08-09-2024, 08:55 AM | #1231 |
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Ai yi yi, what a continuing shitshow.
I had breakfast with Harold yesterday and asked him if he was counting down the hours to Aug 31. He said minutes and as far as he's concerned, he's already retired. Apparently, the sole Service guy in Beaufort asked for Harold's help with a warranty issue and Harold told him he had to start discussing this with Harold's replacement. The new Harold has had a year to learn the ropes and still hasn't gotten his feet wet. While at breakfast, Harold got a call from one of the sales guys who was on a rampage. The guy has worked for a year to sell a machine to a transit down south. He'd finally gotten them interested. The transit had agreed to buy one and had the cash. The sales guy submitted an invoice to the parent company in France and the French said, "Nah! Not interested." That was a $250K order out the window for an outfit short on cash. Lastly, I received an email from the new international CEO requesting my attendance at a Zoom meeting. I declined. He emailed back it was required. I responded that I no longer work for you and if my attendance is required, I require $5K for that attendance. Crickets.
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08-09-2024, 08:59 AM | #1232 |
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Required. idjits didn't even know you were gone.
and why did they refuse the 250k sale?
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08-09-2024, 10:10 AM | #1233 | |
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I'm still wondering if this team can even tie their own shoes.
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08-09-2024, 11:03 AM | #1234 |
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They don't have to, these are a part of the Corporate Clothing Allowance..
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08-09-2024, 04:00 PM | #1235 | |
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Hilarious that you were told you were "required" to attend. I'm shocked that they are still in business. Only the government is allowed to be this incompetent.
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08-09-2024, 09:00 PM | #1236 |
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The real problem started when the owner palmed off the day to day operations to his cousin, Alexandra. She had an MBA in finance. Instead of hiring people with railroad experience, she hired more MBAs, whose mantra is "Business is business". No, jackass. The railroad business is not like other businesses. It's an entity all its own. A Good Ol' Boy network where if you do something to piss off one guy, the entire industry knows about it by the end of the day.
Hiring a former VP from Sony(she did)or a Bean Counter from VW(did that, too)bring nothing to the table. Instead of admitting, "Opps, I screwed up", she doubled down and brought on more of the same. That started the exodus of the experienced people. It used to be that many were willing to stay on past retirement age because it was a great gig. No more. The new hires are usually unqualified. The good ones leave within a year because of the BS and the lousy pay. The new CEO is the first non-family member to hold that position. Will it help? Don't know, don't care.
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08-17-2024, 06:55 PM | #1237 |
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Welp, the 4th CFO since 2017 resigned yesterday. I think the guy's name was Rob and what little I heard was that he was an okay guy and was trying to fix things. Got fed up and bailed.
The first CFO, Dave, was a good guy with a conscience. Was told to do some sketchy stuff from France and noped out. Second one, whose name I don't recall, was from Wisconsin. Hated SC and booked when her other half got transferred to Minnesnowta. Diane, lasted the longest, only because she was a blithering idiot and unqualified. I don't know how the hell she was hired as she didn't have an accounting degree. My offer to the clowns about training CS and TS on the manuals was rejected, so I told them to lose my cell number. So, business as usual.
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08-19-2024, 02:57 PM | #1238 |
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Every time I see a new post here I keep thinking there will be an announcement about the company folding or being sold off.
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08-20-2024, 07:26 AM | #1239 |
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I can only hope.
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09-04-2024, 07:31 PM | #1240 |
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End of an era happened last Friday with both Harold and Al retiring. It was fun to call Al last Thursday and call him a 'quitter'. Then tell him to enjoy his retirement.
However the hell this brain trust in Beaufort works, they did nothing for either Al or Harold last week, but they are having them come back to Beaufort for a "Retirement Celebration" tomorrow. I was invited but I declined. I'm hosting an MTM reunion for the Elgin staff on the 14th that is doubling as a retirement party for Harold. Harold said he'd rather be at my place with the old crew than at Beaufort.
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09-18-2024, 10:45 AM | #1241 |
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OH. MY. GOD.
The idiots mounted four wheels on a loader backwards. Jason's Super Secret Contact(Dean)sent him this pic this morning and J forwarded it to me. We are supposed to get a video of them trying to put it on track later today. I foresee an utter failure as I don't think the loader will even steer. I guess the Hits May Keep On Coming.
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Excellent.
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09-18-2024, 02:39 PM | #1244 |
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Even though this is no longer my circus, I still feel like a punch drunk boxer some days.
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Not quite the same cluster, but I had a call from Catherine of Puerto Rico a little while ago. One of my favorite customers in Puerto Rico called me late yesterday not knowing that I retired. After the little BS session, I told him to email Cat with the part number for the oil cooler he needed and I'd follow up with her in the morning. People I like, I help. All others need to pay cash up front.
Cat called me this afternoon to tell me that the item was in stockbut that the description was 'radiator' not 'oil cooler'. I explained that they are the same thing and nomenclature was one of the things I wanted to work with her staff on. At least she called to clarify, Charlie, with the many bowling shoes, would have said we don't have an 'oil cooler' and dropped it.
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