Chapter 7, The Reason I'm Losing My Hair

If you know anything about Illustrator, then you know that receiving a file like this:

And being asked to turn it into something like this:

Is maddening.

I don't have a real reason for making this post other than to complain a little and to ask why some artists/designers are so sloppy?

How does working in the manner shown in the first example facilitate getting the job done quickly and to the satisfaction of your customer? I would, if I worked in this manner, especially dread the inevitable revision.