"Racescort666" (Racescort666)
12/03/2014 at 16:03 • Filed to: Rants
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"Racescort666" (Racescort666)
12/03/2014 at 16:03 • Filed to: Rants | 7
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Have a rally Bentley for your jump...
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First of all, fuck this project I'm on. Fuck everything about it, fuck this shitty customer, fuck the department I have to work for and their management's lack of backbone, fuck the people who agreed to the timeline and manpower allocations, most of all, fuck this project again.
Before anyone asks: no, I can't say what I'm doing or what the project is. But that doesn't mean I don't hate it less. I hate it more. In fact, I have considered leaving the company specifically over this project. That's right, after putting in over 70 hours one week, I lost my will to continue and started looking for a new job. Somehow I got talked out of that by my family when they said they thought I was showing signs of depression. I got a phone call asking how my day was going, I got on a roll about how much I hated the project (like now) and it turned into justifying leaving so that I don't have to work on it anymore. There was possibly some frustrated gibbering that (rightfully) came across the wrong way.
The next bit: why I hate this project. I was asked to help on this project several months ago because of my experience in the automotive and truck industry. Apparently that experience counts for nothing when I get questioned on ballpark load figures (that I didn't pull out of my ass but actually did some background research for) or when I try to explain why wheels, tires, and axles won't immediately and catastrophically fail when they're loaded above their load rating. Hint: load rating is static not the load the tire/wheel sees when it hits a pothole at 60 fucking miles an hour.
Also, getting hounded about not doing things that I have already done is starting to get old. Seriously, did you read the email I sent you? There is no need to need to email everyone on the project including my manager accusing me of not doing my job when I already answered your questions the day before. Also, sending out of date information to a supplier after I had sent the correct information and accusing me of not providing enough support is literally counterproductive.
The "what you're doing isn't good enough" emails have been incredibly demoralizing over the last month. Thanks but 5 months to do a 12 month project isn't enough time. No more lectures about quality of work when there is no time to even do design reviews. When drawings have to be pushed out for quoting on a first draft, the suppliers will be the ones finding the mistakes. While I'm at it, checking drawings takes longer than the 5 minutes everyone seems to think it does.
SolidWorks is bullshit.
Lastly, I was supposed to be done with this bullshit project 2 months ago. I was supposed to be working with another (big) customer that will actually benefit my department. I was supposed to be helping them with all of the experience that was supposed to mean something on this stupid project.
Thanks if you made it this far and read my drivel of writing. I'm so furious about this whole ordeal and there's really nothing I can do about it. I already asked to be reassigned, that fell through and someone had to take my place because of project bullshit.
Hopefully I will finally be allowed to leave once the drawings are completed. I will not be helping once parts start coming in. Sorry, I'm 2 states away from the build site, find someone else. If that sounds callous, it is. They made their bed by not enforcing the timeline and if shit shows up, sorry, I did my best.
Milky
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:11 |
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My favorite part was how this did not, in any way, require a paragraph to explain.
"SolidWorks is bullshit."
Sorry,
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V8 Rustler
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:11 |
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Hope my job is not going to be like that. I'm about to graduate as an Automotive Engineer.
ttyymmnn
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:13 |
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JGrabowMSt
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:15 |
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Milky
12/03/2014 at 16:17 |
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Shortest, most concise, likely most true paragraph.
RallyWrench
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:19 |
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Racescort666
> Milky
12/03/2014 at 16:21 |
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I honestly thought about writing more but every time I came back to it, it was better this way.
cazzyodo
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:25 |
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Take one and call me in the morning.
Textured Soy Protein
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:26 |
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One thing that people don't do nearly enough of is stick up for themselves in a corporate environment. I don't mean that you're being weak or anything, but it sounds like you've got a situation where it feels to you like there's a lot of annoying stuff happening and there doesn't seem like there's much you can do about it. Which, well, this is all too common in a corporate environment.
What I can tell you from my experience working in various companies with varying levels of BS, is that you generally won't hurt yourself if you ask your manager for some time to talk, and express some of your concerns. As long as you do it the right way.
You obviously have to be diplomatic about it, and focus on things that can be changed. So for example, while the project timelines may be unrealistic, that stuff is probably harder to change than the behavior of people who are accusing you of not doing work that's already been done.
Pick some of those things, express them to your manager calmly and in a way that is not accusing them of wrongdoing. In these situations it's best to frame things in terms of "when (person) does (behavior) it makes me feel (emotion) because (reason you'd rather this person not continue this behavior)." Even if the person in question is your manager, this strategy can work.
I've had several successful conversations with managers using this format, and while I didn't get exactly what I wanted every time, they generally were able to improve the situation somewhat.
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:26 |
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See, this is a bit healthier than what I normally do, which is resort to snark.
I have been known to attach my previous email to the group, along with something like
Including the attached which answered this question. The answer is still the same as when it was previously sent.
Along with somehow pointing out the timestamp on the sent email. As long as you have proof it was sent, and don't blow up in their face, it's far easier to mention to your boss that you are timely sending all the information, and that while you can lead a horse to water, you can't make him read the damn email drink.
Also:
Apparently that experience counts for nothing when I get questioned on ballpark load figures
In your client's case, this resource who is doing the questioning is doing so because they feel they have to *prove* their worth to the project, which normally manifests itself in questioning items that they have no idea how the result is derived.
Once you have the experience, and have the results to get your boss to back you (even you are are callous at times), then you would respond to the questioning how I would.
I understand that you feel these figures are a bit off. What particular range did you have in mind?
You will generally either get silence, or a bullshit answer. If you get the silence, you've made your point, and made them look really stupid (Best not to do this with the guy that signs the checks to pay your company). If you get the bullshit answer, even better.
I see. What particular assumptions were used in deriving these figures? (Or: What accounting did you make for *insert an uncommon factor here*?)
Turbo666
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:28 |
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666 Brother, I read the whole thing. Because I can draw quite a few parallels as of late. Hang in there and best of luck, hope it works out or better yet you find a job that appreciates you.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 16:41 |
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"Solidworks is bullshit"
Yes! If I see a "mate is overdefined" warning on an assembly I know is perfect again I'm going to smash things. Also random rebuild errors for no good reason.
jariten1781
> KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
12/03/2014 at 17:08 |
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I have been known to attach my previous email to the group, along with something like
Including the attached which answered this question. The answer is still the same as when it was previously sent.
My method is pretty similar. I save the original email to a file then attach it so it's annoying and requires double clicking to open then send it say:
See the attached dated and sent 17 November. Please review the distro on the original and let me know if I had your email wrong so this won't happen in the future.
(Copied and pasted from a note I had to send Monday humorously enough).
Usually only happens once per person and they never let me know if I had their email wrong.
Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
> RallyWrench
12/03/2014 at 17:08 |
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Hahaaaaa 'fuck this thing'. Love it.
BATC42
> Racescort666
12/03/2014 at 17:39 |
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SolidWorks is bullshit
Ah yes. No explanation needed. Though I'm still trying to decide which is the shittiest between SolidWorks, Inventor and Catia (though the V6 is easily getting of the worst thing evaaar, fucking Enovia...)
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Racescort666
> V8 Rustler
12/03/2014 at 21:04 |
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Don't get me wrong, I love engineering, but the part that sucks is where it feels like someone is lining you up to be the fall guy and the management of the project is either unwilling or unable to support you in a productive manner.
This particular project had a serious lack of involvement followed by a serious over-involvement with a continual lack of communication.
The only thing I could have done differently would have been to manage my own open issues list. It's basically just a spreadsheet with a list of things that I owe people and things that people owe me: information, direction, any questions that need to be answered formally, if you're stuck on anything. It should have dates opened, who is responsible, due dates if applicable, dates closed. Make sure to put yourself on this list of you owe some one something, the other people on the list will feel better if it doesn't look like you are trying to avoid responsibility by making them responsible for everything.
Technically, this is the responsibility of the program manager so you may or may not need to do it yourself. If it doesn't happen, you should probably do it on your own so you don't get thrown under the bus.
1.21 JIGGA WATTS!!!
> BATC42
12/04/2014 at 07:37 |
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Learned SolidWorks at school, worked with Creo at Caterpillar internship, using Inventor AND AutoCad at my full-time job...Fuck this game. Maybe I should hit up Catia and NX...That'll just complete the cycle. The only thing going for SolidWorks and Inventor (IMO), is that they are freaking easy to use and intuitive...that's what has kept me from raging...
Tohru
> Racescort666
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