Posts Tagged ‘management’

• So little faith in the management

  Date: 2010.02.17 | Category: desert | Response: 0

  Yesterday we get a call.
  They ask if we have a certain item.
  We tell them we do.
  They tell us we might need to ship that item.
  We ask for the location.
  They don’t know the location.(How did they know we need to ship it if they don’t know where it might go?)
  We tell them its due an inspection prior to shipping.
  They tell us to take care of it.
  We do and wait.
  We call throughout the day for updates.
  We need to know more info to proceed further.
  No information is flowing our way.
  The item might go back to storage today.
  They still don’t know anything.
  Why did they call us in the first place if they didn’t know for sure?
  Oh yeah, knee jerk reaction.
  I have so little faith in the management.

• Remain calm and don’t make any sudden movements

  Date: 2010.01.23 | Category: desert, rants, work | Response: 0

  The new crew has arrived and I could be in for a massive share of the workload. The new guy has been in less time than I have but has more inspection experience so he will be the senior inspector. I, on the other hand, outrank him and have much more experience in running all of the programs required to keep us out of trouble. The new management seems to be in high ping mode so I’m going to do what I can to keep them out of our hair. If I run through a few self inspection checklists before they even ask – they should be duly impressed and stay out of our way.

  Did I mention new guy (singular) – there is only one person to replace the three that are leaving. I’ve been told they plan on shifting things around but things aren’t looking good.

  Things could turn around in a week or two after everyone calms down – I can only hope that they calm down. If not, I’ll keep my blinders on and grit my teeth. It sounds like a trip to the desert is a vacation for most of the new guys. They’ve been working 12′s for the past 6-8 months. There is no reason to work 12′s unless there is so much work that you have to cancel all leave and have people sleep at the shop so they can get back to the task at hand as soon as they wake. In my opinion, they are horribly managed. I can only hope they left all of their “back home we do this” crap behind them.

  I haven’t been able to get a decent workout in for the past few days. I’ve got to go to the clinic and get some meds to kill some inflammation in the bottom of my foot/heel. I know what it is and I’ve been doing everything I can do prevent/heal the problem. I’m going to need a little pharmaceutical help. If it doesn’t clear up my mood is going to head quickly south – I need the gym. I need the endorphins.