The complaint compartment.

[WinterDeere]

True..... but not all engineers are created equally.....

Definitely. I knew a few guys better than me at debug and chasing problems under pressure, I always shone better when it came to carefully avoiding them in the first place, I was too slow and methodical to really be a rock star when it came to debug under time pressure.

Most problems could be traced back to changes in components or processes, which happened without documentation or notification, or were approved by someone who shouldn't have been allowed to approve of such changes. Occasionally it was a legitimate design error, but that was not as common.

 

[Eagle1]

Some even speak English.

But we a division in Waterloo (Canada) an all those guys talked funny.

 

[Quaffer]

But we a division in Waterloo (Canada) an all those guys talked funny.

Eh?

 

[Eagle1]

Definitely. I knew a few guys better than me at debug and chasing problems under pressure, I always shone better when it came to carefully avoiding them in the first place, I was too slow and methodical to really be a rock star when it came to debug under time pressure.

Most problems could be traced back to changes in components or processes, which happened without documentation or notification, or were approved by someone who shouldn't have been allowed to approve of such changes.

Or not being given a correct design spec. We had an new, fancy high speed check feeder worked perfect with pristine checks from the printer. However it was built to put the processed checks into the customer statement envelope (I know long ago but I'm old) , Thos checks had been handled many times, run through other equipment, and frequently mangled. The feeder was useless and it took 6 months to get a different engineer that could even comprehend that testing with new checks was a waste of time. I was part of Alpha and Beta testing and beat my head against that wall... Finally called in some favors and had the top dogs at 3 major national banks pick up the phone to speak to our top dogs....before we lost every freaking contract....

 

[Eagle1]

Eh?

Yup and wore sweaters and stuff.

 

[masseyrider]

But we a division in Waterloo (Canada) an all those guys talked funny.

Watch u talkn boot?

 

[paulsharvey]

Anyone get to thinking, people have gotten too comfortable with emails, and calling someone out, where they might have hesitated in the past, for the very real possibility of getting the butt stomped, and shoved into a ditch?

 

[WinterDeere]

Anyone get to thinking, people have gotten too comfortable with emails, and calling someone out, where they might have hesitated in the past, for the very real possibility of getting the butt stomped, and shoved into a ditch?

Meh. Risk is low, but so is the impact. Take it for what it's worth.

Internet noob translation: You're right, but don't put much value in what anyone is saying online.

 

[Jstpssng]

I keep finding emails in my spam folder stating "$13,958.62 has been deposited to your account." Yet when I get my bank statement it is never there. WTF? I want that cash!!!!

 

[Fixastuff]