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wroughtn_harv
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Jim, I thought of you yesterday when I was talking to Donnie. I had asked him when he was going to retire and he just smiled. It was a smile a lot like the one you had when I asked you about retirement and you said you were having too much fun and getting too much money to even consider quitting.
There was a couple of things that I really liked about the JCB factory. One thing that knocked my socks off was how friendly and willing to help ALL of the employees were. Everyone we met went out of their way to be hospitable. Now I understand we were in Georgia and those folks come out of the box better natured. But I have to believe part of the niceness is a reflection of JCB management working it's way down to even the folks sweeping the floors.
Another thing that impressed me was the lack walls. We walked by the plant manager's office a couple of times and his office was like the rest of the offices we encountered. It's literally a glass house. Not only can he look out and see what everyone else is doing, they can glance over and see what he's up to.
I also found it interesting that if there's a mistake made the person making the mistake is called over to correct it. The line is stopped. The person who erred is contacted. The correction is made and the line is restarted. That's a great way to insure personal responsibility, assembly line or not.
When I grow up I'd like to have Donnie's job. Of course they'd have to give a couple of years to learn the trade..........
There was a couple of things that I really liked about the JCB factory. One thing that knocked my socks off was how friendly and willing to help ALL of the employees were. Everyone we met went out of their way to be hospitable. Now I understand we were in Georgia and those folks come out of the box better natured. But I have to believe part of the niceness is a reflection of JCB management working it's way down to even the folks sweeping the floors.
Another thing that impressed me was the lack walls. We walked by the plant manager's office a couple of times and his office was like the rest of the offices we encountered. It's literally a glass house. Not only can he look out and see what everyone else is doing, they can glance over and see what he's up to.
I also found it interesting that if there's a mistake made the person making the mistake is called over to correct it. The line is stopped. The person who erred is contacted. The correction is made and the line is restarted. That's a great way to insure personal responsibility, assembly line or not.
When I grow up I'd like to have Donnie's job. Of course they'd have to give a couple of years to learn the trade..........
