The morning before Thanksgiving, I received an email requesting a ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ postcard design. I was to provide 3 different font choice options. This was an easy enough task, but I felt this was a bit short notice and unprofessional. This type of treatment from a client is very familiar. Let me explain.
When you hire someone to do a job and they consistently finish your assigned tasks in a much more timely manner than expected, you might become comfortable over time with this performance. The expeditious performance could subconsciously become the expected. Simply called, “getting comfortable.”
In this instance, I do believe my supervisor has become comfortable, to a certain extent, with my technical skill and turn-around time capability. In a way, it is admirable, but in the same breathe, inconsiderate.
