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One small startup where I worked, the founder wouldn't hire radio amateurs
because he thought they'd tinker and play with a problem for fun instead of
just solving the problem adequately for the needs of the project and then
moving on.  Sort of the flip side of enjoying your work.

-----Original Message-----
From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of David VanHorn
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:17 AM
To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] atmel programmer

> Some employees love radio amateurs because they're interested and
> dedicated.  Others don't because they "steal parts" and "borrow the lab
> equipment all the time". I think I'd rather have an employee who loved his
> work than someone who was just there for a paycheck, no matter what the
> field of work is.

I'd agree, and the two problems noted are ones that should be handled.
Stealing parts is not ok, nor is running off with equipment that's needed.

OTOH, a smart company can allow an employee to BUY parts at cost, to
have their pick of surplus/excess equipment and parts, and can have a
sensible policy on borrowing equipment.
In my experience, the equipment borrowing usually runs in the other
direction, but I just ask that it be returned on a timely basis, and
in the same condition that it was loaned in.  Accidents happen, but if
your engineers can't be trusted to care for equipment, then I'd wonder
why they are working there in the first place...

KC6ETE here.  :)


 
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