I hate messing up

[fbhjr]

I made a part for the trade show 24" too long by selecting the wrong option when I added it to the print.
I hate when I mess up.
We may be able to salvage it, but I still feel like and idiot.

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[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Well, my boss and I managed to "fix" it.
We bent it so it will follow two sides of the table, not one.
Hopefully they'll be able to paint it that way.

(My boss spent the whole time humming the "Mission Impossible theme too...)

[morgan-lafaye.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I went to check on something, not too sure I was doing it right. Got yelled at by the cave troll who works in the office,she does this alot and to everyone. Pushed the wrong button she did. If she contiues this practice they will start writing her up, form that lovely paper trail they need.( guess she has even yelled at the bosses).I know I make mistakes, guess she forgets she does too.

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

Awww that stinks, but glad you got to salvage something

I did something similar today at work - I had a co-worker run me some vinyl letter for art gallery signage and I didn't give him enough specific measurement detail (my fault, rushing through it and didn't really think about the consequences) - so ended up with *huge* lettering, but I shiuld be able to use most of it. And thankfully only 1 side of a signboard.

but had to throw some away...Makes me feel bad I had him do work 'after hours' and only to throw away wasted material.

ugh

[evrgreen.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you saved the part for the show. I also absolutely hate it when I make mistakes, but when one is at least able to salvage/use the part anyhow with a bit of "customization" it isn't as devastating. Just use it as a personal note to check your work again before sending out the files next time. I've been more paranoid about checking these things now that I'm consulting - I think that customers expect you to do everything perfectly the first time, even if they haven't given you all the necessary information. So far, my batting average isn't perfect, but it has been pretty good, and I've gotten lucky once or twice on some guesses (though I call them 'calculated estimations').

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

The issue was we have two different sizes. I asked for the long one, not the short.

[yebo.livejournal.com]

As long as we continue to be human, stuff like this will continue to happen. It is one of the reasons I keep a stock of items that we typically use - more than once I've said, "Sure - I'll just move this post to here", and haven't poked my head above the ceiling to verify that there is no duct there (hey - the registers were all on the other side of the room!). Still sucks, though....