An influx of new faces (who I have not yet seen and whom in the best nepotistic manner are the sons of current employees) and the continued training of others who joined the department recently from other areas is providing the mixed results you might expect. Added to that we have a couple of workers returning after being laid off last year and the increased workload that has led to extra employees all preparing for the almost inevitable continental shifts just around the corner. The strain is beginning to show and not just on the staff as the old plant is creaking under the pressure and we start to run out of space for the extra production.
Last week saw two more incidents of mistakes being made as the pressure mounts to get the product out the door to satisfy customers and whilst I sympathised with the people responsible after my own cock up a couple of months ago, there was a little part of me that was somewhat relieved to no longer be the only person to have made such an obvious error. It was not a feeling of schadenfreude as I could see how crestfallen one man was when he was telling me what had happened and recalled how I had felt myself.
As for the training this is the first occasion that I have trained somebody in this department and I am rather enjoying the experience. Curiously yesterday was too busy and my trainee was required elsewhere which was probably for the best as there would have been too much to take in at once as I ran around to complete the workload. Conversely today was too quiet with long runs which afforded the opportunity to walk round and explain the process but with little opportunity of hands on experience. One of the bonuses of training is that it can teach you things as well as questions may be asked which you had not thought of before. The simple "What's that for?" can prompt me to look into something that I had no previous use for but allows me a bit more information for future reference. Thankfully my trainee has some interest and competence for the job as I have had people shadow me for a few hours previously and their antipathy is palpable making it difficult to continue in what amounts to a futile task.
Last week saw two more incidents of mistakes being made as the pressure mounts to get the product out the door to satisfy customers and whilst I sympathised with the people responsible after my own cock up a couple of months ago, there was a little part of me that was somewhat relieved to no longer be the only person to have made such an obvious error. It was not a feeling of schadenfreude as I could see how crestfallen one man was when he was telling me what had happened and recalled how I had felt myself.
As for the training this is the first occasion that I have trained somebody in this department and I am rather enjoying the experience. Curiously yesterday was too busy and my trainee was required elsewhere which was probably for the best as there would have been too much to take in at once as I ran around to complete the workload. Conversely today was too quiet with long runs which afforded the opportunity to walk round and explain the process but with little opportunity of hands on experience. One of the bonuses of training is that it can teach you things as well as questions may be asked which you had not thought of before. The simple "What's that for?" can prompt me to look into something that I had no previous use for but allows me a bit more information for future reference. Thankfully my trainee has some interest and competence for the job as I have had people shadow me for a few hours previously and their antipathy is palpable making it difficult to continue in what amounts to a futile task.
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