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Work dynamics...
Nov. 23rd, 2008 06:50 pmIt is interesting to observe how different people, organizations, and even cultures get things done, although the further away you get from observing people as individuals, the less valid such consequent generalizations become (and consequently, the less such generalizations have to offer). In fact, there may be nuances that escape casual inspection.
For example, there is the old perception of subordinates as ever-subservient cattle back in the bad old days of Soviet Russia, and there was a strong trend in this direction, as has been well documented, but over the years I have learned that often, subordinates not only didn't meekly go along with management decisions, but even went so far as to blatantly disobey them with impunity. Why this would be so is left as an exercise for the reader to puzzle over, as - somewhat like Fermat and his theorem - I'm in somewhat of a hurry to post this right now.
And often, things end up getting done the right way (or what I perceive as the right way) despite what the SOP might say, as occurred today in dealing with a potentially serious (but not hazardous) snafu, which just got management all stirred up for no good reason (because the SOP was followed, don't you know).
Anyway, the first part of propellant loading is complete, and everyone involved in propellant operations got back to the Fili for a barbeque put on by our Customer. The good news was that it was a nice get-together; the bad news was that it was about 40°F outside, which is not really what I consider your ideal BBQ weather. Still, a good time was had by all. (After a nap, I went outside to see Thaddeus S., one of our Pinkertons, still engaged in an earnest conversation with a couple of the members of the French team.)
The slug of outside work I picked up last week is being dealt with as well. It's amazing how much you can get done in those moments between chasing people down on radios and telephones and chowing down on hamburgers and roasted chicken.
Cheers...
For example, there is the old perception of subordinates as ever-subservient cattle back in the bad old days of Soviet Russia, and there was a strong trend in this direction, as has been well documented, but over the years I have learned that often, subordinates not only didn't meekly go along with management decisions, but even went so far as to blatantly disobey them with impunity. Why this would be so is left as an exercise for the reader to puzzle over, as - somewhat like Fermat and his theorem - I'm in somewhat of a hurry to post this right now.
And often, things end up getting done the right way (or what I perceive as the right way) despite what the SOP might say, as occurred today in dealing with a potentially serious (but not hazardous) snafu, which just got management all stirred up for no good reason (because the SOP was followed, don't you know).
Anyway, the first part of propellant loading is complete, and everyone involved in propellant operations got back to the Fili for a barbeque put on by our Customer. The good news was that it was a nice get-together; the bad news was that it was about 40°F outside, which is not really what I consider your ideal BBQ weather. Still, a good time was had by all. (After a nap, I went outside to see Thaddeus S., one of our Pinkertons, still engaged in an earnest conversation with a couple of the members of the French team.)
The slug of outside work I picked up last week is being dealt with as well. It's amazing how much you can get done in those moments between chasing people down on radios and telephones and chowing down on hamburgers and roasted chicken.
Cheers...
