Thursday, September 02, 2004

Ten bloody O' bloody clock

The synthesized strains of Fur Elise herald the start of the first fifteen minute break of the day, sending workers scurrying to the pantry for some coffee and other life-sustaining nourishment. The first half of the morning felt extremely productive because I'm finally coming to grips with the whole long-winded procedure for processing RTAs (Requests for Technical Assistance).

There are too many numbers - for each individual component: one number for drawing, one number for part, one old number for part, one part reference number, one drawing revision number, one material number, one weight number, one outside-diameter number, one inside-diameter number, one length number, one part description, system code numbers, user name numbers, password numbers...

EeeeEEEeeEEaarrgggh!

And as Fur Elise brings the break and this post to a tortured close, everyone files slowly back to their desks.

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