The Workermonkey

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

holy unblogtastic batman 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 1/04/2006 04:26:00 PM

wow, not much posting lately. it would appear as though our blogging declines significantly when people are home. i expect ron to quantify some sort of third order differential equation to properly express my observation.

have you ever found a problem before something happens where fixing the problem would be easy and save a lot of time before its too late? i did something similar yesterday at work but it was met with a "so what?". So, i'd like to fix this problem before it actually occurs. It had to do with part numbers, and how we create them. I cought a little flack from one of the owners because i've been using our computer system differently than everyone else.

(OK, long rant about nothing you guys want to read)
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It's an old system and not ment to be used on windows but we're stuck with it so i make the best out of it i can. i don't screw it up, i just get what i need from it and make sure the system knows whats going on. When i get a RFQ (request for quote) i work up a price and send out a quote. our system is set up so that you first put in the RFQ and then make a second file for the Quote. i've been skipping the RFQs because no one uses then and its a giant waste of time, these things don't sit on my desk long enough to justify making a list of whats on my desk out of them. So i told my boss that's why i don't use them. "Well what if one of the sales guys is going to a customer and needs to see whats out to be quoted?" well, i'm the sales guy for all my stuff and if anyone is going to the customer, it's me. plus the RFQ screen doesn't let you add new customers so i would have to take even more time to add them to the database the long way instead of hte short quick easy way i'm going it. Our sales guys don't ask about any of the stuff i build when at customers and have not tried to sell any of my stuff since i started. i got a few odd looks for that one in our production meeting because everyone gets nuts when you stand up for yourself. But anyway, MJ likes to tell me that i'm doing things wrong in him system (it's his system because he like to make problems in it so he can fix them and he's the only one that like it) so i asked him about what the propper part number would be for a part before i entered it. it came down to something simple like "TUAB0.75" absolutly meaningless, and our system is filled with this stuff so it's impossible to find anything you're looking for. i brought this up to MJ because i didn't want to create a partnumber that would be as useless as the rest of them. he went on and on about how no one here uses the system right and everyone just puts inthier own numbers. so i stopped him and said that why i was asking for his help, so i didn't continue the trend, but his answer was even worse then the story because it caused the same problem again, createing part numbers that no one can use, its actually easier to create anyold number and just go with it then try and find the right one. he didn't believe me about not being able ot find stuf so i have to show him how 1980's computer tech doesn't work unless you have more information then you're looking for. at theend, he wasn't happy and iused th esame crappy PN i wanted to avoid.
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It was nice to see everyone agian for the holidays, of course i'm disapointed i didn't get to see more of the people whose time was limited but, hey, that's the point of the blog, to keep in touch. My sister and a friend of hers are going to be in town for a few days doing something. i think we're going to head over to the casino friday or saturday night if anyone is interested. my sister has some crazy luck about her, she does well at card games and wins stuff, she once won bingo twice in one night at foxwoods. i'm hoping it rubs off on me.

stay classy planet earth.

3 comments

Well i'm hoping your sister would rub one off on me! BAM!

Theres something with sisters lately...

By  Brancibeer, at Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:13:00 PM  

Come on?! Nothing? Awwww that was hilarious!!

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:58:00 PM  

that was pretty good, i laughed.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Friday, January 06, 2006 12:12:00 PM  

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