I work at a really big Internet book seller. EVERYTHING they do has a
metric behind it. Decisions are made (almost always) with math.
Microseconds and 100ths of a penny count.
Pretty amazing to watch.
ryan
On 1/5/16 9:47 AM, can...@believewireless.net wrote:
I worked in IT for UPS back in the day. Lining the walls of the
building were pictures of charts and graphs of different things
they had measured... from sending packages via truck, rail or air
based on cost and capacity, making routes with only right
turns, to the amount of time the average driver takes to get in and
out of the truck. I remember seeing the last one on the
wall and wondering how much training they ended up putting into
drivers teaching them to get in and out of a truck faster.
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com
<mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote:
I once worked for Rockwell in its heyday before it split into a
dozen parts like Motorola. It was definitely run by the bean
counters. Probably typical of any company that does a lot of
government contract work.
I’m not complaining. A few months ago, I took a one-time $100K
distribution from Boeing for my Rockwell pension (look that word
up in the dictionary, youngsters), and that doesn’t include all
the 401K matching they did when I was a Rockwell employee from
1980-1988. (Oh, and we had 100% paid insurance and tuition
reimbursement.) But Rockwell took a one-two punch with the
cancellation of the B1 bomber and the end of the cold war. End of
the Space Shuttle program didn’t help either. Evidently my piece
of the company ended up going to Boeing. I think Collins Radio
want back to being Collins Radio. Some of the products I worked
on are still sold by Charles Industries.
*From:* Chuck McCown <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 05, 2016 11:12 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New work truck
There are two types of companies. Those run by the bean counters
and those run by the product subject matter expert(s). I know the
type I like to work for.
*From:* Ken Hohhof <mailto:af...@kwisp.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 05, 2016 9:23 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New work truck
I thought accountants were supposed to do your bidding, not make
trouble.
There is an old joke about hiring an accountant. Several
candidates are in the waiting room. The first candidate goes in,
and the hiring manager asks “What is 2+2” and he answers “4”.
Thank you for coming in. Next.
The second candidate goes in, and is asked “What is 2+2?”. Having
seen the fate of the first candidate, he figures 4 probably was
the wrong answer, so he says “5”.
Thank you for coming in. Next.
The third candidate goes in, and is asked “What is 2+2”. He
answers “What would you like it to be?”
You’re hired.
*From:* Sean Heskett <mailto:af...@zirkel.us>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 05, 2016 9:37 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New work truck
Well I probably won't have the accountant write off the snowboard
rack then haha.
On Monday, January 4, 2016, Brandon Yuchasz
<li...@gogebicrange.net <mailto:li...@gogebicrange.net>> wrote:
Our accountant asked us several different ways last year how
much of the snowmobile was personal use and how much was work.
No matter how we answered she didn’t seem to want to accept
that it was 100% for work. Finally after explaining the
location of some towers she got it. I guess everyone up here
that owns their business must try and write off a snowmobile.
Best regards,
Brandon Yuchasz
GogebicRange.net
www.gogebicrange.net <http://www.gogebicrange.net/>
*From:*Af
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*On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
*Sent:* Monday, January 04, 2016 8:03 PM
*To:* javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New work truck
"Work truck"
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
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Troy, OH 45373
On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:02 PM, Sean Heskett
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af...@zirkel.us');> wrote:
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