Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

[bogieboy]

I am voting for Stephen Root method acting ala Milton Waddams from Office Space...

And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...

[cheesy]

Whoo boy, still waiting for the dust to settle. CEO was cut yesterday. Today may be the last day for the QC/IT guy, and the CE days look to be numbered. Alex and her lackeys came in with a flamethrower and weren't afraid to use it.

I had a one on one with Alex in a hallway when she let her guard down. She told me she wished she'd had listened to Harold and I instead of Al when this cluster started. She trusted Al not to pull the wool over her eyes. She said she isn't sure what she's going to do with Al to because everyone loses when long time employees go. She asked me about the retirement reboot and I said I don't want to be full time anymore. 50 years is enough.

Also had a dinner meeting with Jean-Luc one night. He flat out asked me why 360 sales are down. I told him the number one reason is replacement parts. There can be a 30 to 120 day wait for delivery. He goes "What? There is a file available with all manufacturers part numbers so you can get parts locally, or at least not go through the cluster know as Geismar. I give to you." I have been asking about this for over 20 years. Next I let him know that the US sales guys do not want to sell the machines built in the US until the quality greatly improves.

This was also the first time I actually got to watch Jean-Luc work. I was demoing the messed up tie inserter for him and having all kinds of problems with it. All the engineers and brass were there, too. Jean-Luc threw up his hands, said 'Aw fuck!", and stormed off. A lot of loud meetings later that day.

Yesterday was a very busy day for Jean-Luc as he's heading back to France for Christmas, but he took the time to meet with me and the new guy to look at the two new 360 machines looking for a home. Matt and I went to town, pointing out hydraulic leaks, bad paint, cosmetic issues, etc. He threw up his hands, said AF again and started to walk away. This time I stopped him and asked if this was an After Sales problem to correct or a Production problem. He said, "Production. Why?" I said, "Good. Because I am tired, as is the rest of the After Sales staff, of having to fix this stuff when it's delivered like this?"

JL-"They ship like this?"

Moi-"Yes."

JL-"Who allows this?"

Lt. Minderminder-"I won't name names but look at who is deeply involved in sales at the top tiers."

JL-"@$#(&*$$$$$)&&@"

Then he stormed off.

[TominMO]

Awesome drama update, thanx!

[cheesy]

The new guy got to see how I handle CS queries while in Beaufort and remotely.

I wanted a cup of coffee and the new $3000.00 Keurig* is located in the CS/Acct cube farm. Got my coffee and we walked past the CS Supervisors' office. She called out and asked if I could help her with something. She rattled off a model number...

Me-Yeah, that's a motor car. Built in Canada. There should be hard copies on it in Service and Electronic copies on the shared drive.

Cat-I dunno, it's from 1999.

Me-Oh, that's probably the one at Alcoa.

Cat and new guy-Why do you know this?

Me-I'm old.

I showed them both how to navigate through the cluster known as the 'Shared Drive' to find just about any parts manual they'd ever need. If it's not on the 'Shared Drive', I probably have a copy.

Yesterday at the airport, I get a call from Harold that a customer is calling about a transmission part for an older 360 and there isn't a parts breakdown in the manual. I tell him there never was but that I have the transmission parts and service manuals on my laptop. Give me the customers' contact info; I'll call him and send him e-copies of the manuals.

New guy-How do you know all this stuff?

Me-(Shrugs shoulders)I just do.

Then I showed the kid everything I had on my laptop. He wanted to know how to get it all. Told me to get me some coffee and I'd show him.

He got me the coffee(It's good to be the king), I reached into my backpack and handed him my 1T portable hard drive. Told him to copy everything onto his laptop.

New guy-There's over 24,000 files on this!

Me-Yup. There's a few hundred files you won't need and there's nothing personal on there. But, there you are if you're gonna be the new me.

NG-Christ, there's a lot to learn.

Me-Uh-huh. You'll be fine.


*That $3000.00 Keurig. Seems some folks wouldn't refill the water reservoir or remove the used K-cup from the old unit. So, they paid for this monstrosity that is both hard wired and plumbed to the building. It also dumps the used K-cup into a bin. Who's going to empty the bin, I don't know. Myself, I would have removed the old Keurig and told everyone they were on their own for coffee and saved the three grand.

[cheesy]

Wow, 16 days off. Get back to normal life yesterday. Things are still FUBAR at Beaufort. Worse, it's inventory. Customers are calling me because no one will answer the phone at the office.

I woke up to an email chain today from CS. Customer is looking for parts for a 1999 motor car and gives us part numbers. First problems are the customer calls it a motor trolley and doesn't provide a model or serial number. Because the motor car was built in Canada, their part numbering sequence in 1999 was different than what is used now. One part number was recognizable, to me, as a Deutz number and wouldn't be much use. The other number, though, I punched into my document search and instantly came up with the manual. Apparently, I am the only one that knows how to do this.

I give this info to CS along with the fact that this is a Canadian number and they'll need to check with Toronto for price and availability. Not a minute later, I get an email that that part is not listed in M3, our worse than useless inventory control program. Before I can respond with a profanity laced email telling them that I already told them what they needed to do and checking M3 wasn't it, Harold responds with a profanity laced email that I had already done the bulk of their jobs for them and to call Canada.

BTW, if something isn't listed in M3, we've never stocked it. Therefore, the drones are supposed to go through Purchasing and check with France on price and availability. Not whine to the service staff that it isn't in M3. M3 replaced MAI, which had it's own problems. The bulk of the time, we used MAI just to locate what bin a part was in. Where I worked in my previous life, all parts were stocked in numerical order which made life so much easier. Tried to have this done here, but was told it wouldn't work.

[TominMO]

Originally Posted by cheesy

Before I can respond with a profanity laced email telling them that I already told them what they needed to do and checking M3 wasn't it, Harold responds with a profanity laced email that I had already done the bulk of their jobs for them and to call Canada.

Priceless!

[Sport Rider]

rethinking that retirement opt-out?

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by Sport Rider

rethinking that retirement opt-out?

Nah. I'm having fun. Besides, the worst that can happen is they fire me.

[cheesy]

Eons ago, way back in 2017 and before, inventory was done the first week of the new year. There were maybe 12 of us counting, with Harold and I also helping out if mixed parts were found in a bin. We'd stay late, maybe to 6:30, 7:00. We'd get pizzas for lunch and maybe bring in dinner. Most of the time, we'd have this wrapped up by noon the second day.

2022. There are now upwards of fifty people doing counts. Counting started Monday morning. It is now Friday. They are not expected to be finished until next Monday at the earliest.
I couldn't do anything this week because of inventory. Doesn't look like I'll get much done next week, either. So, I'll just sit on my butt at home and earn my higher rate of pay.

In my previous life, we found it more efficient to tell people that would more than likely screw off during inventory to stay home. They wouldn't get paid but the absence would not count against them. Binks was much larger than GNA, yet we'd knock out inventory a lot faster without the dead wood around, usually in two to three days. Lunch would be brought in and if it was decided we needed to stay late, we got OT. The last few years at Binks, I was an auditor instead of doing counts. A lot cleaner work.

[cheesy]

Arrrgh.

I've been dealing with the dumbest fcukwit in CS since 7:30 this morning. What's worse is that AT&T is down locally, so I can't call him and tell him what a fcukwit he is. I'd have to use email and that leaves a record of me telling him what a fcukwit he is. I want it to be my word against his. Seriously, this guy excels at making a simple solution into a complicated problem. Gave him all the answers he needed by 7:35 and he's still asking me the same questions.

And Beaufort still expects me to do half his job for him. .

[TominMO]

Originally Posted by cheesy

Arrrgh.

I've been dealing with the dumbest fcukwit in CS since 7:30 this morning. What's worse is that AT&T is down locally, so I can't call him and tell him what a fcukwit he is. I'd have to use email and that leaves a record of me telling him what a fcukwit he is. I want it to be my word against his. Seriously, this guy excels at making a simple solution into a complicated problem. Gave him all the answers he needed by 7:35 and he's still asking me the same questions.

And Beaufort still expects me to do half his job for him. .

Between the dumbed-down public ed system, soy lattes, men using cosmetics, etc etc ad nauseum, the degree of fcukwittery is increasing alarmingly. You are retiring just in time to maintain your sanity.

Hopefully.

Dr. Tom's prescription: Watch lots of old-school westerns and war movies where manly men do the right thing. For an occasional diversion, you may also watch Petticoat Junction, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman or other eye-candy shows.

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by TominMO

Between the dumbed-down public ed system, soy lattes, men using cosmetics, etc etc ad nauseum, the degree of fcukwittery is increasing alarmingly. You are retiring just in time to maintain your sanity.

Hopefully.

Dr. Tom's prescription: Watch lots of old-school westerns and war movies where manly men do the right thing. For an occasional diversion, you may also watch Petticoat Junction, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman or other eye-candy shows.

Not much for westerns but I do have 'Bridge Over The River Kwai' and 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' on my IPad. I'm not too proud to watch Jackie Chan kick the crap outta some deserving jerk, either. His film, 'The Foreigner' is not a comedy and damn good; also on the IPad. Fifties Sci-Fi works. Good fifties Sci-Fi, though. Not dreck like 'Attack of the Giant Leeches'. Not unless it's playing in the background on pizza and beer night with friends.

I don't control the remote at my place because I have little interest in TV. So I wouldn't get to see the old eye candy shows anyway. I do watch a lot of European crime dramas and Russian Sci-Fi on Netflix. There's some eye candy.

[cheesy]

And I let everyone in management know that I have no cell service and they still send me emails to give someone a call.

[Oddball Matt]

Here`s something I`m willing to bet none of you have ever seen I present to you; Star Wreck, In the Pirkinning! (star trek parody) It`s sadly spoken in Finnish but there are english subs in the settings. I`ll admit it`s a bit crap but considering the renderings etc were done by the same guy that`s playing the lead role and the entire thing is done with a student budget it`s not that bad.

Oh I forgot to mention as I don`t know how known the movie series is around the world but the movie is what kickstarted (pun intended) the Iron Sky Trilogy. If that says nothing then boy do I have a treat for you...

[cheesy]

So much for Denver and killer breakfast burritos next week. Beaufort struck again. Back in Jersey instead.

It’s looking like the nitwits in Production ‘forgot’ to put the bushings in the booms on the replacement loader out here. Effing wonderful. That’s going to be fun job. We had a ‘Teams’ meeting yesterday with Harold, Jean-Luc, myself, the new guy, and the production manager. PM is doing the CYA dance along with telling us about all the procedures we’ll need to do to get the parts shipped to us because we’ll need to pull the parts from a job in work. Jean-Luc, in a heavy French accent, said, and I quote, “Fuck you and your process. Pull those goddam parts and get them shipped to Matt. Today. If those bushings are missing, you are done here.” Jean-Luc ain’t messing around.

Wonder what we will find next week?