The economics of working for corporate america
Hi guys
as most of you know my husband is not my favorite person most of the time. However, today i was in a most disagreeable mood, and shockingly enough, he is the one who got me out of it.
He works at a hospital in the engineering department, or facilities management or plant operations, whatever they are calling it this week. Basically he is one of the men who keep the hospital in working order. David, yes his name isnt really asshead, is very talented when it comes to construction/painting/carpentry/furniture refinishing etc..so the higher ups at the hospital have discovered that it is way cheaper to pay him his hourly rate and do these "special projects" than to hire contractors to come in to do them.
Anyway, a "special project" came up and David was assigned to do it. There are two chairs that belong in the CEO's office that had just been re-upholstered, and now the CEO wanted them refinished, which just goes to show how bright these people are (believe me i know, there is a reason i no longer work at the hospital), any idiot knows you should refinish the chair first then re-upholster it. When he picks up the chairs he is informed that the cost of re-upholstering these chairs is already at almost $1000 USD, the fabric was somewhere in the neighborhood of 75.00 a yard (and its ugly according to David). So he was advised not to get the refinishing stuff (varnish, finish whatever the hell its called) on the fabric. He explained that it might have been advisable to refinish them first but apparently got the same deer in the headlight look usually seen on Dani Pedrosa's face.
So he has been refinishing the $1000 chairs slowly and carefully.
So what does this have to do with corporate america?
Well, the engingeering department head called a brief meeting today to let his staff (there are 5 of them) know that due to budget cuts they were being asked to take voluntary time off unpaid.
After Davids head exploded, figuratively of course, he said should he take time off before or after he finished with the $1000 chairs?
His boss asked what he was talking about, and David explained that the chairs he was refinishing for the CEO of the hospital had already cost $1000 to reupholster. After his boss's head exploded (figuratively again) he marched straight down to the CEO's office, unfinished chairs in hand, put them in the CEO's office and turned to walk out, the CEO stopped him and asked why he was bringing unfinished chairs back to his office. Marshall, (Davids boss) replied that due to budget constraints his department was now short staffed and any "special projects" were indefinately suspended. As the CEO's head exploded, Marshall walked out of the office.
Gotta love it when your boss used to be you!
as most of you know my husband is not my favorite person most of the time. However, today i was in a most disagreeable mood, and shockingly enough, he is the one who got me out of it.
He works at a hospital in the engineering department, or facilities management or plant operations, whatever they are calling it this week. Basically he is one of the men who keep the hospital in working order. David, yes his name isnt really asshead, is very talented when it comes to construction/painting/carpentry/furniture refinishing etc..so the higher ups at the hospital have discovered that it is way cheaper to pay him his hourly rate and do these "special projects" than to hire contractors to come in to do them.
Anyway, a "special project" came up and David was assigned to do it. There are two chairs that belong in the CEO's office that had just been re-upholstered, and now the CEO wanted them refinished, which just goes to show how bright these people are (believe me i know, there is a reason i no longer work at the hospital), any idiot knows you should refinish the chair first then re-upholster it. When he picks up the chairs he is informed that the cost of re-upholstering these chairs is already at almost $1000 USD, the fabric was somewhere in the neighborhood of 75.00 a yard (and its ugly according to David). So he was advised not to get the refinishing stuff (varnish, finish whatever the hell its called) on the fabric. He explained that it might have been advisable to refinish them first but apparently got the same deer in the headlight look usually seen on Dani Pedrosa's face.
So he has been refinishing the $1000 chairs slowly and carefully.
So what does this have to do with corporate america?
Well, the engingeering department head called a brief meeting today to let his staff (there are 5 of them) know that due to budget cuts they were being asked to take voluntary time off unpaid.
After Davids head exploded, figuratively of course, he said should he take time off before or after he finished with the $1000 chairs?
His boss asked what he was talking about, and David explained that the chairs he was refinishing for the CEO of the hospital had already cost $1000 to reupholster. After his boss's head exploded (figuratively again) he marched straight down to the CEO's office, unfinished chairs in hand, put them in the CEO's office and turned to walk out, the CEO stopped him and asked why he was bringing unfinished chairs back to his office. Marshall, (Davids boss) replied that due to budget constraints his department was now short staffed and any "special projects" were indefinately suspended. As the CEO's head exploded, Marshall walked out of the office.
Gotta love it when your boss used to be you!
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