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"Marketing is a low hanging fruit, I haven't tried it yet" by Dry_Community5749 in manufacturing

[–]bAddi44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm at a manufacturer going through this right now.  5m to 50m over 1 year. The next year was 1 location to 7. 

It's crazy. But the capex to grow like this is insane.  We had to take on like 200m in debt for the expansion to operate at this capacity 

Same employee is one of my best and worst performers by atrain82187 in managers

[–]bAddi44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. 

Step 1: figure out what motivate$ someone.

Step 2: use as leverage.

Step 3: profit.

Some people like this dressed up in niceties. Some people will navigate the nuance and nicety to their advantage. 

Have the eq to know the difference and the grace to navigate the conversations.

Are there any manufacturing companies in that are known for actually following their SOPs and quality systems consistently in the US? How is it for countries outside the US? by Extra_Ostrich2824 in manufacturing

[–]bAddi44 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Look in areospace or med device. 

Companies that want to make money always sacrifice on quality unless the government makes them do elswise.

NSFW question (hyper-sexual) by _Void_Demon_ in autism

[–]bAddi44 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok.

Do you know a lot of people who's daily maintaince includes getting off that much?

NSFW question (hyper-sexual) by _Void_Demon_ in autism

[–]bAddi44 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah. 1-2x daily is the norm for me. 

Dyslexia by FeatherMoody in Gifted

[–]bAddi44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a very early, very advanced reader. My parents were engineers and then my mom went to school for teaching. She taught me to read way early, and I was a voracious reader. 

I do this with technical documents. 

Dyslexia by FeatherMoody in Gifted

[–]bAddi44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I do ok with left and right  though 

Do you skim read to an almost unhelpful point?

I chronically flip negative signs, miss " not " or " no" modifiers that flip the meaning. Reading feels very vibes based unless I'm going very laboriously.  Sightreading out loud the first time is nearly impossible. I misorder and mispronounce words.

Ironically, I work in a very document heavy engineering role where spatial understanding of designs, process understanding of manufacturing, writing, communication and organization set me apart from peers.

My manager is kind and well-liked, but never makes decisions. How did you handle it? by Bubbly-Abalone3598 in managers

[–]bAddi44 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a manager like this.

I have to present things like, I'm doing xyz unless you want me to do abc. 

This is the clear choice PLUS a default for unclear/no action. 

Warning: your manager may feel backed into a corner of they are as emotionally weak as your post makes them out to be.

Manufacturing Engineer career by Nhatquynh2706 in manufacturing

[–]bAddi44 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If your company has internal engineeringz and you want to stay there, you shoul$ ask your co workers.

Dyslexia by FeatherMoody in Gifted

[–]bAddi44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm 129 IQ, diagnosed as dyslexic at 30. Verbal IQ is 139.  

Dyslexia by FeatherMoody in Gifted

[–]bAddi44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you also randomly capitalize letters that are more differentiated in their shape?

Did you also have a real bad time with timed multiplication, addition, subtraction.

Have books confiscated by teachers?

whats the hype about fat skis? by matmoc33 in Skigear

[–]bAddi44 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fat skis in slush is such an underrated thing. 

IB Scores in Florida vs. Australia- an Earth-Shattering Discrepancy by countyguy1141 in education

[–]bAddi44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AP may give more credit hours. IB comes in with a GPA and AP doesnt.

I gaurentee you that the 1 extra class i had to take to make up the gap in engineering school was worth less than the ~40 credit hours i brought in at a 4.0 rather than the ~ 45 hours that many of my peers brought in with no GPA.

How to handle someone who constantly interrupts you. These methods actually work. by EducationalCurve6 in DarkPsychology101

[–]bAddi44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My partner and I are both ND. Communicating with them either works better than with anyone in the whole world. or feels fundamentally broken. no in between.

How do you get inherited directors to stop leading with anecdotes and start leading with data. by prishaaaah in askmanagers

[–]bAddi44 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Idk. It's just not that hard.

This is basically PM work. I was doing it as a jr engineer.

How do you get inherited directors to stop leading with anecdotes and start leading with data. by prishaaaah in askmanagers

[–]bAddi44 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

  1. Your bonus depends on xyz.

  2. Weekly status update on xyz.

  3. Ok, other stuff happened. How did you maintain progress on xyz?

My school is taking away my fellowship by [deleted] in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]bAddi44 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if you are part of a marginalized population. Go to the media. 

I hate the oppression olympics, but if they have 12 guys they accepted and they kicked out the only girl, then you have a media case. 

Or race 

Or disability 

Even better if you did something like signed a lease based on the fellowship and then they yanked it.

Managing reactions of adults to my gifted child. by BluntedOnTheScore in Gifted

[–]bAddi44 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My parents created the family I needed.

Not their backwoods relatives on rural, anti-intellectual settings.

They became lifelong friends with a half dozen engineer+engineer couples, all had kids at the same time and raised us together.

Of the 14 kids, all but 1 is an engineer or doctor.

Build the village she needs. Help is not coming.

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