If that company kept only one or two out five to seven hires, that indicates a problem with the selection process, don’t you think?
You put “engineers” in quotation marks. Were they engineers (i.e., graduates holding an engineering degree) or something else?
The firing of someone who didn’t know what a particular product was is interesting. Should he have known what the product was from his education? Nevertheless, from this instance, by arranging this guy’s immediate termination, you come across sounding like a righteous, non-forgiving individual.
All in all, this place sounds like the Metal Shop From Hell. Those fired from this hard-ass company ought to thank their lucky stars that they didn’t end working for this joint.
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Strike the last two words. They don’t belong to the post.
I should have been more specific. Many of these were paid interns. Situations like this give a company a chance to see if they have what it takes, and if they like our company. They would do various things from drafting to machine operation.
You put “engineers” in quotation marks. Were they engineers (i.e., graduates holding an engineering degree) or something else?
Some of them did have engineering degrees and some were working on getting the degree. There are a lot of people out there that think that having a piece of paper that says you have an engineering degree makes you an engineer.
The firing of someone who didn’t know what a particular product was is interesting. Should he have known what the product was from his education? Nevertheless, from this instance, by arranging this guy’s immediate termination, you come across sounding like a righteous, non-forgiving individual.
A 1/4 20 bolt is one of the most common bold sizes there is and is accepted nomenclature by even the most neophyte of mechanical persons. If you come out with a 4 year engineering degree and don't have a clue as to what it is there is a problem, if you don't know what it is an pretend you do that is a serious problem. If it takes you 1/2 an hour to come back and say that you didn't know what it was or couldn't ask someone near the supply room is a huge problem. There are 2 speeds when you work in a Machine shop 1) Lets take our time and get this bad boy right the first time and 2) HOLY SH!T we have to get our @$$E$ in gear and fix this NOW! When it is the second you don't have time to wonder if someone knows what a bolt designation is much less wait 1/2 an hour for them to decide they don't know.
As far as me coming off as a righteous non forgiving individual. You might be right. But keep in mind companies are in business to make money and keeping someone around that has a 4 year degree and doesn't know the basics is not doing my company a favor and is costing them money. Also if someone is that inept it is actually a kindness to get them out of that environment before they hurt someone else or themselves.
All in all, this place sounds like the Metal Shop From Hell. Those fired from this hard-ass company ought to thank their lucky stars that they didn’t end working for this joint.
The majority of our products were Polyurethane. We made products from the size of a nickle up to eight foot in diameter. I personally worked on the rollers used in the first color copiers for Kodak as well as the Launch seal for the MX Missile and the Maintenance seal for the Peacekeeper. The work was challenging and stimulating. Some people loved it and stayed for 20-25 years others left within a year. It was all a matter of whether or not it suited you or if you were cut out for it.