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You know when your company is doing well because you earn lots of money from your happy customers. This then brings about a outstanding reaction which would challenge einstien to work out
Your company employs more managers, admin staff,office people H.R people and possibly maybe if your lucky one or two engineers to help out with all the extra work.
Then unfortunately times get hard your customers want it cheaper your costs are soaring so it`s time to trim the fat reduce the overheads so lets get rid of.....wait for it don`t go too early yes you sussed it the two engineers you set on!!!!!
Why is it when times get hard the first people to go are the ones that make the company most money??
When did we start to need a H.R department to do a job that the manager is supposed to do.
Why are managers not allowed to make a decision any more.
Why is the question on your managers lips how cheap can we do it not will it last longer if we buy the correct parts.
And lastly but probably more important why are so many people more intent on bodging than doing the job right!!
  • Posted 17 May 2011 05:00
  • By daryl_j
  • joined 12 Sep'09 - 46 messages
  • manchester, United Kingdom
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No I was but aren`t now. It was such a shame when they took over and carried over the numptys that made the other one go bust. Out the window went the firm who used to do things right way back when but all anybody is interested in how cheap can we do it. Not whether it is right, safe or in the long term interest of the company. The order of the day seems to be decent engineers are no longer needed and we will pick up customers anyway so we don`t have to provide a service of any quality because all people are bothered about is how cheap is it.
This comes, in my humble opinion, by firms being run by accountants and anyone who has the slightest interest in giving a good service has to go because it is no longer cost effective.
  • Posted 27 May 2011 04:48
  • By daryl_j
  • joined 12 Sep'09 - 46 messages
  • manchester, United Kingdom
Daryl, I'm assuming you work for the company I left a few years ago. Head office down south not far from the sea? "Merger" of 2 companies a few years back? They certainly seem to have taken the worst things from both companies and joined them together!
  • Posted 27 May 2011 03:44
  • By Andy_G
  • joined 13 Jul'08 - 16 messages
  • Devon, United Kingdom
V.P. of what? They're like any big corporation, you can't turn around with out bumping into one. I think our company has 1 VP ratio to every 8 techs, and we have over 900 techs in the US alone.
  • Posted 24 May 2011 11:03
  • By roadtech
  • joined 2 May'09 - 81 messages
  • Ohio, United States
gotta link?
  • Posted 24 May 2011 09:50
  • By edward_t
  • joined 5 Mar'08 - 2,334 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
"it's not rocket surgery"
How bout that buddy? Wheels a turnin.
  • Posted 24 May 2011 06:20
  • By nissan33
  • joined 17 Feb'10 - 38 messages
  • Florida, United States
WOW!!! Not to get off subject but I heard Yale fired their VP friday. He was escorted out of the building?
  • Posted 24 May 2011 04:08
  • By G8torlift
  • joined 12 Nov'08 - 38 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
I always refered to it as the Plantation.
  • Posted 24 May 2011 04:01
  • By bigGlittlestar
  • joined 12 Aug'08 - 139 messages
  • United States
I like Bisney World, one and the same as B'World
  • Posted 24 May 2011 00:45
  • By nissan33
  • joined 17 Feb'10 - 38 messages
  • Florida, United States
Inside JOKE between nissan33 and I. Sorry to get you gentlemen fired up.
  • Posted 23 May 2011 23:20
  • By G8torlift
  • joined 12 Nov'08 - 38 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
Clue - It's not Bisney World
  • Posted 23 May 2011 09:06
  • By Henley Gold
  • joined 18 Sep'10 - 32 messages
  • Buckinghamshire, -
if you dont't know who it is G8torlift you are in the wrong forum,
  • Posted 21 May 2011 01:17
  • By coal_miner
  • joined 10 Mar'09 - 27 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
You know as well as I.
  • Posted 21 May 2011 00:16
  • By nissan33
  • joined 17 Feb'10 - 38 messages
  • Florida, United States
Who is B'World?
  • Posted 20 May 2011 00:56
  • By G8torlift
  • joined 12 Nov'08 - 38 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
Sounds like B'World
  • Posted 18 May 2011 02:20
  • By nissan33
  • joined 17 Feb'10 - 38 messages
  • Florida, United States

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