implmex
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2002
- Location
- Vancouver BC Canada
Good morning All:
So I have a shit ton of work on my plate these days, and almost none of it is the kind where I can just set up a machine and run...it's all stuff where I need to squint into the microscope, or stand in front of the Bridgeport. or weld with the laser welder etc etc.
Despite my best efforts to keep all satisfied, I'm still getting call after plaintive call from customers...
"Where's my shit?"
"Can you give me a progress update"
"I need it NOW"...blah blah blah.
So I'm starting to get a bit snippy with the worst offenders.
One has been calling me every couple of hours on a project they INSISTED was going to go to 3 shops, one of which bailed about two weeks ago leaving me with a bunch of stuff not done, and a bunch of stuff partially done, and a bunch of stuff done wrong.
That project is now a month behind through no fault of mine...in fact I bailed out their asses by agreeing to step in and rescue it: make the missing pieces and fix the fucked up ones.
He just got the "Do you want me to work on your project or do you want me to yap on the phone?" spiel, and he didn't respond too gracefully.
So now I'm a bit pissed and I'm trying to finish a build involving handling 1mm diameter 4 mm long screws and 1 x 4 dowel pins and other fiddly shit that's hard to do when you're mad.
I feel like going for a coffee and a nice long walk and fuck the project...piss on it from a great height!
How would you guys handle it?
Cheers
Marcus
Implant Mechanix • Design & Innovation > HOME
Vancouver Wire EDM -- Wire EDM Machining
So I have a shit ton of work on my plate these days, and almost none of it is the kind where I can just set up a machine and run...it's all stuff where I need to squint into the microscope, or stand in front of the Bridgeport. or weld with the laser welder etc etc.
Despite my best efforts to keep all satisfied, I'm still getting call after plaintive call from customers...
"Where's my shit?"
"Can you give me a progress update"
"I need it NOW"...blah blah blah.
So I'm starting to get a bit snippy with the worst offenders.
One has been calling me every couple of hours on a project they INSISTED was going to go to 3 shops, one of which bailed about two weeks ago leaving me with a bunch of stuff not done, and a bunch of stuff partially done, and a bunch of stuff done wrong.
That project is now a month behind through no fault of mine...in fact I bailed out their asses by agreeing to step in and rescue it: make the missing pieces and fix the fucked up ones.
He just got the "Do you want me to work on your project or do you want me to yap on the phone?" spiel, and he didn't respond too gracefully.
So now I'm a bit pissed and I'm trying to finish a build involving handling 1mm diameter 4 mm long screws and 1 x 4 dowel pins and other fiddly shit that's hard to do when you're mad.
I feel like going for a coffee and a nice long walk and fuck the project...piss on it from a great height!
How would you guys handle it?
Cheers
Marcus
Implant Mechanix • Design & Innovation > HOME
Vancouver Wire EDM -- Wire EDM Machining