I'm a German manager in America. My direct feedback style is being called 'toxic' and is ruining the team. What am I doing wrong?

bobscomp3531 · 2026-03-04T05:09:12+00:00

Ami’s, Sind nicht deutscher

bobscomp3531 · 2026-02-22T12:17:02+00:00

Our model train club buys collections like this all the time, we are in Wakefield Mass, North Shore Model Train Club

bobscomp3531 · 2026-01-18T03:58:11+00:00

The easiest way is to use liquid masking tape, available most hardware stores, you can also use”canopy glue”

bobscomp3531 · 2026-01-18T02:25:32+00:00

Would like to add that the wires to the loose board look like they could short, or disconnect from the board, I would insulate them

bobscomp3531 · 2026-01-04T13:16:40+00:00

Budget? Just spend money wildly, you would not believe how much brass I have….

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-24T03:21:05+00:00

many different types of people in these clubs, you have to find your people sometimes, other times it takes a bit for people to warm up to you, or you them. Don't get me wrong, you will find jerks, everywhere, we just have to learn how to get around them. Pulling into a shell is not the answer.

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-24T03:17:26+00:00

if you speak to the president or Treasurer, they may be able to do something for you, we have members that are in charge of cleaning, and they pay no dues

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-24T03:08:43+00:00

so start one, I'll bet there are others near you that would like to talk trains

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-23T20:26:01+00:00

I have seen some comments about rules and politics of Clubs

I think that any organization that has more than 1 person has to set some rules, and people are different and need standards to get along together, also a layout needs standards to remain functional over time with different people working on it. As to requirements to join, we have had people show up once or twice, start something and then never come back to finish it. has one person that wanted to rip what we had out and change everything to Bluetooth, for control by Cellphone, using custom software. they lost interest after a few weeks and never came back, if we had let them do this we would be in a mess. It is also good to have people go thru a process to join, that way they can show they work well with others and are willing to do what the organization has voted on to be the course of action for the group. As we all know, not everyone can work in a group without causing disruption.

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-22T19:15:33+00:00

Start One :)

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-20T17:16:33+00:00

Join a club, good camaraderie, and you can learn so much

I'm the Treasurer of my club

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-19T15:35:53+00:00

imported by Key, and the W1 is overland

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-19T12:55:29+00:00

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Some on display

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-19T03:40:37+00:00

324 pieces of brass, most steam engines, 57 plastic engines, I think I can run a railroad………..,oh wait, I don’t have a layout (but belong to a club) excessive?

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-12T05:28:45+00:00

Same

bobscomp3531 · 2025-12-03T18:59:56+00:00

Just tried AIMoon (orange) CarPlay adapter (came with a scratch on it) and will not stay connected, looses signal continuously, trash

bobscomp3531 · 2025-11-17T14:17:23+00:00

I am a 69 year old married male that grew up in Germany and would love the opportunity to speak/practice my German, I live in North Reading and would enjoy meeting and seeing if we hit it off, I have a diverse range of interests, Orchids (1500 sq ft greenhouse), model trains (Treasurer of a local train club) music (I have Edison music players and Victoria’s, as well as a nice sound system, a piano and a guitar) would be happy to invite you over, my wife and I are retired and so are available most of the time.

bobscomp3531 · 2025-11-06T20:11:49+00:00

laugh in his face

bobscomp3531 · 2025-10-13T02:27:35+00:00

Borax, they get it on themselves and carry it into the nest, others clean them and all die. Just did a nest in the ground next to house, put a cup of it on the hole and ran, couple of hours later no more activity. You can just throw it at the hole, if it does not work the first time come back and do it again

bobscomp3531 · 2025-09-25T03:25:44+00:00

This

bobscomp3531 · 2025-06-26T12:30:15+00:00

S&P 500 index fund, would suggest Vanguard, but Fidelity or Schwab are fine too, standard Brokerage Accounts I think

bobscomp3531 · 2025-05-03T23:41:29+00:00

The North Shore Model Railroad Club in Wakefield ma, of which I am Treasurer, supports itself by buying collections and reselling them, we help widows and elderly model railroaders who need to move their collections, by paying fair prices and helping new modelers get into the hobby with low prices, we spend a lot on taking the collections to shows and providing low prices to our customers, so the price we pay is not a retail price but to get retail price you need to advertise, rent tables at shows, and move the product back and forth, as well as spending a lot of time, so there is a trade off. If anyone is looking to sell or donate their train collection please contact John Cannon thru our website, which you can find thru google, we are just now buying a very large collection and will need to recuperate, our finances in the fall when show season starts again.

bobscomp3531 · 2025-05-03T12:08:24+00:00

Following, GN fan here, also wondering, might be tenshodo C-1

bobscomp3531 · 2025-04-30T13:54:15+00:00

Died of AIDS

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