ass-whuppin'!

that's it.

i officially hang up my hat of attempts at friendliness, or even cordialness.

sally sue is off the roster.

the final straw: today, i called a little meeting (little being maybe ten minutes) because i have two design projects upon which i'd sort of reached an impasse. i needed some outside input, so i called in the troops. she spends the whole meeting staring into space, arms crossed. when we ask her her opinion on something, she replies "oh, sorry, i was thinking about the kids guides."

to which my little brain retorts (not out loud, unfortunately): sally sue, if you're not going to be part of my team and help me out here, then get back to your own fucking work. i already know you think it's more important than mine. so forget the fact that i'm respectful to you in your meetings, forget the fact that i've done a truckload of your work in the last few weeks because i know you're swamped. don't worry about showing me respect or anything. bugger off.

how my heart would have sung if i'd actually decried that aloud. to be honest, i respect the fact that she may have had pressing other things to do. but then she simply should have said so and opted out of the meeting, rather than sit there and make it so clear to my face and other co-workers that she thinks that what i do has no value.