Curtis and Carol ... Update: Big Picture
. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50167142311_7a59455592_k.jpg Curtis Stevens Update When we left off with Curtis, he and Susan had just failed the 112 Day Challenge. More importantly ......
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Irreconcilable Differences
Well folks … Let’s see if we cannot rewind a tad bit
and find out exactly what happened at the Lab.
As mentioned before, Alexander Dixson had assigned Cindy Calvert
to assist Dr. O’Dorke and ensure proper protocols were in place.
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Things kind of started off okay.
Cindy was introduced around, but was eager to get to work.
Liam was a bit hesitant, but decided he would go with the flow for the time being.
After lunch, Cindy was reviewing documentation,
while Liam was preparing to try out a few things he had been thinking about.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294233_9c442a6026_k.jpg
Liam had 3 successful Lots of specimens
and the data concerning Lot 2 was extremely promising.
After searching the research area to no avail,
he decided to check the data for the Lot disposition in the main system.
That’s when things started to go downhill.
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Lots 1 and 3 were still available for research and testing,
but Cindy had quarantined Lot 2 to cryo-suspension.
Essentially, Lot 2 had been at least temporarily removed from the testing line-up.
Furthermore, the specimens in Lot 2 were in the deep freeze.
Liam was unaware that Cindy had removed the specimens
and was concerned it would set his research schedule back considerably.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294608_81343765f6_k.jpg
Somewhat frustrated with the new working arrangements,
and with the possibility of unnecessary delays in his most promising research …
Liam decided he would discuss the quarantine on Lot 2.
As he approached Cindy …
She spoke over her shoulder while finishing what she was doing.
Cindy
”I suppose you want to discuss the quarantine on Lot 2.
I think I covered everything in the email I sent,
but if you have any questions, that’s what I am here for.
Be with you in a second … Just let me wrap this up.”
For some reason … All that didn’t sit very well with Dr. O’Dorke,
and Liam lost it, letting loose on Cindy.
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Liam
”I just got back from lunch … And I haven’t read my emails yet.
I need to start today’s research and will catch up on correspondence
when that is complete.
Then I find out that you quarantined my most promising Lot of specimens.
How does Mr. Dixson expect me to do my work,
and how does he see you are helping me by sabotaging my efforts?
He needs to make up his mind …
We are either working on this project or not.
I’m in charge here, and you people need to understand that.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295313_6aafdd9677_k.jpg
Cindy
”Yes Dr. O’Dorke …
You are in charge of the facility and the research.
I have been asked to cooperate with you by all means.
However, I am in charge of safety and regulatory compliance.
Unlike anyone else in this facility, I don’t answer to you.
I answer to Mr. Dixson directly, and there is a reason for that.
I don’t have the power to tell you what to do,
but I have the power to shut you down.
I haven’t done that …
You still have two Lots you can work with,
and we can most certainly discuss what you are going to have to do
in order to get lot 2 out of quarantine.
I covered that in the email I sent you.
You may notice that Alexander Dixson is in the list of people
who got the email as well as you.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319969846_5de50d7cd7_k.jpg
Liam started rambling, as Cindy tried to calm him down.
Liam
”Oh for goodness sakes …
I said I didn’t want to work on this project to start with.
I told them there were risks.
I specifically said that the research was not something
I was comfortable with.
They told me that if I wanted to keep working here,
I was going to have to take responsibility and see that things
were managed appropriately.
Now you’re here, supposed to be helping me,
and have quarantined my most promising work on the project.
How am I supposed to manage things when you people
just keep making everything harder on me?
It wasn’t my idea to work on this project to start with.
Now there is no telling what will happen to the samples being frozen.
What ever gave you the idea you could jeopardize my work?”
Cindy
”Dr. O’Dorke … You are going to have to settle down.
I called Martin before I quarantined Lot 2.
He assured me there would be no adverse effects
freezing the samples for the time being.
I wasn’t comfortable with the contamination risks
and your existing protocols.
It’s not that serious and we can handle this.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295848_9111a744ba_k.jpg
Then Liam stepped in it so to say …
Liam
”Look sweetie … I don’t know who you are,
And I dang sure don’t know who this Martin fellow is …
But that sheet of paper hanging on the wall above my desk
is a fair indication that I am not a .
I have been running this facility for years.
I’ll do what I have to do.
But you people need to figure out how it is
you are actually going to help me accomplish what needs to be done.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295563_28e07a8217_k.jpg
Cindy was still a bit nervous, but could see this was not going well.
She was also ready to try and help Liam understand a few things.
Cindy
”Dr. O’Dorke … Nah, excuse me … Liam!
You have been here for quite some time.
You are probably comfortable with the fact that for the most part
you have always been the smartest person in the room.
Well guess what buddy …
You aren’t the only genius in the room right now,
and Martin is smarter than I am.
I don’t know what it is going to take for you to understand
that the work we want to do here will get done.
It’s just going to be done in a safe and compliant manner.
I won’t give you some bubblegum wrapper nonsense like …
‘There is no ‘I’ in ‘Team’ …
Because there is a ‘M’ and a ‘E’, and You better get to figuring out
how You are going to support the Team, and get us where we need to go.
If you are having trouble figuring it out …
It because the question is not ‘if’ … It is ‘how’?
Welcome to DHE!”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319970706_32871c2717_k.jpg
Liam might should have let some of that sink in a little …
But we are talking about Liam, and he doesn’t handle confrontation very well.
Liam
”Well … I’ll tell you what …
When you get 5 Doctorate degrees from SIT,
including one in Biophysical Engineering …
Then you can start telling me how to run this facility
and how to handle my research.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319296138_af97153295_k.jpg
And … Cindy wasn’t interested in giving an inch more.
Cindy
”When you can achieve a D- in
Business Administration and/or Public Relations …
Maybe I will start caring what you think!’
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319971031_e3c92655a3_k.jpg
Needless to say … Liam was not interested in figuring out
how he was going to work things out with Cindy or DHE.
He called Mr. Dixson and quit.
Chances are he was just not embracing change.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320143587_a134fc8818_k.jpg
Thanks for stopping by again, glad we got that cleared up
and I look forward to next time.
Y’all have a lovely day!
To Be Continued
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQA1d0QQvf8
Happy Simming!
.
Irreconcilable Differences
Well folks … Let’s see if we cannot rewind a tad bit
and find out exactly what happened at the Lab.
As mentioned before, Alexander Dixson had assigned Cindy Calvert
to assist Dr. O’Dorke and ensure proper protocols were in place.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320141087_8ef4cdd2b2_k.jpg
Things kind of started off okay.
Cindy was introduced around, but was eager to get to work.
Liam was a bit hesitant, but decided he would go with the flow for the time being.
After lunch, Cindy was reviewing documentation,
while Liam was preparing to try out a few things he had been thinking about.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294233_9c442a6026_k.jpg
Liam had 3 successful Lots of specimens
and the data concerning Lot 2 was extremely promising.
After searching the research area to no avail,
he decided to check the data for the Lot disposition in the main system.
That’s when things started to go downhill.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294358_9ced145c91_k.jpg
Lots 1 and 3 were still available for research and testing,
but Cindy had quarantined Lot 2 to cryo-suspension.
Essentially, Lot 2 had been at least temporarily removed from the testing line-up.
Furthermore, the specimens in Lot 2 were in the deep freeze.
Liam was unaware that Cindy had removed the specimens
and was concerned it would set his research schedule back considerably.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294608_81343765f6_k.jpg
Somewhat frustrated with the new working arrangements,
and with the possibility of unnecessary delays in his most promising research …
Liam decided he would discuss the quarantine on Lot 2.
As he approached Cindy …
She spoke over her shoulder while finishing what she was doing.
Cindy
”I suppose you want to discuss the quarantine on Lot 2.
I think I covered everything in the email I sent,
but if you have any questions, that’s what I am here for.
Be with you in a second … Just let me wrap this up.”
For some reason … All that didn’t sit very well with Dr. O’Dorke,
and Liam lost it, letting loose on Cindy.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319294853_79a19a11e9_k.jpg
Liam
”I just got back from lunch … And I haven’t read my emails yet.
I need to start today’s research and will catch up on correspondence
when that is complete.
Then I find out that you quarantined my most promising Lot of specimens.
How does Mr. Dixson expect me to do my work,
and how does he see you are helping me by sabotaging my efforts?
He needs to make up his mind …
We are either working on this project or not.
I’m in charge here, and you people need to understand that.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295313_6aafdd9677_k.jpg
Cindy
”Yes Dr. O’Dorke …
You are in charge of the facility and the research.
I have been asked to cooperate with you by all means.
However, I am in charge of safety and regulatory compliance.
Unlike anyone else in this facility, I don’t answer to you.
I answer to Mr. Dixson directly, and there is a reason for that.
I don’t have the power to tell you what to do,
but I have the power to shut you down.
I haven’t done that …
You still have two Lots you can work with,
and we can most certainly discuss what you are going to have to do
in order to get lot 2 out of quarantine.
I covered that in the email I sent you.
You may notice that Alexander Dixson is in the list of people
who got the email as well as you.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319969846_5de50d7cd7_k.jpg
Liam started rambling, as Cindy tried to calm him down.
Liam
”Oh for goodness sakes …
I said I didn’t want to work on this project to start with.
I told them there were risks.
I specifically said that the research was not something
I was comfortable with.
They told me that if I wanted to keep working here,
I was going to have to take responsibility and see that things
were managed appropriately.
Now you’re here, supposed to be helping me,
and have quarantined my most promising work on the project.
How am I supposed to manage things when you people
just keep making everything harder on me?
It wasn’t my idea to work on this project to start with.
Now there is no telling what will happen to the samples being frozen.
What ever gave you the idea you could jeopardize my work?”
Cindy
”Dr. O’Dorke … You are going to have to settle down.
I called Martin before I quarantined Lot 2.
He assured me there would be no adverse effects
freezing the samples for the time being.
I wasn’t comfortable with the contamination risks
and your existing protocols.
It’s not that serious and we can handle this.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295848_9111a744ba_k.jpg
Then Liam stepped in it so to say …
Liam
”Look sweetie … I don’t know who you are,
And I dang sure don’t know who this Martin fellow is …
But that sheet of paper hanging on the wall above my desk
is a fair indication that I am not a .
I have been running this facility for years.
I’ll do what I have to do.
But you people need to figure out how it is
you are actually going to help me accomplish what needs to be done.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319295563_28e07a8217_k.jpg
Cindy was still a bit nervous, but could see this was not going well.
She was also ready to try and help Liam understand a few things.
Cindy
”Dr. O’Dorke … Nah, excuse me … Liam!
You have been here for quite some time.
You are probably comfortable with the fact that for the most part
you have always been the smartest person in the room.
Well guess what buddy …
You aren’t the only genius in the room right now,
and Martin is smarter than I am.
I don’t know what it is going to take for you to understand
that the work we want to do here will get done.
It’s just going to be done in a safe and compliant manner.
I won’t give you some bubblegum wrapper nonsense like …
‘There is no ‘I’ in ‘Team’ …
Because there is a ‘M’ and a ‘E’, and You better get to figuring out
how You are going to support the Team, and get us where we need to go.
If you are having trouble figuring it out …
It because the question is not ‘if’ … It is ‘how’?
Welcome to DHE!”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319970706_32871c2717_k.jpg
Liam might should have let some of that sink in a little …
But we are talking about Liam, and he doesn’t handle confrontation very well.
Liam
”Well … I’ll tell you what …
When you get 5 Doctorate degrees from SIT,
including one in Biophysical Engineering …
Then you can start telling me how to run this facility
and how to handle my research.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319296138_af97153295_k.jpg
And … Cindy wasn’t interested in giving an inch more.
Cindy
”When you can achieve a D- in
Business Administration and/or Public Relations …
Maybe I will start caring what you think!’
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319971031_e3c92655a3_k.jpg
Needless to say … Liam was not interested in figuring out
how he was going to work things out with Cindy or DHE.
He called Mr. Dixson and quit.
Chances are he was just not embracing change.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320143587_a134fc8818_k.jpg
Thanks for stopping by again, glad we got that cleared up
and I look forward to next time.
Y’all have a lovely day!
To Be Continued
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQA1d0QQvf8
Happy Simming!
.
