Re: Oil Refinery

[newb <abc@xxxxxxx>]

Rober L Bass wrote:

> Refuse to do the job wrong.  Insist that if
> you do it the job has to be done right.  I
> realize this may seem like an alien concept
> to you but try real hard to understand.  There's
> this thing called integrity.  Those who have it
> will not do the job wrong.  When a customer
> asks you to T-wire a smoke detector because
> he doesn't want to pay to have it properly
> wired you have two choices.  A schmuck
> will just T-tap the circuit and connect the
> detector, figuring no one will ever find out the
> smoke isn't supervised.  An installer with
> integrity will explain why it can't be done (in
> case other readers don't already know, the
> wiring needs to be supervised).  If the client
> insists, the schmuck says, "OK, sign here" and
> then violates code.  The installer with integrity
> says, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Jones.  That would
> allow the possibility that a future wiring fault
> might go undetected, jeopardizing your family.
> I can't do the job."
>
> You have to decide what matters most to you.
> If profit takes precedence over quality, you're
> a schmuck and you don't belong in the trade.
> If you actually care about your customer's
> safety and the quality of your work, you'll
> quickly grasp (no 10-year nap required) why
> it's a bad idea.
>

all the while you will sell to diyers who will doit wrong more times
than not and you don't seem to care one iota about that.  whatta blow
hard hippo crit, and a schmuck.