As a designer, there were a lot of times my work has been rejected badly. Working my sweat and blood for a project apparently does not give me the right to claim it as the best.
Any guy who works in the creative field would know that approval on content, design, and stories can be very, very subjective.
Being rejected felt really bad at that time especially I’m not used to the foreign culture. My lack of experience had me hurting for not being favored. Until, after working for more years with other nationalities here in Dubai, I’ve realized that everyone brings their own culture to the workplace. Some seem nice but are actually rude. Some are vocally arrogant but really nice. It is just the way they talk and they don’t mean bad.
Maybe, Louise was expecting the universe after Nas has already invested so much time and effort, and interest in building up the story. Until eventually it turned sour because, in the end, the supposedly good story did not align with what Nas was expecting. You know, content creators have a set of criteria, KPIs, and targets – especially the established ones.
It could probably be a case of being too sensitive to the rejection because it came from a non-Filipino, much more from someone she looks up to.
Louise probably has her reasons why she expressed her sentiments that way. With high expectations, and suddenly got rejected, it stings. I felt that. Nas Daily probably also has his reasons why he responded that way. And it may have something to do with alignment to the goal – and culture.
I hope things will turn out well for both of them, and even for us who may pick up some lessons or so. With this series of breaking the silence, one thing is clear, the context has to be clear, ALWAYS.
