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hand crafted manufactory blues

Work has been less than rewarding the last few weeks...more demands than I'm capable of meeting...so I've been a bit stressed about performance. Of course, beings that I am training on new-to-me product and the product line consists of many shapes sizes and textures, I am easily overwhelmed. When I get overwhelmed my brain kicks into neutral and my ability to think through clearly, disappears. Of course, my production nearly slides into reverse, so very little forward momentum is evident to the supervisor. [This is how production goes into reverse...more than 50% of time, material and effort gets thrown into the rejects.] She is switching me around so much, that although I have built four different products within the same week, I haven't been able to learn how to build four different products. I discover, too late, mistakes made which place the item I've just spent (anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour) building must now be placed in the reject bin. To add to the pressure, the supervisor is pushing me to "pick up my speed" as if that is really going to solve all the problems. One of the other "builders" advises me to work smart and my speed will naturally pick up.

I would laugh at this, if I had the time. On the surface, her advise is sage and makes perfectly good sense to her and the super. My problem is that I don't know the building process of each product well enough to know how to time myself and to pre-plan each step involved in building...

On top of all this, I'm expected to take two breaks and a lunch in an 8 hour period (equates to 7 hours production time). Every time I leave my station, my momentum and focus is disrupted...This is the first time working at this business that I've been in this situation. There is a feeling of panic within this whole department I've not experienced in other departments.


So very discouraged with my present situation.

This too shall pass, I only hope I survive it.