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Mike the Engineer covers himself in glory. Again.

Started by The Good Reverend Roger, October 19, 2012, 08:53:31 PM

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#15
October 20, 2012, 09:28:07 AM
 :horrormirth: The fuck, Mike?
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#16
October 20, 2012, 04:28:01 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on October 20, 2012, 09:20:08 AM
PE is Principal Engineer or something along those lines?

Professional Engineer.

Also, the bastard called me this morning at 7AM wondering where my I&E tech was (Don was going into the plant at 8AM, and we had said so multiple times).

So I am going to generate an emergency at 3AM tomorrow morning, and fuck HIS weekend up.  And I'm going to do it every weekend until he learns.
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- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

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#17
October 20, 2012, 06:26:37 PM
Quote from: Man Yellow on October 20, 2012, 04:28:01 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on October 20, 2012, 09:20:08 AM
PE is Principal Engineer or something along those lines?

Professional Engineer.

Also, the bastard called me this morning at 7AM wondering where my I&E tech was (Don was going into the plant at 8AM, and we had said so multiple times).

So I am going to generate an emergency at 3AM tomorrow morning, and fuck HIS weekend up.  And I'm going to do it every weekend until he learns.

Why would anyone ever want to fuck with you? The phrase "fucking begging for it" springs immediately to mind.  :lulz:

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#18
October 20, 2012, 09:00:14 PM
Quote from: Man Yellow on October 20, 2012, 04:28:01 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on October 20, 2012, 09:20:08 AM
PE is Principal Engineer or something along those lines?

Professional Engineer.

Also, the bastard called me this morning at 7AM wondering where my I&E tech was (Don was going into the plant at 8AM, and we had said so multiple times).

So I am going to generate an emergency at 3AM tomorrow morning, and fuck HIS weekend up.  And I'm going to do it every weekend until he learns.

So, forever, then?
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#19
October 20, 2012, 11:12:42 PM
I'm sure you've been over this, but why exactly is this guy in such an impervious position?

Quote from: Aucoq the Fairy Queen on October 19, 2012, 10:35:39 PM
Holy crap that's scary!  I'm glad no one was hurt though and that he didn't cause any major damage.

Seems like it's only a matter of time...
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#20
October 21, 2012, 01:39:56 AM
Quote from: Man Green on October 20, 2012, 09:00:14 PM
Quote from: Man Yellow on October 20, 2012, 04:28:01 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on October 20, 2012, 09:20:08 AM
PE is Principal Engineer or something along those lines?

Professional Engineer.

Also, the bastard called me this morning at 7AM wondering where my I&E tech was (Don was going into the plant at 8AM, and we had said so multiple times).

So I am going to generate an emergency at 3AM tomorrow morning, and fuck HIS weekend up.  And I'm going to do it every weekend until he learns.

So, forever, then?

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#21
October 21, 2012, 06:27:52 PM
Quote from: Man Yellow on October 19, 2012, 08:55:33 PM
For what it's worth, not having a written plan when working on 13,800 volt panels is a felony (and if someone had gotten hurt or killed, Mike would be going to jail).

Mike will not, of course, receive any kind of discipline over this.  Not even a write up.

At some point doesn't it become a virtue to troll him in such a way IRL that he does fuck up and does do something that the company can't look the other way on?

I mean, I've worked with incompetent folks before, and I've always considered it a duty to throw the drowning man an anvil.  It's much more merciful to get them in trouble than to let them continually make your job harder than it needs to be.  If they've got a shred of self reflection, they'll learn from the lesson and be more competent.  If not, you've already begun the process of poisoning them with the folks above them, and easing them out of the company.

Of course, I didn't need to risk someone dying for it......
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#22
October 21, 2012, 09:26:29 PM
1.  Mike is unfireable.

2.  I'm at work today, because the distillation tower level indicators wouldn't read.  Instead of calling me about this on Friday night, Mike decided to have them tear up the whole panel (rather than, you know, troubleshoot it).  I came in today, and found that they'd crossed two pieces of instrument tubing.  I'm going to be here a couple more hours while the guys put everything back together.

I am, of course, extremely pleased by all this, and I certainly won't take a horrible revenge.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

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#23
October 21, 2012, 09:33:27 PM
How is he unfirable? Has your plant got tenure or something?
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#24
October 21, 2012, 09:34:50 PM
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on October 21, 2012, 09:33:27 PM
How is he unfirable? Has your plant got tenure or something?

In practical terms, yes.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#25
October 21, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Gross. I can understand tenure in terms of protecting people from office politics, but there's a point where sheer incompetence just needs to be fired.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

The Good Reverend Roger

#26
October 21, 2012, 09:40:49 PM
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on October 21, 2012, 09:38:39 PM
Gross. I can understand tenure in terms of protecting people from office politics, but there's a point where sheer incompetence just needs to be fired.

Well, it's not actually tenure.  It's that we're the forgotten station.  Nobody remembers we're here.  That's why Mike was exiled here from the parent facility.  It's like I work in Siberia.  Or an oubliette.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#27
October 21, 2012, 09:44:32 PM
Oh fun. What did he do to get exiled?
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The Good Reverend Roger

#28
October 21, 2012, 09:52:02 PM
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on October 21, 2012, 09:44:32 PM
Oh fun. What did he do to get exiled?

He laughs at his own jokes.  Loud, braying laughter that ends all meaningful conversation.  He is right about all things, and is surrounded by idiots.  He won't cut his nose hair.  He is bald on top, and grows this ridiculous frizz in the middle, which fools everyone.  He wears his pants halfway up his chest.  He does dangerous things out of sheer stupidity.  He calls people at 6AM on a Saturday morning to give a "heads-up" for something that will need to be done on Monday. 

Generally, he's a jerk.  So they sent him here.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

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#29
October 21, 2012, 09:55:17 PM
You invited him to the birthday party, right?
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