Warning: this is a rant against management.
So last Friday at 4:30 PM I got called into my boss' office and there I saw one of my coworkers and 2 big bossess. They told me that they would like me to go on a business trip for a week, fixing one problem they had with their customer's hydro plant. First I resisted because it wasn't my project (it's my work motto: I will not clean up other people trash!). But after some discussion, I agreed to go (reluctantly) since the work that needed to be done was the kind of work I was capable to do. So I flew to site on Monday night (which was supposed to be Canadian thanksgiving).
Of course when I got on site I found the problem was regarding some other systems I know nothing about.
It was just awful. I was mad because my company deliberately (or not) sent the wrong person, or the management had miscommunication with the customer, etc, etc. The customers were mad because I (supposedly "the expert" they paid pretty money for) could not help them. It was a madhouse and I felt really, really stupid.
Of course I tried my best, poked around, called my coworker repeatedly for ideas (it was his da** project!!), read countless manuals.
But apparently I am not a superhuman who can learn about complex control system and troubleshoot it in 4 days. Of course the customers turned out to be the worst kind of people (they wanted me to fix their stuff but they wouldn't tell me how their stuff was set up - or maybe they had no clue).
Weird thing though on my last day there they asked me if I could stay longer to troubleshoot their system. I told them no. I told them that I would like to go home to request my boss to send someone else who is more knowledgeable about their system than me.
And this morning (my first day back) I marched into my boss' office and talked to her about 'sending the wrong person to site' (I kept my emotion pretty even but man, I was PO !!!).
Times like this I am so thankful that I had some savings in the bank so I am actually not worried about getting laid off (for questioning management about their decision). Times like this really convinced me that getting to FI asap is the right course for me because I just have no patience dealing with crap like this. (it turned out the management had no clue what kind of system the customer had and which employees are knowledgeable about which system).
Jane
So last Friday at 4:30 PM I got called into my boss' office and there I saw one of my coworkers and 2 big bossess. They told me that they would like me to go on a business trip for a week, fixing one problem they had with their customer's hydro plant. First I resisted because it wasn't my project (it's my work motto: I will not clean up other people trash!). But after some discussion, I agreed to go (reluctantly) since the work that needed to be done was the kind of work I was capable to do. So I flew to site on Monday night (which was supposed to be Canadian thanksgiving).
Of course when I got on site I found the problem was regarding some other systems I know nothing about.
It was just awful. I was mad because my company deliberately (or not) sent the wrong person, or the management had miscommunication with the customer, etc, etc. The customers were mad because I (supposedly "the expert" they paid pretty money for) could not help them. It was a madhouse and I felt really, really stupid.
Of course I tried my best, poked around, called my coworker repeatedly for ideas (it was his da** project!!), read countless manuals.
But apparently I am not a superhuman who can learn about complex control system and troubleshoot it in 4 days. Of course the customers turned out to be the worst kind of people (they wanted me to fix their stuff but they wouldn't tell me how their stuff was set up - or maybe they had no clue).
Weird thing though on my last day there they asked me if I could stay longer to troubleshoot their system. I told them no. I told them that I would like to go home to request my boss to send someone else who is more knowledgeable about their system than me.
And this morning (my first day back) I marched into my boss' office and talked to her about 'sending the wrong person to site' (I kept my emotion pretty even but man, I was PO !!!).
Times like this I am so thankful that I had some savings in the bank so I am actually not worried about getting laid off (for questioning management about their decision). Times like this really convinced me that getting to FI asap is the right course for me because I just have no patience dealing with crap like this. (it turned out the management had no clue what kind of system the customer had and which employees are knowledgeable about which system).
Jane