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That's what my father-in-law always said. He liked third shift best because he got to go and just do his job, not trying to make somebody else happy.
 
People on the second shift also liked not having the eyes of management to contend with.

When I retired, a person who started as an engineer (Gary), was promoted to facility manager. One day the QC manager came to me and told me that he had just been told by Gary how something was to be done. I don't think he understood Gary correctly, but because of QC managers mannerism and tone, it was obvious that he didn't want to hear any excuses from me. So I didn't say anything.
 
A super lot of truth to that. And if a company has much size to it at all, they are for sure to have one of these people running around!!!

Bad part is, it's a trend that is probably here to stay. If you haven't noticed, years of experience doesn't move you up the ladder anymore. They'll hire someone with a diploma behind their name, that has never set foot on the premises before, rather than move somebody up with experience. Into positions that are much higher than a lead person or supervisor.

It's kind of sad when you hire on someplace as a laborer, and 20 years later you have peaked out on ladder climbing and only climbed up one rung or two.
 
And let's not forget the day-shift status seekers. You know, the ones always asking How much longer will you need? What have you done so far? How come you're falling behind schedule?
 
Seen it lots of times, Don't promote the worker that is the best and most knowledgeable because you can't afford to lose them. Instead promote the brown noser, the slacker or other dead wood. Because they won't be missed and now they are someone else's problem.
 
I'm glad I don't work in a plant/factory anymore. That's exactly how it was.

I was doing specialty work at a place one time that required additional skills
and know how. Something that was also time consuming. How I walked into it, I don't know. Probably because I was a new hire, and nobody in the plant was either capable, or if they was, they didn't want to do it. I was always getting what your talking about thrown at me. Simple answer was, put more people to work doing it, other than just me. Heck, find someone else that can do it faster than me, and I'll GLADLY do something else. Of, course that never happened. That couldn't find anyone else to do it in the first place.
I learned pretty fast, to just tell those people to go get ??????. I knew they wouldn't fire me. Plant manager knew what the situation was. Kind of had me on his do not fire list, even though he probably didn't care much for me. Because sometimes it was his job to bring me the wild ideas, and I tell him the same thing. Being a quality worker, was probably the only reason I never got fired.
 
Working on a robot a few weeks ago. Dayshift boss had come in early. Started talking about the job. I answered his questions. He asked how long it was gonna take. I answered, I dunno, how long we gonna stand here and talk about it? He went away. Had it running a half hour later.

If I need help, I'll yell. I'm not so arrogant that I think I know it all.

There's advantages to getting old, cranky and close to retirement, but knowing how to fix things.
 
Similar...Have been known to ask

Do you want me to do what you're telling me, or do you want me to fix it?

Usually makes them go away. But there have been times they wanted me to do what they told me. So I did.
 
One of the enjoyable things to me is seeing a young know it all telling the experienced crew how to get things done. Then all of a sudden the new kid is looking for the 15 kva electronic board stretcher. The one with pre-set stops. That takes most of a morning for some. Some never do catch on.
 
Yep. A guy in finishing at the wood working plant I use to work at use to pull the board stretcher stunt on new hires.

Even funnier yet, some of the dumber ones, he'd send looking for a left handed hammer.
 
Tie-wrap adjusters can be difficult to find too...

Strangely enough we did have rail stretchers on the railroad tho!

This post was edited by WilBury on 03/22/2022 at 06:02 am.
 
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