tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961838602080369632.post7875673886987479229..comments2024-02-19T09:25:02.382+01:00Comments on Letters from Lausanne: Less PressureBoris Legradichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961838602080369632.post-11690740049479646912009-04-16T22:33:00.000+01:002009-04-16T22:33:00.000+01:00Ha, those pesky engineers! Ahem, present company e...Ha, those pesky engineers! Ahem, present company excepted, of course ;)Boris Legradichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961838602080369632.post-88947471835673837432009-04-15T15:19:00.000+01:002009-04-15T15:19:00.000+01:00Agreed. At least you figured it out. I used to b...Agreed. At least you figured it out. I used to be the communications engineer at a large facility. Whenever we'd run a test, some of the ancient comm stations would fail. When I got it all under configuration control, there was supposed to be no more willy-nilly swapping. <br /><br />Instead of waiting for paperwork, the techs just swapped out a failed comm station and would not switch it back. I was told "it happened on 3rd shift" like that made it OK. When I was on the phone to complain to the boss, they switched it a second time. <br /><br />"Why can't we do it our way?" they whined when I called 'em on it again. "Because, if you put three different comm stations in the same spot and none of 'em work, that's not where the problem is."<br /><br />"Oh."<br /><br />Ah, good times.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.com