Any good jokes ... ?

[Gwylan]

There is the saying "near enough is good enough" used to justify sloppy work, but for me it is a deep truth. If you are building a fence then you really don't need half a thou' accuracy and it would astronomically expensive or impossible to do , but that might well be a good target for precision engineering. Make a piece of optical equipment and you want 20nano metres or better.

CEFNW - appeared regularly on work coming from one prototype workshop.
I sort of ignored it and assumed I'd learn eventually. It didn't happen.
After several years I eventually asked the head of the lab as he signed off a sample for a customer of mine.
Easy, he said, Close Enough for Navy Work. But don't tell the suits!

 

[AndyRM]

 

[BigSid]

CEFNW - appeared regularly on work coming from one prototype workshop.
I sort of ignored it and assumed I'd learn eventually. It didn't happen.
After several years I eventually asked the head of the lab as he signed off a sample for a customer of mine.
Easy, he said, Close Enough for Navy Work. But don't tell the suits!

A colleague told me about his brother who included on the list of manufacturing standards he put on a drawing MIL/TFD/1111.
Two days after it had gone to the workshop he got a call.
"What's this standard MIL/TFD/1111?"
"It means Make It Like The F%$£ing Drawing for once."

 

[DaveReading]

A colleague told me about his brother who included on the list of manufacturing standards he put on a drawing MIL/TFD/1111.
Two days after it had gone to the workshop he got a call.
"What's this standard MIL/TFD/1111?"
"It means Make It Like The F%$£ing Drawing for once."

When I worked for a fairly autocratic company many years ago, it was surprising how many internal memos (no emails in those days) had a file reference that included "CYA".

 

[raleighnut]

Many years ago I worked in an adhesive factory, we stuck the labels on the tins/barrels with a load of mixed up drainlngs from the churns labelled S2AB

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I went for an interview some years ago - one of those ones where you realise they have a favourite and you are not it

Anyway - there was some question about high standards and perfection and stuff like that
I decided to be honest - probably a mistake but whatever

I got into a discussion with one of the interview panel about whether perfection was always a good idea

My argument was that "good enough" was a reasonable target
especially in a busy environment where there are a lot of other tasks that need doing

As long as "Good Enough" is actually good enough

He was insisting that a task needs to be completed to the full specification in all respects before it is implemented (we were talking about computer systems)
My concept was that if the system works and supports the business - but still has a few problems
then it is often better to implement it with a few known problems that can be dealt with
so the system is implemented on time - as other things are normally interdependant
and be able to tackle other things that are urgent
then come back to the bits left later on

as long as it genuinely IS good enough and the problems are minor and can be dealt with
AND you do come back and sort out the rest

but he was insistent that all things need to be perfect before the system is implemented no matter what

I didn;t get the job

probably ranks along with an interview overlooking Old Trafford (Man Utd's ground - I believe they try to play football) and I made a comment that people from Merseyside could claim tax relief for missionary work

Oh wwll

 

[tyred]

 

[Cavalol]

Youths have stolen all the bus stop signs down my road.

Where do they get off?

 

[flopner]

 

[tyred]

 

[craigwend]

 

[Toshiba Boy]

 

[Chislenko]

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A question I have often asked myself.

 

[Gwylan]

A question I have often asked myself.

The nation paused to reflect.

 

[tyred]