Yesterday

My wife has been commenting about why I don't write. Sometimes it is timely to introduce the present before exploring the past.

 I am officially vacationing as of right now.

I have been told told by the big boss that I will not take off from Sept to Apr 2015, unless it's a family emergency because of SAP implementation. Will somebody adopt me?

Yesterday started at 3:15 AM. I got ready and was at work by 5:15. Normal day. I used to be ready in 15 minutes. One of the joys/have to of being...you know. If you don't, you may not wish to read this.

Send e-mail of defects per shift, pareto charts, trends charts, and percentage of good vs defects percentage and then a powerpoint with all this data I'm done.

Now it's 7 am.

I have a Six Sigma black belt project going on. I should have my certification in November. My project not only affects us, but all the other Firestone Building Products facilities as well. Some of them don't like it. Remind me to cry for them. (Google Six Sigma Black Belt)

Now it's 9 am.

I present all the charts and graphs, via power point, for the waste and production meeting on the "movie screen" in the big conference room. All Department Managers plus upper management are required to attend.

If there's no major issues, now it's 9:40 am.

WebEx A/V conference at 10. MAT building requirements. I get to talk with business analyst from Firestone, developers of the computer interfaces in realization to making it "talk" to SAP. I'm hung up on reprinting labels. I gotta go and this "Continuous Improvement" consultants group have hijacked my meeting room. Reminder: A consultant knows about a 100 ways to have sex, but doesn't know any women.

It's now 12:00 pm.

The WebEx of the Lunch n Learn recording yesterday crapped out. I have a meeting to play it back with a lunch for management/staff.

Major. Me and my partner in crime put together a powerpoint, a video realated, and screenshots from SAP. We are good.

It's now 1:00pm.

MAT WebEx teleconference walkthrough. I've got a problem with scrap reporting. They (SAP) want to talk me into something that I can't make work. When it comes down to us and them, us wins every time.

It's now 2:00pm.

Another freakin' MAT WebEx meeting with another SAP group. Sometimes, I think they're trying to catch me in a lie, or make sure I tell the same story twice. I can't go into details, but I swear these folks are just ignorant. Shit, we're making rubber roofing and pond liner stuff.

It's now 3:00.

I am going on vacation. Yeah, I'm leaving early. It would probably be in the best interest for both us that I leave now.

Vay "freaking" cation.



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