2nd job

[dalee]

(10-13-2012, 07:47 PM)mikecwik Wrote: how much time do you think a guy with no real lathe experience should be up and running a 44"x216" machine?

i find it sort of odd that after a few hours of not so good instruction i am expected to know it all. heck, i got better training at mcdonalds.

i wanted to ask the foreman who rides a harley (for 30 years) to hop on a zx10 and see if he could run with me. i would ask him at the hospital if he lived "well, you been riding for 30 years, whats the problem"?

Hi,

Depends on what you told me you had done in the past and what I want you to do with that machine. But I'm pretty cautious with new people. I've been lied to before and since. And I lean to being more of a teacher than a boss. So I'm willing to spend time with new members of my team. Don't want to ruin them if I don't need to. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you are unsure. Answering questions is cheaper than fixing screw ups.

Still, this is a working shop and everyone there is supposed to have a basic skill set and grasp of the work done there. And they should all be grownups and not need to be taught how to put on their pants so to speak. And there is a certain amount of 'sink or swim' you will need to face. Hang in there, you will learn.

dalee