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Y'all I just want to cry.
I planned this big charity event from the ground up. I was promised much help and got NONE. I'm talking I did the website (ok, I got a LITTLE help with this) , logo, got the stars( and dancing for the stars type event) coordinated practices, I could go on and on, suffice it to say everything in 5 weeks time... The only responsiblity of the charity we were helping was to sell tickets. I'm talking I wrote all the press releases, wrote PSA's got them produced (Hayley you can empathize with how difficult the production depts can be!) sent out 500 hard copy invites (which I designed from scratch) etc etc, etc, heck, I even got the mayor to use the police traffic signs to advertise the event.
And now. The charity has come up with only 5 or so ticket sales.And the stars didn't get pertinent information until Friday b/c half of them were booked through a place that represents them, the place refused to give me their emails and said they would forward information, and they didn't
We're going to have to cancel the event. I want to curl up in a corner and cry. This was my first big attempt at something like this at the new job and major FAIL. Is it bad to want to go home and just cry for a bit. Ugh.
Sorry, vent over, flame away if you want, I just needed to share.
Re: Y'all I just want to cry.
({) Zombie Hugs! I'm so sorry that they delt you the crap card. I think they failed you NOT that you failed. I think that your hard work and effort should earn you gold stars. It's in no way your fault that other people couldn't do their jobs to make this large event go off. Sounds like you did the work of 10 people and did so brilliantly. Everyone that should have helped and didn't is duchtastic.
I say take the day for yourself. Cry, ride horses, run, ect. Whatever you like.
Poo on them!
Very true, this is why I am an email freak, time and date stamp, yes please and thank you.
I am getting blamed. My boss already said to me this morning " You're new, I don't know why they let you take this on". Yes this AWESOME event, was my idea, but I was supposed to have help. IF I remember correctly, the big boss said Emmie's Boss and Emmie, come up with something to raise $20,000 in the next 5 weeks and make it happen. So when big boss liked my idea better, Emmie's boss said "alright this is your deal, make it happen".
Its good you have backup for all that. I HATE when people drop the ball and claim you "didn't try hard enough".
Call me Kat =^..^=
So true. I think that it was probablly unrealistic on my part to think that I would get support like I needed know the tendencies of the industry which I represent and that they are VERY last minute people which doesn't marry well with large events.
I'm just sad and hurt and just a few min ago, I was on a con call with him and another manager and boss man said "well I was always skeptical of this event from the get go" like all of the sudden it was just me pushing for this. Gag.
Oh well I am just glad that the stress is gone. We made the right call in pulling the plug. Now I need sleep and a glass of vino (yes that same glass that I keep talking about but STILL haven't gotten lol )
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Emmypants, I am so sorry! Sounds like your big boss digs you and your regular boss kind of threw you under the bus. Unacceptable! Cut him the stink eye from now on and suck up to the big boss.
My treatment plan: 3 Pedro Collins' this evening and call me in the morning.
I wish I had your guts! I realllllyy doo
I'm just content with being excited for you!
THIS
......DUCHTASTIC