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Great for these guys. But it really makes me think that Tesla has big problems. There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and

Great for these guys. But it really makes me think that Tesla has big problems. There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order. Maybe this is related to production difficulties overall? And don't get me wrong, the fact that the solution was accepted, implemented and rewarded so quickly is a testament to Musk (and his managers). My point is just that either this was lightning striking or the production line has inexcusable issues -- that is low-hanging opportunities for improvement.

hcnews 8y ago
> There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order. There exists no such thing, at least in the current workplace. We give importance to speed and agility (which makes sense) and this always leads for rooms for improvement even to a bystander. A direct corollary of this is that you will also have some problems/optimizations to be done and it helps to fix your biggest problem always.
freyir 8y ago
> There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order Many companies have big glaring inefficiencies that employees become blind to over time. Often times, new hires will be acutely aware of them, but won't speak up because they're new. Within a few weeks or months, they just become acclimated to the situation and work around it.
- zafka 8y ago
  I second this. I work in a rather large company, and believe me, there are "opportunities" everywhere. The trouble is there is usually such a level of bureaucracy, that it takes real effort to push a change.
toss1 8y ago
>There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order. Where is your history that you find these uncommon? I can't think of a place I've been where there one isn't surrounded by opportunities to improve (although I've definitely been in large organizations where they just become part of the everyday cruft that never gets addressed). I'd of course expect more in an organization like Tesla that is massively scaling at the fastest possible rate. So yes, it's an example of a problem they've got probably 1000s of, but also a great example that the fixes were online so fast...

hcnews 8y ago

> There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order. There exists no such thing, at least in the current workplace. We give importance to speed and agility (which makes sense) and this always leads for rooms for improvement even to a bystander. A direct corollary of this is that you will also have some problems/optimizations to be done and it helps to fix your biggest problem always.

freyir 8y ago

> There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order Many companies have big glaring inefficiencies that employees become blind to over time. Often times, new hires will be acutely aware of them, but won't speak up because they're new. Within a few weeks or months, they just become acclimated to the situation and work around it.

zafka 8y ago
I second this. I work in a rather large company, and believe me, there are "opportunities" everywhere. The trouble is there is usually such a level of bureaucracy, that it takes real effort to push a change.

toss1 8y ago

>There just shouldn't exist problems that relatively untrained eyes can spot and fix in short order. Where is your history that you find these uncommon? I can't think of a place I've been where there one isn't surrounded by opportunities to improve (although I've definitely been in large organizations where they just become part of the everyday cruft that never gets addressed). I'd of course expect more in an organization like Tesla that is massively scaling at the fastest possible rate. So yes, it's an example of a problem they've got probably 1000s of, but also a great example that the fixes were online so fast...