At 05:11 PM 8/27/2008, [log in to unmask] wrote: >Hi 'dw,' >Sad but true--how else would consultants make a living. ...and QE's. (snork, giggle). tongue in check/ The trick to longterm employment as a QE (18 yr mark approaches, knock on wood) is to maintain a Goldilocks level of quality to exist. That is to say; * Not too many defects or they will scapegoat you for not resolving the yield/reliability/field returns problem and give you a pinkslip. * Not too few defects or they will feel safe putting an Accountant w/ limited "real" mfg background in charge. * He will then conclude that QE's are no longer necessary. Reasoning that quality is everybody's job so why have QE's or a Quality Dept? He read Crosby after all (but not all of it). * But just the right level of Quality that keeps them appreciating you and your Company reputation & profitability intact /tongue in cheek >Werner > > > >************** >It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. >(http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------