It makes me anxious. I have to document whatever has been done at an installation work... So my boss, who acts as a manager, reads the project made by an engineer (reads is a very generous word) and executes it as he sees it fit. He constantly changes materials from one brand to another, or switches models or something like that. Its mostly allowed, although there are some cases that I think that he goes too far... But whatever.
Thing is, he likes to be at the site, and he is allergic to order and paperwork... So he does all those changes without telling anyone. Then, me, the idiot who has to recompile what has been actually installed... Have to make a list of materials, and then recompile their documentation (manuals, tech specs, etc.). I get this list from the project itself... But of course I cannot know if something has been changed. I can just ask him, and see IF he remembers. But I cant just be constantly asking him at every tiny step I do, its super uncomfortable...
Now, I was ready to submit the finished documentation for a project. I made 2 sub projects for some legal matter we have here in this country... I had all the docs and everything... And he comes NOW and tells me... THAT HE SWITCHED 2 MACHINES. SO EVERYTHING I DID IS WRONG. I WASTED SO MUCH TIME.
AND WHATS WORSE????? He switched a third machine and didn't even remember and I just noticed because I'm checking the receipts.. Why don't I check the receipts from the start? Cause I have to ask them to my coworkers every damn time. And they don't even know the full story, maybe they send me 3, and its actually 6. Who really knows?!!!
And then, there were 5 controls and 1 central control that I had to document... The receipts says 7+1, so who even knows anymore...
This is just an example. Other works go the same way... I know, it sounds so small. I mean, even the documentation I recompile don't tend to be read... But I want it to be correct. I mean, if I lacked some document, I don't even care, but if there is a document it has to be correct...
Its so frustrating working with him. Having to play detective to know what he actually did. He should be the one documenting all this. I cannot read his mind...
And well, this is just one aspect... The way the folders are "ordered" in the server, the way of working he has... Its a major disaster. Its a small company, and usually, basically, each folder is only worked by 1 employee cause each one only does one part of the process.. But me... I have to work in several parts of the process and I have to spend so much time searching folders and so on...
Thing is, he likes to be at the site, and he is allergic to order and paperwork... So he does all those changes without telling anyone. Then, me, the idiot who has to recompile what has been actually installed... Have to make a list of materials, and then recompile their documentation (manuals, tech specs, etc.). I get this list from the project itself... But of course I cannot know if something has been changed. I can just ask him, and see IF he remembers. But I cant just be constantly asking him at every tiny step I do, its super uncomfortable...
Now, I was ready to submit the finished documentation for a project. I made 2 sub projects for some legal matter we have here in this country... I had all the docs and everything... And he comes NOW and tells me... THAT HE SWITCHED 2 MACHINES. SO EVERYTHING I DID IS WRONG. I WASTED SO MUCH TIME.
AND WHATS WORSE????? He switched a third machine and didn't even remember and I just noticed because I'm checking the receipts.. Why don't I check the receipts from the start? Cause I have to ask them to my coworkers every damn time. And they don't even know the full story, maybe they send me 3, and its actually 6. Who really knows?!!!
And then, there were 5 controls and 1 central control that I had to document... The receipts says 7+1, so who even knows anymore...
This is just an example. Other works go the same way... I know, it sounds so small. I mean, even the documentation I recompile don't tend to be read... But I want it to be correct. I mean, if I lacked some document, I don't even care, but if there is a document it has to be correct...
Its so frustrating working with him. Having to play detective to know what he actually did. He should be the one documenting all this. I cannot read his mind...
And well, this is just one aspect... The way the folders are "ordered" in the server, the way of working he has... Its a major disaster. Its a small company, and usually, basically, each folder is only worked by 1 employee cause each one only does one part of the process.. But me... I have to work in several parts of the process and I have to spend so much time searching folders and so on...
