I love working with morons.

[Jeff Lange]

This thread is the whiners club.

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

^ Basically SupraMania, no? :icon_bigg

 

[JZ_killa_t68]

Stupid people is the main reason that I have a job....ex:

First off, I work field service on packaging equipment. I'm usually the one that gets called in when no one else at a plant can figure out a problem-and I've been doing this less than 2 years.

anyrate, I got sent out to a job in a nameless location for a problem that they've had for over a month. Their senior mechanic (18+ years) couldn't even figure it out. I go to the plant (2 hour flight, then 1 hour drive). I look at the fault message, and the next thing I do is grab my phillips screw driver, and the electrical cabinet key. I climb up the cabinet (the whole time without even looking at anyone or saying a word), I open to the card where the fault was, use my screwdriver and tighten the clamp that holds a shield from a cable to a card. I close the cabinet, reset the fault, restart (10 minutes tops). I turn around to the plant manager (who was watching me the whole time with the mechanics) and I hold my hand out to shake his, and I tell him "congratulations, your filler is running 100% now"

then they made me stay there for the rest of the day to monitor if the fault comes back. The funniest part is that we charge $120 an hour (180 when I'm on OT) and expenses. It cost over $2000 for me to come up and turn a screw. And you guys wonder why bottled water is so expensive.

moral of the story is people like this is why not only I have a job, is why my company is in business. it's great and a pain in the ass all at the same time.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

emofagmania


OMG I BHG I SAD sell car omg

 

[NgoFcukinWay]

Stupid people is the main reason that I have a job....ex:

First off, I work field service on packaging equipment. I'm usually the one that gets called in when no one else at a plant can figure out a problem-and I've been doing this less than 2 years.

anyrate, I got sent out to a job in a nameless location for a problem that they've had for over a month. Their senior mechanic (18+ years) couldn't even figure it out. I go to the plant (2 hour flight, then 1 hour drive). I look at the fault message, and the next thing I do is grab my phillips screw driver, and the electrical cabinet key. I climb up the cabinet (the whole time without even looking at anyone or saying a word), I open to the card where the fault was, use my screwdriver and tighten the clamp that holds a shield from a cable to a card. I close the cabinet, reset the fault, restart (10 minutes tops). I turn around to the plant manager (who was watching me the whole time with the mechanics) and I hold my hand out to shake his, and I tell him "congratulations, your filler is running 100% now"

then they made me stay there for the rest of the day to monitor if the fault comes back. The funniest part is that we charge $120 an hour (180 when I'm on OT) and expenses. It cost over $2000 for me to come up and turn a screw. And you guys wonder why bottled water is so expensive.

moral of the story is people like this is why not only I have a job, is why my company is in business. it's great and a pain in the ass all at the same time.

I wouldn't mind that job. Sounds better than my current one.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

 

[Ckanderson]

Stupid people is the main reason that I have a job....ex:

First off, I work field service on packaging equipment. I'm usually the one that gets called in when no one else at a plant can figure out a problem-and I've been doing this less than 2 years.

anyrate, I got sent out to a job in a nameless location for a problem that they've had for over a month. Their senior mechanic (18+ years) couldn't even figure it out. I go to the plant (2 hour flight, then 1 hour drive). I look at the fault message, and the next thing I do is grab my phillips screw driver, and the electrical cabinet key. I climb up the cabinet (the whole time without even looking at anyone or saying a word), I open to the card where the fault was, use my screwdriver and tighten the clamp that holds a shield from a cable to a card. I close the cabinet, reset the fault, restart (10 minutes tops). I turn around to the plant manager (who was watching me the whole time with the mechanics) and I hold my hand out to shake his, and I tell him "congratulations, your filler is running 100% now"

then they made me stay there for the rest of the day to monitor if the fault comes back. The funniest part is that we charge $120 an hour (180 when I'm on OT) and expenses. It cost over $2000 for me to come up and turn a screw. And you guys wonder why bottled water is so expensive.

moral of the story is people like this is why not only I have a job, is why my company is in business. it's great and a pain in the ass all at the same time.

thats a good story.

 

[SupraMario]

Stupid people is the main reason that I have a job....ex:

First off, I work field service on packaging equipment. I'm usually the one that gets called in when no one else at a plant can figure out a problem-and I've been doing this less than 2 years.

anyrate, I got sent out to a job in a nameless location for a problem that they've had for over a month. Their senior mechanic (18+ years) couldn't even figure it out. I go to the plant (2 hour flight, then 1 hour drive). I look at the fault message, and the next thing I do is grab my phillips screw driver, and the electrical cabinet key. I climb up the cabinet (the whole time without even looking at anyone or saying a word), I open to the card where the fault was, use my screwdriver and tighten the clamp that holds a shield from a cable to a card. I close the cabinet, reset the fault, restart (10 minutes tops). I turn around to the plant manager (who was watching me the whole time with the mechanics) and I hold my hand out to shake his, and I tell him "congratulations, your filler is running 100% now"

then they made me stay there for the rest of the day to monitor if the fault comes back. The funniest part is that we charge $120 an hour (180 when I'm on OT) and expenses. It cost over $2000 for me to come up and turn a screw. And you guys wonder why bottled water is so expensive.

moral of the story is people like this is why not only I have a job, is why my company is in business. it's great and a pain in the ass all at the same time.

I don't know how many times I have heard stories like this. It just happens to be that most people would rather pay a shit ton of money than read a damn manual or try and solve it themselves.

Yea, we all work with morons, I work at an engineering company, I do what I'm told, keep my mouth shut and work hard until the day is over. No wondering around the office, always ready to work and have yet to take a sick day or random vacation, I do this and receive a hefty paycheck every two weeks. nuff said.

 

[Nick M]

The only thing more annoying then stupid people, is people who can't seem to get over the fact that the world is filled with stupid people, especially the ones who feel like it's their job to point out how stupid people are on a regular basis.

Ignorance is bliss, so why take that away from them? They already have the personal burden of being stupid for the rest of their life. :biglaugh:

You get paid to put up with stupid people at work, and the best thing you can do is play the game better then they do and make more money.

So go ahead and laugh at them behind their back.

 

[tte]

I don't know how many times I have heard stories like this. It just happens to be that most people would rather pay a shit ton of money than read a damn manual or try and solve it themselves.

Yea, we all work with morons, I work at an engineering company, I do what I'm told, keep my mouth shut and work hard until the day is over. No wondering around the office, always ready to work and have yet to take a sick day or random vacation, I do this and receive a hefty paycheck every two weeks. nuff said.

Yeah nowdays companies just pay the certifed personnel to do the repairs.

Where I work is alot different. I am the one ending up fixing everything.
My employer owns commercial property where he leases it out to different businesses. He has 22 businesses on his lot.

Anyway I am employed by his engineering company but since my boss is Jewish he is very tight about money.

If something on his property goes wrong, he gets me to look into it and fix it.
That way he saves alot of money because he does not have to pay $120/ hr or $200/hr to a service/repair guy. So I have to leave my engineering job and go down to his property and fix it which is okay.

He has had problems with his fire/burglary alarm system on his property which would trigger false alarms and also dispatches the fire department and cops.
Happens alot of times so the cops get pissed off...:biglaugh: And at 2:00 in the morning....:biglaugh:

We scheduled a service call from the alarm company but they took 2 months. When the service guy comes over, he cant figure out the problem and says we will need to get a technician who knows about our system.

I get fed up, do research on the net, put the system on test and run my tests. 1/2 hour I figured it all out. Happened to be a supervisory switch on our main water pressure vavle for the sprinkler system. I get no bonus from my boss...:3d_frown:

If any electrical problem arises on his property I go in fix it.
Once I had to rewire a whole building upto code and have the building inspectors inspect it and sign it off. Although I am an electrical engineer this type of work needs to be done by a licensed eclctrician.

I read the code book and do all the work and my boss just gets the electrician to come in and check everything and sign it off. That way he saves alot of money and have it signed by a electrician.

If our rockwell Automation custom gantry mill CNC machine comes up with a problem, be it hardware related, electrical, mechanical, I have to figure it out. I have studied PLC and industrial control systems so I apply what i learnt at university and fix the problem. He doesnt get the guys from Allen Bradley to come look at it.

I have had to fix compressor units for companies on his property, extractor fans, phone systems and wiring, computer problems, vacuum units and alot whole of other things.

Damn if the accounts ppl are on vacation or sick I have to find out stuff from the business division for the State of California. I do a whole lot more than what normal engineers do. Most engineers just stick to their field of work...the one they studied for.
My employers knows i have that "CAN DO" attitude so he gets me to do it all but mostly because I save him alot of money. He is a weathly person but still wants more.

Thats why I think...if you does your research, talk to ppl and find out about everything, you should be able to fix anything.
That is also why at university I always questioned exams because in the work place its alot different. You have all the resources to do your research and come up with a solution.
Exams just make you memorize stuff.


After this job my resume will look pretty kewl.

Cheers,
Roy

 

[SupraMario]

Thats why I think...if you does your research, talk to ppl and find out about everything, you should be able to fix anything.
That is also why at university I always questioned exams because in the work place its alot different. You have all the resources to do your research and come up with a solution.
Exams just make you memorize stuff.


After this job my resume will look pretty kewl.

Cheers,
Roy

I wrote a 8 page paper on why college was a business...I had it thrown in my face.

 

[tte]

I wrote a 8 page paper on why college was a business...I had it thrown in my face.

Lol...

Cheers,
Roy

 

[Clueless]

There was this kid at work last year, his name was dilian(sp?) and he was a Kentuckian. (I do have a few stories should any interest arise)

 

[PROJECT N00b]

JUST SPILL THE DAMN BEANS!