Stijn!!

[Porsche-poor]

called that bluff.

[GH85Carrera]

Yea, the employees all had a celebration.

In the end, the owner actually gave me a small raise (nothing close to what he paid that manager) to do his job as well as mine. I worked a lot of long days back then.

It was eye opening to see people that were hired as professional dark room technicians were competently clueless. I had to show some of them the same thing several times.

They each were assigned a 8x8 foot darkroom with a 4x5 professional grade enlarger. Get a work order and print a color print from the negative in the work order that size the customer requested. It is something that was second nature to me after most of a lifetime of doing it. It was black magic to some of them. No safe light needed. Make a print the size of a locket or a 4 foot x 12 foot. Just get it printed and look perfect.

Now days it is super easy with computers and inkjet printers. Almost like cheating it is so easy.

[flipper35]

Richard, our previous CEO somehow got out domain admin password, probably form the consultant they were using before they hired me. One day I found he had written it down and gave it to several people. Two minutes later it was changed and broke a ton of stuff, but I wasn't about to let that out into the wild. What a pain in the butt it was to go back to all the SQL servers and other backend stuff using those credentials. We now have different credentials based on what they do so I don't have to go through all that again should we find we have been compromised.

Happy day all! This week sucked so far for work. It seems everyone here has the propensity to want to make simple changes very difficult. We could do it in two steps but they want to make it take a couple dozen. Why do we need to swap out the gas tank and headliner to check the air in the tires type stuff. I can't imagine what they would do for DR.

[Outback Porsche]

All this talk of work has me worn out. I’ve got this retirement training gig again for the next three weeks (although they need me to come into work for a few days next week ).

We flew into Melbourne yesterday to attend a family wedding. Next weekend we’ll be in NZ for a couple of weeks.

Jim, I’ll get a pick of the SQ5 sometime today.

[Porsche-poor]

look at that another lazy retired bum..............aka lucky!!!

[flipper35]

He even has the gall to complain about talking about work!

I would too if I weren't having to work.

I should have pushed our trip another week out. What a mess here.

[Outback Porsche]

Turning off the alarm for 5:30am last night was one of my happiest moments........

[Jim Richards]

I “worked my ass off” in the yard today. No more yard work until next week. My retired friends actually have gardeners do their yard work. I’m too cheap or they’re too lazy.

Have fun in Melbourne and in NZ, Jeff. Both are great places to be.

[RKDinOKC]

Well, the guy that used to be the IT Director that stepped down to be in charge of programming instead called me this evening. Sent him a text when it looked like something that is NOT on my nightwatch list wasn't doing it's thing. He told me he really appreciated me watching things because it was the job that produces the work orders for tomorrow. It don't work and we got a full shift just sitting around.

Didn't tell him I thought the programmers should have been watching it since they made changes. If so, they would have caught it a couple of hours before I did. I only see the effects, not the problems as they happen.

At our company meeting today they announced that As of the September Sales figures we have matched last years sales. And there is still another quarter to go.

Instead of pay raises we are getting quarterly bonuses based on the profits so far for that year. 3%, 6%, and now 9.2%. It goes on your earning for the year, then minis the bonus already paid. So we got 9.2% on our salary for the last 3 months, plus 3.2% on our salary for the first 6 that we;ve already gotten 6% on. This bonus it's about half a months take home. From the noises in my kitchen that is going towards a new fridge.

It sounds great, but according to salary.com the bonus makes my salary average for my title in this area.

[Outback Porsche]

[RKDinOKC]

Really like them Audis, except it makes my butt hurt to drive them.

[Jim Richards]

Looks nice, Jeff. A little plus size for my taste, but still attractive,

[GH85Carrera]

Jeff, that car is all wonky, the steering wheel in on the wrong side of the car!

[Jim Richards]

I think it all works out Glen, because the drivers are all wonky, too! .

[Porsche-poor]

Morning all. Between the fog and the construction zone auto-X I almost didn't make it into work today.

[RKDinOKC]

If you got to work late, you are supposed to take a long lunch and then leave early.

If anyone asks, it's...
F R I D A Y !
oh yeah, mertnin

[Porsche-poor]

good plan!!!!! I'm on it. But since I was not late I'll have to leave extra early.

[sammyg2]

Sorry.

[RKDinOKC]

They are setting up a Tableau server to send out reports.
Having a heck of a time getting them to use the distribution groups in exchange instead of sending files from the tableau server itself.

[RKDinOKC]

People talk about wanting a 4 day work week so they can spend more time with their families. Last time I check schools were 5 days a week so there goes the family time excuse.

Our production workers do 10 hour days, 4 days a week and swing whether they get a Monday or a Friday off. They voted it in. It makes scheduling, planning, AND getting people together to solve production problems a much bigger deal. Made a lot more sense to me back when I worked in the Machine Shop and we had three 8 hour shifts, 5 days a week. Studies showed if production work is more than 8 hours a day mistakes are made that cost more than extended production hours saved. And we have had those kinds of problems, but they can't change back.

When we went to 10 hour day I let my department, engineering and graphic arts, work whatever they wanted. It only took 4 weeks for them all to go back to 8 hour days. Said it sounded great, but they were home alone while their wives and kids were at work. And didn't get to see them hardly at all on the 10 hour days. They also noticed they spent more time fixing mistakes as well. So, despite what production was doing, my department worked 8 hour days.