There are two classes of photographers. Class one consists of those who come to work everyday with a good attitude, are always willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done well. Everyone likes to works with these people because they are solid team members and pull their weight.
Then there are the others. The ones who are unhappy with any assignment solely because they have to work. The lazy ones. The ones who mail it in everyday.
A prime example from this morning. A car has flipped on its top. The photog goes to the scene, sprays some VO and doesn't even try to get an interview for information. He says, "They never talk out here. They're not even sending a supervisor." What he really is saying is that he's too lazy to ask ANYBODY on the scene what they saw, and rely on others to do the work later.
These are the people that drive me crazy. One day, they'll push right over the f'*^&ing edge! We have photogs who don't know how to wipe their own asses if they don't get "training". That's their answer for everything. One guy in particular sits on his ass daily, but complains that he can't use new equipment because he wasn't trained. No initiative what-so-ever. Just wait for someone to hand it to them. This attitude makes me sick.
I'm not saying that the company or any employer is perfect. There is plenty of blame to go around, but you can't sit on your ass and expect everyone to accommodate you. If you do what you can to be a good employee and a good team mate, you have nothing to worry about.
All of this is exacerbated by management's utter lack of will to confront slackers. The result of this attitude is those few stars that we do have get beaten to a pulp because they shoulder the majority of the work load (While the slackers sit on their ass).
I'm getting upset. I going to have a smoke.
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