My manager asks the impossible
February 3, 2023
I work for a publishing company. A few days ago, my manager asked me to prepare some mock-ups of the jacket for a book we’re working on. That’s something I don’t usually do, nor do I have the best software for it (and I was also really busy). When I said it would probably take me 2-3 hours to complete, he seemed genuinely shocked. He thought I could have it ready it for him in 30 minutes or so! My guess is that he was hoping to get it in time for a meeting he was about attend – but it wouldn’t surprise me if there was some gas-lighting going on too. It’s not the first time my boss has made this sort of unreasonable request – nor the first time I’ve had to push back. Is
