As an engineer with a decent amount of hands-on experience, I can understand your BF's frustration.
His company recently had a project where their engineers did the design, he thought it would be a better set up that usual. He says (repeatedly) how wrong he was and wishes it was an external group. I don't think it helps that in general, their electrical group is understaffed so they're overworked but I'e noticed some people are more relaxed in responding to things when it's "Bob down the hall" than when it's "Bob from Company XYZ" since they aren't treating the other groups as internal clients, just as coworkers.
Yeah, it's definitely a mentality that varies between companies. I've been trained to think of everyone I work with (clients and coworkers alike) as clients. I feel it makes everyone happier.
That's how I operate as well but unlike many of my coworkers, I've been loaned out to other offices so I kind of need to lol
ldtimer:
As a full service firm, our biggest client is... us. We do a lot of worksharing and "hiring" of other displines in our office and other offices also.
Hahahahahahaha, Syracuse it totally fine! I used to travel there every year for the Great NY State Fair! It's also where I sat for my final PE exam, where I passed! Fond memories (and orange is my favorite color!).
Cute!
EB has the lobster emoji and my phone *just* barely got one. As a Mainah, I take issue with that.
Also Angus King (Senator, Independent) petitioned for the addition of the lobstah emjoi
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/lobster-emoji-angus-king/index.html
