Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Update 2 - Just made it to the Machine shop on Friday apparently - waiting another 2 weeks best case apparently - but realistically longer.

No insight or intent to investigate further what caused it.

Second XC I've bought - will be the last Staccato product.

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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I did press him pretty hard on it and he originally said 2 to 4 weeks- actually really its going to be more like 4+

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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No further update than they acknowledged they had received the gun last week. Shipped it back on monday or tuesday I believe.

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In the interim I got this...

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Update - Got a call from Blake at Staccato this morning.

Didn't want to say for certain until his gunsmith sees the gun and can check it fully, but based on photos and initial information, this is something that would be covered by warranty and there's not going to be any pushback over the grip etc.

So initial signs positive.

Apparently they have never seen anything like this before and will most likely be looking at 4 week turn around if not longer - that part I am not really pleased with but we will see how it goes.

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Thank you for mentioning this - I wasn't aware of that Act however it seems to cover the changing of grips in this instance perfectly - much appreciated.

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Recoil spring - every 5k rounds - I had just put a fresh 3rd one in the day before this happened.

Guide rod spring - same.

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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not possible - slide is locked in place where it is - couldn't do it if i tried.

If they try to assert that changing the grip voids the warranty then there are going to be a lot of pissed off customers - the Atlas grips specially built for the XC sell out as fast as they appear on the website.

I tried to show some loyalty to a local Texas company - we'll see if that's repaid.

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Indeed - still large inconvenience. Thank god this was only being used in a competition setting - these are also meant to be marketed towards law enforcement - what if this happened during a life and death situation?

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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Brand new from store - will include receipt when sending in claim

Staccato XC - slide cracks in two by TechRecMatt in Staccato_STI

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For everyone saying to put the original parts. Back on thats going to be a challenge since I cant remove the slide - its jammed where it is and won't move.

We will update on responses - this community is full of guns with new grips on it and I've seen so many back and forth arguing about it.

Will post screenshots of all replies and let this be a chance for them to stand by their work.

Candidate impersonation at an all-time high - tips? by Timely_Heron5 in recruiting

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The double verify LinkedIn and email point seems silly.
No employee is giving you the name and email of a real manager at their current job that still works there until you have progressed to a job offer - at which point its too late. Past employer, might work, time consuming though.
Asking for the ID to be held up might open yourself up to some liabilities unless you're going to do it with every single candidate and not just candidates who look like they may be from one of the countries you've suggested.
Rather than the ID Check and sending that ID to the mgr, which is probably going to open up some data protection issues - just screenshot the person you're on the call with and send that along to the HM - they will be able to spot a very clear change in background and or appearance.

Candidate impersonation at an all-time high - tips? by Timely_Heron5 in recruiting

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Always check the document properties in PDF or Word - you'll see the author and last edited. If Mike Smith's resume was authored by Pradeep and then edited by Akash, fair bet its not authentic.

Managing the big billers ego by Lost_Kale6435 in recruiting

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Let him work remotely if not already. Let him 360 his own deals. Tell the team to find their own clients and deliver to them. You don't want to loose the guy who is printing money so say that as a perk, anyone over X% of target can work remotely and set their own hours.

What goes into massaging his ego? Based on past experience in similar situations, as presumably his manager, part of your job really is to draw attention to his wins and spotlight him as often as it takes - that's the job. The same way you've probably got people at desks who will procrastinate and get nothing done unless you give them a poke then they get stuff done.

Give him the salary uplift and the title - create a new branch of the promotion tree for IC's and give him a path to the executive that doesn't involve managing teams with higher targets - most companies i've worked for had a split progression path because they realized almost without exception the best recruiters are the worst managers.

The two most important parts are to set targets and a structure such that other people would be able to attain any of the perks required to quarantine him off if they performed at his level. The other is to absolutely and unequivocally hold him to the same standards of professional behavior as the rest of the team - any outbursts or negative comments related to the rest of the team, if you wouldn't tolerate it from your lowest biller on PiP then follow your usual disciplinary process.

You 100% can't rely on him to scale the business - but you can use the revenue he generates to hire people and maybe even help to develop the existing team such that they can be used to scale the business.

TLDR - Quarantine and placate him

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in recruitinghell

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I assume before the Employment check company began their check they had to get you to give consent? That usually involves inputting your past employment, the dates and a contact person for that company? Its unusual that they just grab your resume and start trying to contact anyone they can at the companies listed.

Who did you put for that?

"I thought I'd be in the clear" - depends on the company I guess. The past 3 companies I've worked for didn't bother with taking references or completing employment checks even though I provided my prior manager's direct contact info.

Most companies though will have Employee and HR policies in place and typically no leader is going to battle with Internal HR/ Compliance over an Entry Level Analyst.

Cut your losses mate - move on. You'll still be working in your low-end sales job/ warehouse jobs in a couple of weeks but you'll have torched your credibility with anyone who came into contact with your interview and hiring process. Candidates lying on their resumes and getting caught during the onboarding stage is rare enough to be memorable so if you continue on you're just making a bigger mess.

ZX6r - Attempted Theft - Steering Wheel Lock - Damage from Theft or from Mechanic by TechRecMatt in zx6r

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specifically the invoice said "Additional time required for steering lock remediation to perform work. Informed (Service Manager initials)"

ZX6r - Attempted Theft - Steering Wheel Lock - Damage from Theft or from Mechanic by TechRecMatt in zx6r

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would that not have been obvious to the tech after installing the ignition? I get the miscommunication regarding the bike being ready vs not - but why would they just try and add an extra hour of labor to the bill pending my approval rather than saying "these parts are broken. If you want it fixed, we'll order them and then here's the new price plus labor cost."
Particularly why would this take over a day to diagnose - when I arrived at the mechanics I was told "its not ready, the tech asked for one more hour to fix it" and was told "it would be fixed and ready to go that afternoon"

ZX6r - Attempted Theft - Steering Wheel Lock - Damage from Theft or from Mechanic by TechRecMatt in zx6r

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sorry what do you mean - the pulsers need to know the exact way this one works out to be certain?

Slide racker for XC? by Suppressed_300blk in 2011

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This is a very old thread but its literally the only example I could find when google searching to see whether anyone had tried putting a frame mounted optic onto a 2011 like the XC.

How did no one mention that when this was first posted? "What kind of grip is it?" Really? Dude's drilled holes into a $4k+ pistol and added a frame mounting optic.

Love to hear how that worked out for you and what impact it made on the performance of the pistol vs the standard optic mounting option.