M Paquette
Moderator Emeritus
"Number 2 pencils are carried by the office supply room. Engineers needing a new pencil should turn in the old pencil stub to the supply clerk in exchange for a new one."
Yah. An office supply room staffed full time. At least we didn't have to fill out a requisition for the new pencil.
We also had 'flex time', those flexible work hours. You only needed to be present during core hours, when meetings were scheduled.
Engineers could start work any time between 7-8:30 AM. We could take lunch any time between 12 and 1, and could end our work day any time between 5 and 7:30 PM. Replacement pencils were only available between 9 and 5, though.
And then there were the keys and logbook to use the printer or copy machine...
Oddly, they had a somewhat higher than average turnover in employees...
Yah. An office supply room staffed full time. At least we didn't have to fill out a requisition for the new pencil.
We also had 'flex time', those flexible work hours. You only needed to be present during core hours, when meetings were scheduled.
Engineers could start work any time between 7-8:30 AM. We could take lunch any time between 12 and 1, and could end our work day any time between 5 and 7:30 PM. Replacement pencils were only available between 9 and 5, though.
And then there were the keys and logbook to use the printer or copy machine...
Oddly, they had a somewhat higher than average turnover in employees...