I got to work and Mario was there. He was happy as ever. Sometimes i wonder what keeps him going.  He is always zooming here and zooming there.  But, he is good at his job. He is the one who first trained me on the machines that i run. There are over twenty different machines in our department.  Mario was my boss when i was on the middle shift.  I went to work on the night shift about 4 months ago. Diego is my boss now. Diego is the one who i kept hearing through the grapevine, that he was going to be demoted. Bach to running machines.  Mario has been encouraging me to go for the job. As boss there would be a lot more responsibility. But, i have dreams of what i would like that place to look like.  First off, it's a

factory. It's big & it's noisy. And very dirty. That's the only thing i hate hate about this job. There is just gunk build up everywhere. There is a lot of cleaning that needs to be done.   I truly believe that i'm going to be given the chance. The chance to show these kiddies how it's done.  There's nothing i like better than to order people around. I'm not mean though. I would never ask anybody to do anything that i wouldn't do myself.....maybe...   he he         The point is, no matter what you do, you always have to figure out a way to make it better.  Change can be good.

Diego left early last Friday morning. I was in charge. It only lasted about an hour.   And, all of that hour was spent learning the paper work. At the end of the shift the boss has to gather up all the production numbers and enter them into the computer.   I don't have a problem with that. I don't think Diego even does that. He hardly spends any time in the office. I'll tell you what, if i make boss, i hope that i get him as a operator. He is good.

All of this attention (for the first time in my career) that's on me has made me dare to dream. I can think of so many ideas i'd like to implement.  I firmly believe that the operator on the floor is the backbone of the company. And, there are lots of ways to encourage cooperation within the team. Right now, in our area, there are 6 operators and 1 boss (Diego).

I wonder if he'll be mad at me if i take his job. It nags at me. But, if it wasn't me then it would be someone else.

Right now, i have heard that 'they' have decided to give him another chance.  I'm not sure what 'they' told him, but he's been all over lately. He's been helping everyone.  And yes, even me. Although, i do feel a undercurrent of resentment. I think.    It's hard to tell.   There was one time last night that Diego was over at Mr. T's machines and he was helping the poor guy that was having so much problem with making bad product.   Diego was there and then one of the engineers (Frick)  showed up to help. Deigo was operating the mach. and Frick was watching intently. I was on the other side of the door opening. It has a clear window so i was looking inside to see what was happening.  I have run that machine lots of times and i'm very interested in what's going on. Mr. T has been having a hell of a time with that f__king machine.  They can be very honory. Anyway,  I turned arount to leave and i felt the little door open wide behind me. It sounded like almost an attitude.  I don't blame him. He's got a right to

be mad....  He'll get over it. If it even happens.  There a few other jobs in other departments that are possibilities too.

 

The puppies are growing like weeds. They are almost 3 weeks old now.  Do you believe it? I don't.     Mr. Day built them a big doggie bed made out of 2x4's and plywood. w/blanket on top.  They love it. But, the pups are already sliding over the top. I still can't believe we had a blonde daschund puppy. He has hair like a rug. Mr. Day calls him Sandy.  I've been posting a lot of pic's at  flickr.com     listed under day2day4ever .   I have some great photos of my trips all over Texas.

 

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