Isn’t it always the way? You’ve been working through the year, not taking any vacation days, and just about when you’re ready to take some time off, you find yourself in the middle of a HUGE job that’s taking a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not afraid of flying, far from it. It’s just that since I’ll be gone a week, I’ll need several changes of clothes, my work computer, my personal laptop and all my drawing stuff. I’d rather not have to check[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could go further into the details, that I need to map points which the technicians have created that correspond to all the HVAC, Boilers, Chillers, Cooling Towers, plumbing, alarms, Air handlers, Rooftop exhausts, etc… of a building and in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of my 10 plus months here at Siemens, I’ve worked hard everyday. Learning a new software and new types of graphics, but I really haven’t been a social butterfly. I guess sitting at my desk everyday over lunch, drawing my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the kind of thing that could throw your entire week off. With my inability to fall asleep Sunday night, I crashed early Monday evening, waking up just after midnight. So, now, will I have difficulty falling asleep (just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Be careful what you wish/ask for. I suppose I could have plugged along, dealing with memory issues (Desigo eats up A LOT of RAM!) but eventually I’d have to get more added. And this technician is a good, reliable guy.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unless you live in the Pittsburgh area and have experienced having to deal with the traffic backups that occur at all of the tunnels around here, you probably won’t really grasp how frustrating this can be. When you add the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was really tired when I (remarkably) woke up when my alarm went off at 5:30 AM. As I drove in, I kept thinking that there probably won’t be many people in the office today, so why am I making[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, this is how they do things here. Besides the snacks and drinks and the strongbox that sits there filled with money, parents in the department who have kids that are selling candy or other things for school and scouts,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had Orientation at several companies in my career. Hasbro, Hallmark, K’NEX, etc… (and even with Tootsee Roll, after they bought Concord Confections where I’d been working at for several years). Most places, if not all, paints a happy picture[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…