No you can't do your job!

Ok, so have you ever worked for someone that just would not let you do your job to the fullest? They are always slowing you down or just plain don’t think you know what you are talking about.

“Wow! Press Releases are a great idea. Can we put these out once a week?” So said my boss as I presented him with some newly written PR to be distributed to local media. “Let me look these over an I will get back to you with them.” That was almost 2 years ago. I asked almost every other day if he had “looked them over”, his assistant created a special folder for them and inquired weekly on there status. A year latter I thought I’d try again.

“Wow! I didn’t know you knew how to do Press Releases. Can we do these often?” I just smiled and answered his questions. “Why haven’t we done these before?” To which I got up, went to his desk and retrieved the folder handed it to him open to the first set. “Oh, when were these put in here? I wish I had known they were here. Let me look these over an I will get back to you with them.” They still sit on his desk…

About six month ago I put together an article on how our company has been doing the things that all the others are now claiming makes them “Green”, for most of the life of the company. It was primed to get released just before the big “We’re Green” ads started everywhere. He had to review it. Still hasn’t.

These are just two examples, I could go on, page after page. Am I bitter? No not really, just confused. Why put someone in charge of marketing and advertising then not let him or her do his or her job? It just makes no since to me.