How do I know?
That's what I said in my head when people asked me about the status of a project I am involved in. I am extremely busy with a deadline to meet Friday morning. I have to get a complete list of parts with corresponding solid models. To help you understand the scope of what I am up against. I have 5 months to produce optical testing components. The steps to do that are:1. Draw up preliminary designs in solidworks.
2. Go through a design review of your models.
3. Create detailed engineering drawings of all dimensions.
4. Send the drawings to the machine shop for fabrication.
5. Finally test and verify all components are made up to specification.
If you really think about it, steps 1-3 are the most time consuming and arduous task. It was stipulated that engineering drawings be delivered 15 days from signing of contract. Yeah, 2 weeks to cram in 3+ months of work. Thanks guy. Someone really dropped the ball on this one.
And to top it off, my trainer is out of town on a business trip. I am the goto guy for some of his currently running projects. As if I didn't have enough to do already.
So I am sitting working quietly on my models. Person 1 asks me what is going on with Part A on the production floor. I said, "I am finished with it and will take it off the machine ASAP." Person 2 comes in and tells me Part B is ready for testing. "OK, I'll take of it." Person 1 comes back and tells me Part C needs to go on the machine. "Arrrggghh, OK, I'll do it now." Then my manager comes in to check up on my modeling. Counter all that with pain in my tooth and hunger from this lousy yogurt diet and you have a very stressed out Pung.
posted by John @ 3:24 PM
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