AVR-Chat

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, David VanHorn wrote:

>> 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.  :)
>

Yep; Motorola did just that.  I understand they started allowing employees 
to have a certain quantity of parts each month for free and could borrow 
equipment as long as they logged it in and out.  That way the company knew 
who had what.

Zack W9SZ