My current DM for work is an idjit. That's all I've got to say. I will not .. I repeat -will not- begin working a project that so clearly does not have a place in my store. And I'm sure as hell not going to start learning a project because "Now's as good a time to start as any .."

No, dumbass. It's not. It's not a good time to start because Christmas is what .. six weeks away? In what univers is six weeks from Christmas a good time to try and learn a program that has nothing to do with my store?