Assalammu'alaikum beloved friends & family.
I hope all has been great and well for you. Last week we had a few importany dates and we were happy that all had went smoothly.
Work has been great the whole of last week, with a few hours time-off. Everyone was smiling, boss was happy, and I guess it is only because Engineer B wasnt there showcasing his stupidity, really.
Anyways, back to important dates... It was 21st Feb. We signed a major document on that day pinning ourselves to greater commitment and responsibilities. I missed my tuition slot due to the sudden heavy rain and we were drenched to head down straight. I felt guilty and bad for missing that slot. Lucky for me, they were understanding and accomodating. Syukur Alhamdulillah..
On 22nd Feb, I finally made time to get my abdomen a good massage from G. She banned me from taking the bike ride for the time being, even extended the message to my husband. And so we complied. No more bike rides for me- not even as a pillion. She asked us to come back in a 2-3months time. We'll jot dot a little date.. And hopefully with a big smile plastered across. :) PLUS, it was our two-monthsary (ok I felt like some minah eh posting and celebrating monthsary~ urghz!).
On 23rd, as a belated gesture, I whip up Big Fat Chilli Crab as our lunch dish! Alhamdulillah, he comes home delighted and loves it! We then went about running our almost overdued errands. We hit down to the bikeshop, discussed l, bargained and finally agreed to a sum. Some signatures, and we are ticked one off the list. To the next destination, paid the monies and we have to do that 4more times before we can relieve ourselves and start saving even more.
On 24th, it was a long long day. It is time to bring my parents out. I was hoping we can bring his parents out next weekend. Well we'll see. Parents had a good time. We keep filling our tummies up. No complaints, and it was a good day! And oh, we even met up with Mama H to get Abg his Guitar and Adik her Ukelele. These two lovely kids are musically inclined, unlike me. :) We head to Mama H's place and browsed a few youtube clips to get some of Ukelele's chords and ways to strum. It was overall a great day for all of us. :)
Th, 25th... We are all back to Monday. Reality bites. Engineer B is back, and as expected.. It was timed at 15mins. 1ins after the boss stepped in, he was calle for a briefing. He didnt budge until the boss stepped out and asked what he was waiting for. And yes, the office is back to its dark side. Everyone's back pissing again. I seriously dunno how he became an Engineer. His scaling is horrible, he cant gauge w/o measuring. He dun even understand comments that were sent and received. He blindly comply without checking.. That is just to name a few. I think I can fill up to 30 of his unforgivable mistakes very easily..
The only reason why he stays (and not get fired yet) is the fact that he is darn cheap and my boss is a very kind boss who wants to still give him a chance to learn and be better. I really do hope someone else better comes by to replace him uf he keeps up with his mistakes in the long run and not learn anything from it.
So today, I am just hoping he dont come by my desk for some redundant work. I have cleared enough of his ____ the whole of last week when he was away.
With that said, I shall sign off and hope for the best.
Yours truly,
Me :)
Wassalam.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Diary of a Structural Designer
Assalammu'alaikum,
Now, I just want to write as a structural designer. Life as a structural designer is truly dependent on the Engineers that we were assigned to. If the engineer is good, life will be a breeze. Your questions no matter how precise and how deep into details, the engineer will gladly answer you without hesitation and you can't help but feel confident of his work, and ultimately yours as well.
I have worked with a number of great engineers - most of which are from the first company I worked for. And here are some of the common types of engineers I've worked with over the last 6 years.
The Knowledgeable
These type, they are truly beyond knowledgeable- they don't need to have a drawing in front of them, they can tell every feature of the structure at the back of their hands even when they have 5 projects under his design.
Decisive A
These type are very decisive which is good, but this type A do not welcome suggestions - these are pretty easy to work with provided it works. In some cases, the designer has worked on a similar structure and had gone through a living nightmare due to the stringent authorities who do not accept certain designs, so with these kind of engineers, we designers can either just play along pretending the nightmare wont re-occur, or we can stand firm and tell him about the previous project that we have done or ask the previous engineer to have a word about it with him.
Decisive B
These type are very decisive, make good judgement and consider suggestions from us. These ones are the best type to work with. They are decisive, thus making us work faster without being unsure. Should they be unsure, they are usually upfront and assure us that he/she will get the answer by a certain timeline.
Noisy Unsure Egoistic
NUE type is the worst kind ever! They talk a lot, they love talking when you're talking. They will still enjoy talking even when they are talking to the Director. They will ask you questions and then answer it themselves while you're answering, they like to reason with all their wrong judgement and reason with their second guessing, they love reasoning when they are clearly in the wrong. Guess what? They love it more when they are right in one small part, and they talk and talk about it like they hit the lottery. The worse is when we, designers, go to them to ask about the designs, where some dimension may be missing or unclear. They always answer with a prefix, and the prefix is a killer to us. This type of engineer will forever answer you with "I think " and sometimes with a long pause before answering. It makes us so unsure, and so pissed, because it will be very likely that this engineer will come back to us and say "Oh, earlier was wrong, it has to be xxx - i think"
Frustrating is an understatement!
Last Minute
This type is tricky is a lot of ways. This type of engineers like to keep their designs and mark-ups up to the very last minute. The kind of situation will be such that he/she will go to you with this stack of mark-ups and designs and tell you they need it by end of day at 3pm or tell you they want it first thing in the morning at 5pm! Crazy, of course!
You draw first, I design later
This type is usually for those engineers who have been stuck with you from the first day. They trust your experience, knowledge and feel that they can do the design faster after we produce the drawings for them. However, I am usually uncomfortable when a new engineer or someone whom I have never worked with asked me to do this. I will be reluctant because I don't know how he like to design. I became unsure because I am afraid he will take my daft inputs to be real. (I just experience one - and he asked me for the calculations!)
-to be continued-
I have more types to write about, but will keep it for later. Work is piling! I got to go!! Have a great lunch peeps!
Yours Truly,
One of the Structural Designers.
Wassalam
Now, I just want to write as a structural designer. Life as a structural designer is truly dependent on the Engineers that we were assigned to. If the engineer is good, life will be a breeze. Your questions no matter how precise and how deep into details, the engineer will gladly answer you without hesitation and you can't help but feel confident of his work, and ultimately yours as well.
I have worked with a number of great engineers - most of which are from the first company I worked for. And here are some of the common types of engineers I've worked with over the last 6 years.
The Knowledgeable
These type, they are truly beyond knowledgeable- they don't need to have a drawing in front of them, they can tell every feature of the structure at the back of their hands even when they have 5 projects under his design.
Decisive A
These type are very decisive which is good, but this type A do not welcome suggestions - these are pretty easy to work with provided it works. In some cases, the designer has worked on a similar structure and had gone through a living nightmare due to the stringent authorities who do not accept certain designs, so with these kind of engineers, we designers can either just play along pretending the nightmare wont re-occur, or we can stand firm and tell him about the previous project that we have done or ask the previous engineer to have a word about it with him.
Decisive B
These type are very decisive, make good judgement and consider suggestions from us. These ones are the best type to work with. They are decisive, thus making us work faster without being unsure. Should they be unsure, they are usually upfront and assure us that he/she will get the answer by a certain timeline.
Noisy Unsure Egoistic
NUE type is the worst kind ever! They talk a lot, they love talking when you're talking. They will still enjoy talking even when they are talking to the Director. They will ask you questions and then answer it themselves while you're answering, they like to reason with all their wrong judgement and reason with their second guessing, they love reasoning when they are clearly in the wrong. Guess what? They love it more when they are right in one small part, and they talk and talk about it like they hit the lottery. The worse is when we, designers, go to them to ask about the designs, where some dimension may be missing or unclear. They always answer with a prefix, and the prefix is a killer to us. This type of engineer will forever answer you with "I think " and sometimes with a long pause before answering. It makes us so unsure, and so pissed, because it will be very likely that this engineer will come back to us and say "Oh, earlier was wrong, it has to be xxx - i think"
Frustrating is an understatement!
Last Minute
This type is tricky is a lot of ways. This type of engineers like to keep their designs and mark-ups up to the very last minute. The kind of situation will be such that he/she will go to you with this stack of mark-ups and designs and tell you they need it by end of day at 3pm or tell you they want it first thing in the morning at 5pm! Crazy, of course!
You draw first, I design later
This type is usually for those engineers who have been stuck with you from the first day. They trust your experience, knowledge and feel that they can do the design faster after we produce the drawings for them. However, I am usually uncomfortable when a new engineer or someone whom I have never worked with asked me to do this. I will be reluctant because I don't know how he like to design. I became unsure because I am afraid he will take my daft inputs to be real. (I just experience one - and he asked me for the calculations!)
-to be continued-
I have more types to write about, but will keep it for later. Work is piling! I got to go!! Have a great lunch peeps!
Yours Truly,
One of the Structural Designers.
Wassalam
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