woohoo
it's over.
my 46-slide powerpoint presentation went well. I presented to 6 managers and was generally well received. the plans for our new, unified website are in the works; the next 3 meetings are spelled out, and i've gotten complimented by 5 of them on a job well done. (2 of those in shock and amazement at the level of documentation and planning).
but there was the one... who said nothing... aside from the "don't you look nice today! not that you don't every other day!" (thanks for the backhanded compliment, "darling") i was told by the manager seated next to her during the meeting that the mandated combining of websites and destruction of former branding was lost on her. she still didnt understand (after a YEAR) that the unit she used to manage was no longer going to exist autonomously. "But on OUR (brand) website" -- the other manager kept telling her "there isn't a YOUR website and MY website anymore. their's OUR website and it sells OUR products under OUR new name". She just didnt get it.
And so, either she was confused or angry, and didnt say one word to me during or afterwords. She still hasnt even spoken to me in the hallway, despite her usually (fake) cheerful nature.
Perhaps I'm being an asshole and just dont know it. But, I think not, considering our highest-level manager could NOT quit talking about the presentation to his boss, our director, or to the other managers. Or to me. I'd never seen the man so happy after a meeting. It was crazy.