JDMCQ's Garage

Only with very careful tactical planning and the cover of darkness ... Most aren't worth the effort.

... Exactly, he conserves 1/3 of his normal output ... And calls himself a slug.

 

You need to send me those drawings. Ive always wanted to see your work.

I have 39 custom stainless steel powder coated door headers in my shop for a job so we can install hardware into them and customer calls me today when we are 1/2 way done to tell me he messed up when he told me to order them. Turns out he submitted the wrong finish samples vs what he told me was approved.

No biggie...just another 10k in the bucket. This jobs going to be at least 50k over my bid just from their mistakes and my mark-up goes WAY up when I have to fix mistakes

Wait until they start having to pay air freight charges from Japan 2 months from know because they just released their door handles 3+ months late. Need them at end of this month....yea...they only have 9-10 week lead time + shipping/customs. Sure NP. Japanese will always take "expediting" bribes

 

The only truly stupid question is the one you don't ask when you had the chance.

 

Can I get an AMEN brother!

Really today was laid back.

Worked out, group workout, so it was intense. Went over to church and signed a check. Went to the store for my son. Picked up my son from school and took him to the doctors. Almost forgot, started the chainsaw so I can take down a very small tree tomorrow at church. The tree snapped in half due to the snow this winter.

 

I finally cut up all the big branches in my backyard a few weeks ago.
I'll have some nice firewood in the fall

 

Yep

 

Correct.

 

No it's not ... I get questions on load plans all the time where I point to the spot on the plan saying "what does the bold print note right here read?" Some people are just lazy and want the answer handed to them instead of taking the time to read/research.

What was that about you can't fix stupid?

Hang in there Weesa, got wine?

 

Get to talk to my boss tomorrow about a guy at work not completing the tasks he's said are complete. It looks bad on all of us and will take more of my time to fix it and do it right. On top of that the things he's done are done very sloppily. I'm having a hard time with it because I like the guy and I thought he was better than this.

I'm still trying to figure out how to approach this with my boss because I've never done this before. I know I'm not perfect in what I do, but my tasks are at least complete and function correctly with some semblance of consistency.

 

I've talked to him several times. He is also supposed to be the expert in this software. If I knew he didn't know any better it would be different. But he does know better, supposedly better than me.

 

If you like the guy, I think Lisa's approach is good.

I do, however, have one pretty big concern. He's saying he personally completed tasks, then you find out the tasks are not completed? If so, that's an integrity issue. You can't trust him and you should be blunt in telling your boss that. I can't stand, and won't tolerate a liar. Just my opinion FWIW.

Don't jeopardize your integrity because you like him or want to be nice. It's business, not a social event.

 

None of us are, Lisa. None of us.

 

Hiya B!