Me: I thought you already decided on the criteria.

Primo: But we have to talk about it.

Me: We did talk about it. You finally came up with the criteria - that I would send a postcard to anyone you had spoken to.

Primo: But then I was thinking about it. I was thinking that it would be a good time to do some data entry, as well.

Me: No.

Primo: There's no point in going through the voter sheets more than once.

Me: No.

Primo: We need to talk about process.

Me: No. We don't. You need to give me an objective and then let me decide how to accomplish it.

Primo: No, I need to tell you how to do it.

Me: Not if you want me to do it.

Primo: But we have to discuss this!

Me: No! Just tell me what you want accomplished! I am not an idiot!

Primo: It makes no sense to go through the sheets more than once.

Me: If I am addressing postcards, I don't want to switch between writing something by hand and then keying in data.

Primo: But then you're wasting time.

Me: Let me tell you how to manage. You give me an objective. I decide how to get there. Otherwise, I'm not doing it.

6 comments:

  1. Aaaa..rrrrr...gghhh! I need to run upstairs and punch a pillow.

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  2. I've calmed down now. You're the last person who needs to be micro-managed. If he had micro-managed Samantha to this degree we all wouldn't be wondering where that $7K went!

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    1. I am still kicking myself for not being pickier before Primo signed the contract. I am really kicking myself for not looking for a book on how to run a campaign!

      And now I want to throw up, thinking about the money.

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    2. You could write the book on how to run a campaign.

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  3. I'm glad they let you blog from prison. (Was it ruled manslaughter or justifiable homicide?)

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    1. Justifiable homicide. The jurors all agreed they would have done the same.

      Prison isn't too bad. At least I don't have to talk about politics here.

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