[SOC] SOC 101

[John Gaynard]

Hi Kip

I was at FDIM in Dayton and actually met LL.  He didn't look at all like I
pictured him.  I saw the Begali paddles.  My friend W9NJY bought one at
Dayton, and I ordered one after I got home. It should be here in a week or
so. They are smooth as silk.  All the old ops were stopping by the Begali
booth.  Old Piero was a rich man going back to Italy.  He sold a ton of
paddles.  As for LL, well never really talked to him, but he seems to push
himself a bit,  as in center of attention.  Actually saw him playing fiddle
for a few minutes.  When I was at Dayton, I submitted cards to complete my
DXCC and WAS awards.  I could also add the QRP endorsement now to my WAS
since my SC card finally came the next day.  I need 2 more cards to complete
my 2-way QRP WAS.

Not much else going on.  I didn't go to the QRP forum at the Hamvention so
didn't see any fox hunters.  I saw W0NTA at FDIM.  His son is a ham also.

I am playing around in the WPX CW contest this weekend but not running QRP.
Too aggravating to try to work DX at 100w with everybody else running KW's.
In this contest, 100w is essentially QRP.

Later

John

-----Original Message-----
From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Kip Williams W6KIP
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 5:41 PM
To: 'Second Class Operators' Club'
Subject: RE: [SOC] SOC 101

Well - just to be the naysayer here, I've got to tell you I work in a
medium-sized corporation (500+ retail locations, 3000+ in the corporate
headquarters where I am) and I really couldn't be happier with the workplace
or the corporation. I've been there five years and watched as different
departments do everything possible to mobilize resources another department
requires for a project. We have a quality assurance program that isn't the
bastard stepchild of a executive VP "get-away weekend" but a real commitment
to improving our processes and staying devoted to our customers. I've worked
in a couple of big corporations but have never seen anything quite like
where I am, right now. We are paid year-end bonuses based on profitability.
Not unheard of, I know. This past year was a tough nut to crack for most
retail businesses. Also not unheard of. What amazed me was our upper
management voting to not accept raises or bonuses so that money could be
used to fund the bonus schedule for the rest of the company. It wasn't
enough cash for me to buy a Hummer with, but the goodwill it brought was
priceless. 

I know what you guys are saying is true. I've worked with Dilbert. It just
isn't the only truth.

73
Kip W6KIP
San Diego CA 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Baxter
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 6:22 AM
> To: Second Class Operators' Club
> Subject: Re: [SOC] SOC 101
> 
> On 5/27/06, Robert Naumann <w5ov at w5ov.com> wrote:
> > Bob,
> >
> > Sadly, "Dilbert" is the reality in today's American 
> corporate environment.
> >
> 
>  Bob,
> 
> I have been retired 18 years and the workplace seems to have 
> gone from bad to worse in that time.  I spent my working 
> years in aircraft maintenance for the airlines and our 
> watchword was "we don't have time to do it right but we 
> always have time to do it over."  I found the average 
> corporation to be an aggregation of small empires, each one 
> trying to keep their activities secret from all the 
> rest---sorta like the CIA and the FBI.
> 
> Bob aa7eq
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