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Whereas at the automotive shop I used to work at, everyone else picked that habit up from me. I'd picked it up from experience in aviation line service during h
by zrobotics 8y ago
Whereas at the automotive shop I used to work at, everyone else picked that habit up from me. I'd picked it up from experience in aviation line service during high school. My coworkers acted annoyed for the first week, but they quickly realized I didn't expect a response and it made communication in a noisy shop clearer.
Especially after the day that a coworker got confused about which truck was which, and drilled a 3.5" hole in the bed of a brand new truck (thinking it was getting a gooseneck hitch). After that, everyone else started repeating verbal instructions as well.
- rhacker 8y agoOUCH, what happened, did your shop end up going through insurance to get the bed replaced? I am only curious because this almost happened to me... and I was so glad when I found out they didn't put in the holes yet.
- zrobotics 8y agoWe ended up giving the customer a free gooseneck hitch. Thankfully he had intended to install one eventually, but it wasn't a pleasant day.
- MisterOctober 8y agoI do this also at my office -- it massively helps avoid misunderstandings, errors due to miscommunication, and other screw-ups. Like Hamlet said -- 'we must speak by the card, or else equivocation will undo us!'