The truth was Richard had been unknowingly giving me a hard time. I was sure that that was just the way that he was and that it wasn’t anything personal. He would probably be as strict, as demanding, and as challenging to work with had he been paired with someone else. I knew that I shouldn’t take it personally, but that didn’t make it any easier for me to meet his demands. Rather than complaining about that to Ace, I decided to take his advice and just step up my game.
“You are aware they this is a complete rebranding project, right?” Richard asked as he turned his sharp gaze to me.
“Yes, we were briefed about it in the scope…” I replied.
“Well, then why does your idea seem like the exact same concept that they’ve been using for the past twenty years or so?” he asked sarcastically.
“Basically, what you’re trying to say is that I should propose a bigger change, right?” I asked in return.
