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i was a line lead one time. a supervisor to about a dozen people. it was a very busy time, there was a lot of product on backorder and we were working over time a lot to get these orders out.

there was another line lead who had walked out and quit out of the blue one day so i had to temporarily cover for that line. well, there was one assembly guy on that line that would always answer my questions, and get me what i needed because i was unfamiliar with that line. eventually we needed to hire a new line lead which would be a long process of putting out want ads, go thru the interview process and all that. we just did not have the time so i told my boss, why hire a new guy, take all this time to train them when we have a guy (the guy on the line who was always making himself available) who knows the line, already knows how it's run, why not just promote him? we needed to push our product out to meet deadlines. we can promote him and easily replace him with another assembler. and we did just that. eventually i got promoted to another area to be a supervisor and that guy i helped get promoted took over my spot

so you'll never know what will happen, you'll never know when a situation like that can occur and the hard work you've put in prior to that will stick to a supervisor's mind. if you're in that lower position, you wanna be that diamond in the ruff because when the opportunity comes they'll look to you




see Lee? that was decent enough advise from a jackass on this forum, wouldn't you say?
 
SumoNinja said:
i was a line lead one time. a supervisor to about a dozen people. it was a very busy time, there was a lot of product on backorder and we were working over time a lot to get these orders out.

there was another line lead who had walked out and quit out of the blue one day so i had to temporarily cover for that line. well, there was one assembly guy on that line that would always answer my questions, and get me what i needed because i was unfamiliar with that line. eventually we needed to hire a new line lead which would be a long process of putting out want ads, go thru the interview process and all that. we just did not have the time so i told my boss, why hire a new guy, take all this time to train them when we have a guy (the guy on the line who was always making himself available) who knows the line, already knows how it's run, why not just promote him? we needed to push our product out to meet deadlines. we can promote him and easily replace him with another assembler. and we did just that. eventually i got promoted to another area to be a supervisor and that guy i helped get promoted took over my spot

so you'll never know what will happen, you'll never know when a situation like that can occur and the hard work you've put in prior to that will stick to a supervisor's mind. if you're in that lower position, you wanna be that diamond in the ruff because when the opportunity comes they'll look to you

see Lee? that was decent enough advise from a jackass on this forum, wouldn't you say?
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Well said.
 
lp85253 said:
the LAST thing in the WORLD I would ask for on here is job advice , sorry to be a downer, but you asking on here is like asking the producers of "JACKASS" for tips on etiquette
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Not sure why you make that comparison, are fish keepers stereotyped into a category im not familiar with? Most people on mfk Ive met in person are solid people who hold steady jobs? All these very expensive hobbies are paid for somehow. I know of a few off the top of my head actually run and own very big companies.
 
brich999 said:
Not sure why you make that comparison, are fish keepers stereotyped into a category im not familiar with? Most people on mfk Ive met in person are solid people who hold steady jobs? All these very expensive hobbies are paid for somehow. I know of a few off the top of my head actually run and own very big companies.
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not fishkeepers ANONYMOUS INTERNET TROLLS with nothing to lose by giving out advice WAY above their level of knowledge...I SEE IT ON THE FISHKEEPING SIDE DAILY .. guaranteed the lounge isn't better
 
SumoNinja said:
cmon lee, that's a bit unfair and an exaggeration.

I've seen that there are people from all walks of life on here that can bring something to the table. It wouldn't matter if you asked advise from here or a quilting forum or a computer graphics design forum. there's always gonna be something knowledgeable you can gain from a group of people.


ts, I've been promoted to supervisory position before as well as found someone to promote. in my experience, out of a group of grunts, you can obviously see a couple of people who have leadership potential. those are the ones who always come thru when you need. they take the initiative to answer questions, help out with extra things outside of their job duties, help others, teach others, cover other tasks when others are absent, always willing to do overtime, all while not complaining or whining............ things like that.

it doesn't seem that you'd be picked out of a group of 30 people since you haven't been there that long. but i'd say you just keep doing what you're doing. always be available, be dependable and volunteer or ask for extra responsibility. you'll get noticed and one day may get lucky
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wading thru the trolls on here to FIND good advice is a part time job in itself .... to the OP ,, SumoNinja , is a good person to listen to in general...but with ALL DUE respect to the lounge ...this is a real BAD place to ask about life advice in general...just my 2 cents , listen , don't listen , it ain't gonna chap my rear any
 
lp85253 said:
wading thru the trolls on here to FIND good advice is a part time job in itself .... to the OP ,, SumoNinja , is a good person to listen to in general...but with ALL DUE respect to the lounge ...this is a real BAD place to ask about life advice in general...just my 2 cents , listen , don't listen , it ain't gonna chap my rear any
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haha next time i need advice ill go to general discussion?
 
SumoNinja said:
i was a line lead one time. a supervisor to about a dozen people. it was a very busy time, there was a lot of product on backorder and we were working over time a lot to get these orders out.

there was another line lead who had walked out and quit out of the blue one day so i had to temporarily cover for that line. well, there was one assembly guy on that line that would always answer my questions, and get me what i needed because i was unfamiliar with that line. eventually we needed to hire a new line lead which would be a long process of putting out want ads, go thru the interview process and all that. we just did not have the time so i told my boss, why hire a new guy, take all this time to train them when we have a guy (the guy on the line who was always making himself available) who knows the line, already knows how it's run, why not just promote him? we needed to push our product out to meet deadlines. we can promote him and easily replace him with another assembler. and we did just that. eventually i got promoted to another area to be a supervisor and that guy i helped get promoted took over my spot

so you'll never know what will happen, you'll never know when a situation like that can occur and the hard work you've put in prior to that will stick to a supervisor's mind. if you're in that lower position, you wanna be that diamond in the ruff because when the opportunity comes they'll look to you




see Lee? that was decent enough advise from a jackass on this forum, wouldn't you say?
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nice, well there are a lot of managers that are on the shiz list so i hope something like this happens for me
 
lp85253 said:
wading thru the trolls on here to FIND good advice is a part time job in itself .... to the OP ,, SumoNinja , is a good person to listen to in general...but with ALL DUE respect to the lounge ...this is a real BAD place to ask about life advice in general...just my 2 cents , listen , don't listen , it ain't gonna chap my rear any
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thanks lee

there will be trolls we gotta wade thru on any forum. and unfortunately in real life as well. that is a fact of life we will never get away from
 
ascarbo27 said:
nice, well there are a lot of managers that are on the shiz list so i hope something like this happens for me
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yea man, good luck.

the guy I helped get promoted didn't even have seniority, so you just gotta keep putting yourself out there
 
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