Like pulling a rabbit from a hat

The saga of the overnight guy has spilled over into all our lives with expected figures that just don't seem to add up. We're all behind now.

I remember looking at the numbers and deadlines with the director way back in preproduction and it all seemed pretty realistic. Something has changed and I'm not quite sure what it is. Technically, it's not my place to wonder such things but I think a scam has been pulled somewhere. I can't remember what the original plan was but I think it may have contained one more animator than we've got and a shorter running time on the episodes.

Ah, I fondly remember the time when getting ten seconds per week seemed about right. Were we just lazy bastards back then?

The poor overnight guy is probably having a heart attack as I write this. Murray Bain asked in the comments if he was 'scene snacking'. I'm not sure yet but I'm keeping an eye out for it.

And like a sign from above...

Above where? I don't know. But, yesterday, I posted about leaving on time, being expected to work overtime and basically a serious lack of balance in the work/life thing. Not that I have much of a life. Any life really.

And then I read this news story - Guy in Toyota works himself to death.

Now that's a 'it could happen to you' tale of warning if ever I saw one. And if anyone asks you to work overtime, feel free to educate them on the dangers of karoshi, working yourself to death. Generally it's not good for company morale to have people dying at their desks. It can be off-putting to their co-workers and could lead to a downturn in productivity and a hell of a lot of paperwork.