Six Sigma, here I come...

The buzz about the company is all about getting Six Sigma trained and certified so as to be a more effective employee. Admittedly, it's good training--really good training. It's an interesting way to train employees to think more alike and bring the company to its goals in unison, the way it should be.

But the part about Six Sigma that I enjoy the most is the statistical aspect. And it's ashame that I'm so bad at math because Six Sigma presents an extremely efficient way to statistically minimize manufacturing errors.

I'm finished with my training, now I have to take the test.

Status...

Today was a funny day at work. One of the writers asked the editor a very basic grammar question. I don't remember what the question was but it caused the editor to walk away from the writer's cube appearing somewhat perplexed. The editor returned to his cube and the writer asked him if something was wrong. The editor replied with;

"turn in your Strunk & White Elements of Style, turn in your badge, go home and take your crayons with you..."

The sorrounding cubes exploded in laughter. We understood that the editor was joking but his quip was motivated by having to answer a question that no writer should ask (I don't remember what it was...). I suppose that it is akin to a mechanic asking an engineer if tightening a nut is righty-tighty or lefty-loosey.

The writer Googled his answer and stayed quite the rest of the day.

It's been a year now...

I was hired by Volt Services on January 8, 2006 and sent to Solar Turbines as my first temporary assignment. Solar Turbines hired me on as a permanent employee in June of 2006. So far, it's been a fun job filled with many challenges and small victories. My job so far is as a Technical Information Specialist but I've also taken the responsibilities as my department's Safety Coordinator.

As the safety representative, I offer training and regular safety inspections. I also occasionaly walk around and ensure that everyone has a smile on their faces and that their bones aren't protruding from poor seating postures or excessive mousing clicking. Yes, these are the hazzards of the 21st century but we endure.

I have many goals this year as a Solar Turbines employee. I have to complete my Green belt training in the next few weeks and finish our present programming projects. I'd also like to plan my career toward technical drawing again but I'm not sure what that will require. I'll focus on two good solid years in Technical Documentation and see where the winds of fate take me then.

Also, I have a baby on the way. I'm not sure how this will alter my plans. It may motivate me to excel in my present position or motivate me to find something else--I realy don't know. It's really too soon to tell as Amy's only a few months pregnant and she herself is unsure of what the future holds.

I know this, I know that I'm scared... not of the experience of the child but of the state of the world and the unknown. I have many fears now--many and I need to focus on the positive for the sake of the baby.

More later...