Who's busy?

[andyfest]

Never had 2 slow days like this for a long time.

But the work is LOOMING, like a band of tornadoes on their way. Not worrying, just worrying about WTF I am gonna so for the next 3.5 hours cause I am wired up to be busy all the time.

Spending a lot of time on here, trying to look busy.

We were busier than hell from Jan - Mar. Then it was like the tap turned off in April. We have been dead slow since the start of April and June is the slowest I've seen it since we went digital. I'm taking Mondays off starting next week until Labour Day. Hopefully things pick up, but I often wonder if the suits at head office have been complacent & left it too long to upgrade our prepress and our presses, die cutters and gluers, etc. Perhaps we are suffering the consequences of not being as efficient as our competitors. I only have to think of the once-giant Blackberry to see how fast fortunes can change in our ever-changing world right now.

[mc hristel]

The last few weeks have been a mixed bag here. Conventional has been fairly spotty but the digital work has been pouring in non stop. Since I'm still the "new guy" here and my focus is not on the digital work there has been a lot of sitting around waiting for something I can work on to show up. 

[wonderings]

We just got swamped here on Friday with stuff needed for Tuesday. Went in Saturday and Sunday to get some hand work done on some of the digital manuals we printed (had to be drilled and coiled). A few more jobs to do and of course the Xerox is down and have to wait on service. Nothing like pushing it to the wire... what a rush... I could live without.

[DigiCorn]

Friday was busy ALL DAY. Today, it's 10:30 and I'm out of jobs currently.

[Slappy]

I've re-adjusted my idea of "busy" in the last few months. If I come in & there's less than 30 jobs waiting, it'll be a slow day. Except for days like today, where it looked light but if felt like I ended up running in circles and getting nowhere. I do know one thing for certain, if I can't get some automation going it's going to quickly become a quagmire. /softball

[Joe]

Would someone please stop this crazy train and let me off?

[Tracy]

Me too! sheesh
We have Variable Data Jobs everyday now, 5 different jobs+
throw that in with a busy day and I'm overworked!!

[DPSprint]

oh buggar... variable data jobs test my brain far too much, give me some nice juicy client files to fix instead anyday!

[Tracy]

This one is a doozy too! and Everyday!
yucky

[Joe]

Me too! sheesh
We have Variable Data Jobs everyday now, 5 different jobs+
throw that in with a busy day and I'm overworked!!

On top of my already slammed busy day with my own jobs I'm also covering jobs for a co-worker who is on vacation this week and then at 4:00 pm they dropped a variable data job on me too!

Me: So when do you need it?

Them: Tomorrow.

Me:        

[Joe]

Followed up by:

              

[frailer]

We'v been scarily quiet for a week +. Rest of the place reasonably busy with long runs/binds on some show programs.

Doesn't make us feel any better. New 2IC has been in a very busy place prior to this. When he hears the email chime on our 'new' Office 365 email, he's like a native on the shore, eager to exchange his coconuts for some beads and trinkets with the masts'n'sails on the horizon.

Nup.... they're always furphies.

[Joe]

I started working in printing in 1979. Tuesday (yesterday) was the busiest day in all 38 years. And I am getting too old for this.

[frailer]

I started working in printing in 1979. Tuesday (yesterday) was the busiest day in all 38 years. And I am getting too old for this.

Big statement. Shit.... video?

Meanwhile, compadre says it "must be time to get an email with job download link..."

It's 10 mins to home time.
He's probably right.

[Joe]

Thankfully no since I was running around like my hair was on fire most of the day.