TouchDown
Is it Friday yet?
Well at my work, I'm the process engineer (manufacturing) for an operation that has 4 operators across 3 shifts, and 3 maintenance personnel across 3 shifts...
In the last 2 weeks, we've learned that 2 of the maintenance guys are leaving (one to Minnesota and one to 12 hour facility crew - still in the plant, but in another area).
Then this past Friday it was announced that management was doing a "re-alignment". We were heavy with operators on 1st shift, and they were reducing some higher job grades, forcing them to the off shifts. All this movement, out of all the plant, has impacted our area the worst. I lost all 4 operators - including on 1st shift, a 30 year vetran, who has operated these machines for 20+ years...
So - almost all (except one maintenance guy) knowledge base is leaving the department.
OOOHHH... I applied for another process engineering job on the other side of the plant and found out today that I got it.
It kind of pisses me off that they cut back all the operators especially the one with 30+ years, who's a single parent with a teenager at home, and they are making her move to the off-shifts. Serves them right, now after doing that, and I'm moving, they are really going to regret cutting that deep. Oh well, whomever made the choice must have thought all the scenarios through and thinks that the area can operate on it's own with absolutely NO knowlege of the process with anyone associated.
Dumbasses. I think sometimes they are only looking at numbers and don't really step back to look at the big picture or get input from those who would know.
In the last 2 weeks, we've learned that 2 of the maintenance guys are leaving (one to Minnesota and one to 12 hour facility crew - still in the plant, but in another area).
Then this past Friday it was announced that management was doing a "re-alignment". We were heavy with operators on 1st shift, and they were reducing some higher job grades, forcing them to the off shifts. All this movement, out of all the plant, has impacted our area the worst. I lost all 4 operators - including on 1st shift, a 30 year vetran, who has operated these machines for 20+ years...
So - almost all (except one maintenance guy) knowledge base is leaving the department.
OOOHHH... I applied for another process engineering job on the other side of the plant and found out today that I got it.
It kind of pisses me off that they cut back all the operators especially the one with 30+ years, who's a single parent with a teenager at home, and they are making her move to the off-shifts. Serves them right, now after doing that, and I'm moving, they are really going to regret cutting that deep. Oh well, whomever made the choice must have thought all the scenarios through and thinks that the area can operate on it's own with absolutely NO knowlege of the process with anyone associated.
Dumbasses. I think sometimes they are only looking at numbers and don't really step back to look at the big picture or get input from those who would know.