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Old 03-19-2012, 07:09 AM   #16
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Well , I'll try and keep this short.
BSEE, BSEME here, Like Wade , I've been at times so out of work that I've wondered why I bothered with the schooling .
And like Carl , I've been on the Management side also, I've worked as a Tech, Operator, floor sweeper, and general do-it-all .
I've got HORROR stories from all fields, but the ONE that comes to mind involves the last engineer the company I worked for hired, the first project he was given was already all but a done thing, all he really had to do was oversee the thing (babysit the project) nope not good enough, he re designed the whole thing.
What should have been a very simple $25K fix to an air flow problem, he not only ran the cost up to well over $100K but actually made the situation worse and made the equipment harder for the Tech's to service.
He's still with the company and still "OVER ENGINEERING" things, sometimes ya gota wonder !
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