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The dope we're finding on this guy is just something we all sort of suspected, but couldn't prove. The fact that his bosses were on the other side of the pond meant he could get away things pretty easily, until his newest boss took an interest. He had no respect for women and she(there's the kicker)started digging after getting the nod from the Chairman and being told by the jackass "not to worry your pretty little head". When she was made the CEO, she went in for the kill. |
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Big shots at the place today. Vice Chairman, CFO, a Veep, all from France, and the new Plant Superintendent for SC. The CFO, Veep, and the new Plant Super I wouldn't know if I met them on the street. The Vice Chairman and I go back twenty years.
It was kind of nice to have Dan, the Vice Chair, tap me on the shoulder and say "Hi, howzitgoin"., without the GM hovering in the background. We had a nice BS session about everything but work. When work finally did come up, he asked that I consider staying on past 65 because of my experience. Said I'd let him know in four years. Had a little one on one with the new super after that. Seems like a nice enough guy, but then I won't be working for him. Might take him for Mexican tomorrow. I do see fireworks between him and my boss, though. The CFO and the Veep(the former CFO) are going through the books with a fine toothed comb, so I'm steering clear of the both of them. |
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Bit of an update. Things have finally started happening on my end with the move. We needed to have our personal property out, save for our tools, yesterday. I got out what I wanted but told management that my coffee maker stays until we shut off the lights. I put my fridge and microwave up on the bulletin board as free because I have nowhere to put them. Which is why they were at the shop. Brought home the power supply, too.
Been going round and round with my boss as to what gets moved to SC and what gets scrapped. Much of the equipment in the shop is old, tired and not worth the price of crating and shipping. He has been given a budget for all new equipment, but his 'Norwegian Farmer' keeps sneaking out about how much the new stuff is going to cost. He likes new and shiny but not if he has to pay for it. Want to choke all my guys at various times of the day. Tim got his building and has become worse than useless, Dave doesn't give a shit anymore, and Jason is bouncing off the walls and more scatter brained than normal. Yet all three manage to find time for communal smoke breaks. My field work has been curtailed because I'm the only getting stuff done in the shop and that's starting to irritate me. Five more weeks. It's looks to me, that by the time I retire, I may be the last of Modern Track people still at Geismar. Having been through this before, I don't see much enthusiasm in the four others staying on. The head of CS is staying for two years as a mentor. Her replacement doesn't want to live in SC. I give my boss maybe two years. He is not liking the changes at all. Jason, I give 18 months before he bails. He's not a desk type guy and all his inefficiencies will stand out. Al, the new prez, will hang on the longest but I think he may get thown under the bus once things are up and running right. Then again, I might get canned at the end of the year because I spoke my mind. |
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Queso, is there any of the tired shop equipment that interests you? I'd do terrible things for a Bridgeport.
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There may be some smaller tools that I might grab because, A) no one knows how to use it. And, B) no one knows it's here. |
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Funny story, got a call from dispatch saying a north bound was pulling a car on fire...turned out it was a rail grinding unit:lmao:. And the next day when the wind came up, it fires up a wood tie that harbored those sparks over night. |
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Off-topic, but that reminds me of the time I saw a train travelling north on the tracks that are next to Highway 2 in Alberta, heading to Edmonton. One of the axles had failed (I presume it to be a bearing of some fashion) and the wheel was locked up. Sparks were showering into the ditch, which left a fire for several miles. Since this was after the discontinuation of manned cabooses, nobody was on board to see it. Also, few people had cell phones in the '80's, so it burned for quite a while before it was detected.
BTW, I'd even give lots of love to a worn out Jet mill. |
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