[GreenKeys] M28 Stunt Box

[tony.podrasky]

OK; one more go-around on this issue.

(I was the lead engineer).

M - Manager / T - Tony

M: It's 9:00am. WHERE IS EVERYBODY!?!?!?!
T: They're out doing their PMs. They'll be here in about
    a 1/2 hour if they don't get paged on the way.
M: WTF is a "PM"?
T: Preventive Maintenance: filters need to be replaced,
    error logs examined, airways checked, parts examined for
    wear, etc.
M: ??? - Well YOU TELL THEM I want them in the office first
    thing in the morning!!!
T; They're not going to be able to complete their PM schedules
    because the only time we can get the machines away from the
    customer is before their work day begins.
M: Don't argue with me! Just DO IT!!!
T: <thinking> OK, you want it your way, you'll get it your way...

<a month goes by>

M: We've got the WORST PM completion rate FOR THE ENTIRE AREA!
    Why is that?!?!?
T: Well, YOU SAID you want the engineers in the office first thing
    in the morning, so they can't get access to the machines at
    other times during the day to do their PMs.
M: Well FIX IT!!!
T: You mean, put things back the way they were before you changed
    them - against my recommendations?
M: <dirty look> Just fix it!

This went on until he pretty-much gave up running anything - because
every time he changed something, because he didn't know how the
system worked, would backfire. With me running the office, all the
key points were covered and we did such a great job that the manager
got a promotion and went on to bigger and better things.

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
NNNN
ZCZC



On 03/02/2019 01:09 PM, Bruce Gentry wrote:
> Do you ever ride elevators or escalators? If so, keep in mind the
> mangement (NOT a mis-spelling!) overseeing and commanding the
> technicians is usually carefully chosen from those who have had NO
> experience in the craft. Profit is ALL that matters, knowledge of the
> craft can lead to ethics which is utterly unacceptable. I can't imagine
> any sort of precision electro-mechanical craft surviving today under
> that kind of system.
>
> ��� Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY�� Retired from Local 62,
> International Union of Elevator Constructors
>
>
> On 3/2/19 3:26 PM, tony.podrasky wrote:
>> More like all their management came up through the ranks
>> and knew what a Teletype machine is and how it works.
>>
>> As opposed to:
>>
>> HR: This is Smedley. He's your new manager.
>> ME: What department did he come from?
>> HR: Shipping!
>> ME: Shipping? - what does he know about million-dollar
>> ��� computer sites, customer satisfaction, hardware/software?
>> HR: I dunno - probably nothing - but that doesn't matter.
>> ME: And "that doesn't matter" B-E-C-A-U-S-E ???
>> HR: Because he's been through our management school!
>> ME: Isn't that like a 10-day course over 2 weeks?
>> HR: Yes!
>> ME: And so he's now qualified, after 10 days, to oversee
>> ��� 10 high-end field engineers supporting $20M worth of
>> ��� business - but he has NO IDEA WHAT-SO-EVER of what we do?
>> HR: That's RIGHT!
>> ME: Thanx for the talk. I think I'm set.
>> HR: Come on by anytime!
>>
>> UE,
>> K2EAA - TONY
>> NNNN
>> ZCZC
>>
>> On 03/02/2019 11:28 AM, Nick England wrote:
>>> I recently dove into the innards of a stunt box for the first time. It
>>> confirmed my suspicion that Teletype engineers were from an alien race.
>>> No human could have devised such fiendishly clever devices.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Nick
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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-- 
There is nothing that warms the heart so, as
gazing at your dog, who is sleeping on the
couch, mentioning his name, and hearing
thud-thud-thud as his tail hits the cushions.
                            - Tony J. Podrasky