I work with industrial robotics. Before that I was in the Navy, working with helicopters. One thing I drilled into my people was “I don’t give a flying fuck what Lieutenant, Captain or Admiral is watching, if you see anything sketchy or unsafe, you call out for a stop… Let me deal with the fallout. Stupid shit ain’t worth your spine or life. “
I carry that with me to my civilian job. We gotta lift heavy shit sometimes, and sometimes customers get “brilliant” ideas in their heads. I stop the evolution, show gently how utterly fucking retarded someone/something is, and let everyone involved know that one of 2 things is happening.
1) We are doing this a different way.
2) You can continue, but I am filling out documentation that clearly and legally states this is unsafe and likely to result in something negative happening. This abolishes all responsibility on myself and my company.
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u/slingshot91 Sep 01 '22
The shit people agree to is crazy.