RoHS Compliance

[George Herold]

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 10:23:21 PM UTC-4, mpm wrote:

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 2:04:44 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
Yup. That's a hardcore fail. End of the game unless this is re-designed..

Thanks Joerg,
That's what I thought.

I suspect the boss is going to claim RoHS anyway.
And I'm not going to go to war with him over it.
... nor am I going to sign any paperwork.

Grin... The same thing happened here. I'm guessing it's
common with small companies.

GH.

He's a know-it-all type, and always has at least 50 different options or versions of any one product iteration in his head at any one time (none of which he effectively communicates to the entire team, just portions here and there as ideas (and that's a graceful way to put it) pop into his head. Very frustrating to work with somebody like that. He does not listen, (I assume that's because he already knows everything?)

And then, when things blow-up spectacularly (as they nearly always do, like this morning when an eval board shipped prematurely without the correct firmware loaded), he likes to point everywhere but inward. Conveniently, he completely forgets the "I told you so's". Because by his sheer will, everything will work fine - or so he believes. No appreciation for doing things correctly. If there's a shortcut, he'll take it. No doubt about it.

Add to this, he has completely unrealistic timelines for new product development. I think if he could, he'd want that invisibility cloak out by next Thursday, even if the product manual isn't quite ready by then. He's kind of an asshole when you stop to think about it critically. Just successful enough to boast, money-wise, but anyone in the know would expect revenues and profits of at least 30x better, if he'd just run it right. "Con-man" comes to mind. All talk, but no substantive engineering.

I might have to find something else to do pretty soon.
It's all starting to wear on me a bit. The pay is actually pretty good, or I would have already left!

Thankfully, not all my eggs are in this particular basket.

 

[Joerg]

On 2019-07-23 19:23, mpm wrote:

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 2:04:44 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
Yup. That's a hardcore fail. End of the game unless this is
re-designed.

Thanks Joerg, That's what I thought.

I suspect the boss is going to claim RoHS anyway. And I'm not going
to go to war with him over it. ... nor am I going to sign any
paperwork.

If your company exports to Europe or other places with RoHS-like
legislation it can set itself up for a huge fine if such a declaration
is made while using leaded solder.

He's a know-it-all type, and always has at least 50 different options
or versions of any one product iteration in his head at any one time
(none of which he effectively communicates to the entire team, just
portions here and there as ideas (and that's a graceful way to put
it) pop into his head. Very frustrating to work with somebody like
that. He does not listen, (I assume that's because he already knows
everything?)

And then, when things blow-up spectacularly (as they nearly always
do, like this morning when an eval board shipped prematurely without
the correct firmware loaded), he likes to point everywhere but
inward. Conveniently, he completely forgets the "I told you so's".
Because by his sheer will, everything will work fine - or so he
believes. No appreciation for doing things correctly. If there's a
shortcut, he'll take it. No doubt about it.

Add to this, he has completely unrealistic timelines for new product
development. I think if he could, he'd want that invisibility cloak
out by next Thursday, even if the product manual isn't quite ready by
then. He's kind of an asshole when you stop to think about it
critically. Just successful enough to boast, money-wise, but anyone
in the know would expect revenues and profits of at least 30x better,
if he'd just run it right. "Con-man" comes to mind. All talk, but
no substantive engineering.

I might have to find something else to do pretty soon. It's all
starting to wear on me a bit. The pay is actually pretty good, or I
would have already left!

Pay isn't everything because this sort of behavior can cause internal
stress. Time to find something better I guess.

Thankfully, not all my eggs are in this particular basket.

That is always a smart strategy. Also for self-employed folks, many of
whom mainly rely on a single large client for whatever reason.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

[Rick C]

On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 10:15:47 AM UTC-4, George Herold wrote:

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 10:23:21 PM UTC-4, mpm wrote:
On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 2:04:44 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
Yup. That's a hardcore fail. End of the game unless this is re-designed.

Thanks Joerg,
That's what I thought.

I suspect the boss is going to claim RoHS anyway.
And I'm not going to go to war with him over it.
... nor am I going to sign any paperwork.
Grin... The same thing happened here. I'm guessing it's
common with small companies.

GH.

He's a know-it-all type, and always has at least 50 different options or versions of any one product iteration in his head at any one time (none of which he effectively communicates to the entire team, just portions here and there as ideas (and that's a graceful way to put it) pop into his head. Very frustrating to work with somebody like that. He does not listen, (I assume that's because he already knows everything?)

And then, when things blow-up spectacularly (as they nearly always do, like this morning when an eval board shipped prematurely without the correct firmware loaded), he likes to point everywhere but inward. Conveniently, he completely forgets the "I told you so's". Because by his sheer will, everything will work fine - or so he believes. No appreciation for doing things correctly. If there's a shortcut, he'll take it. No doubt about it.

Add to this, he has completely unrealistic timelines for new product development. I think if he could, he'd want that invisibility cloak out by next Thursday, even if the product manual isn't quite ready by then. He's kind of an asshole when you stop to think about it critically. Just successful enough to boast, money-wise, but anyone in the know would expect revenues and profits of at least 30x better, if he'd just run it right. "Con-man" comes to mind. All talk, but no substantive engineering.

I might have to find something else to do pretty soon.
It's all starting to wear on me a bit. The pay is actually pretty good, or I would have already left!

Thankfully, not all my eggs are in this particular basket.

I don't have to do the RoHS verification myself. I don't make the boards. I let the contract manufacturer provide any certifications that are required.

--

Rick C.

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