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scrubjayspeaks) wrote2021-08-17 05:06 pm
scrubjayspeaks) wrote2021-08-17 05:06 pm
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Today's Keyboard Smash
Lolsob, oh, right, we're at this stage of the job-change proceedings. Having gotten my signoffs submitted yesterday, I am officially available for the position I already said I would take. Which means suddenly, everyone is taking this very seriously. Because whoops, everyone always forgets that me taking a new position means I'm not around to do the old role.
I am training not just one person on a particular job at the moment, I am actually training two. One of the people on second shift came in early to learn from me. There aren't that many people who know how to run this particular part, and there seem to be even fewer people who can effectively train others on tough jobs. My reputation as some kind of training wizard is holding strong, more's the pity.
I expect the next [x] weeks--however long this transition period ends up being--to consist of more of the same. Oh, shit, no one else knows how to do what you do, quick, teach them! At least it's not as bad as it was when I left the restaurant. In that case, I was literally the only one who could reliably make the computer system work and I had to leave multi-page walkthroughs and troubleshooting guides when I left.
Someday, if we're lucky, businesses will finally figure out that having one person who knows how to do a thing isn't enough. No matter how dependable, sometimes *gasp* that person might not be available. You might *double gasp* need to cut into your productivity stats by allowing more people to train on the skill.
In fairness, my current employers are far better about this than others have been. Might even be better than most. And yet, and still.
I am training not just one person on a particular job at the moment, I am actually training two. One of the people on second shift came in early to learn from me. There aren't that many people who know how to run this particular part, and there seem to be even fewer people who can effectively train others on tough jobs. My reputation as some kind of training wizard is holding strong, more's the pity.
I expect the next [x] weeks--however long this transition period ends up being--to consist of more of the same. Oh, shit, no one else knows how to do what you do, quick, teach them! At least it's not as bad as it was when I left the restaurant. In that case, I was literally the only one who could reliably make the computer system work and I had to leave multi-page walkthroughs and troubleshooting guides when I left.
Someday, if we're lucky, businesses will finally figure out that having one person who knows how to do a thing isn't enough. No matter how dependable, sometimes *gasp* that person might not be available. You might *double gasp* need to cut into your productivity stats by allowing more people to train on the skill.
In fairness, my current employers are far better about this than others have been. Might even be better than most. And yet, and still.