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Originally Posted by Robertb
Also, firing people is cold and heartless. The factory has had to make some changes... but they try to keep people working in other areas where their talents are better suited and are needed. They do what they are told... and they get good results... but you leave management to the factory. They are there and we are not. You will find that Americans often assume they know better. We know we do not. It is a partnership and not old "the ugly American" philosophy.
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You're dodging the point. You said, and I quote:
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Originally Posted by Robertb
Look at Astak. We OWN the factory in Taiwan and even for us they will NOT design a custom machine unless we order 20,000.
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You blamed the people at the factory -- *your employees* -- for NOT doing something you WANT to do.
There's a difference between something that's difficult to do and something that can't be done. If my boss asked me to do something impossible, sure, I couldn't do it. But if they asked me to do something I thought would be difficult and would interfere with other stuff, I'd say so. But then if he changed his mind and didn't want me to do it, that would not be me refusing to do it; it would be the boss deciding it wasn't worth it.
Now you're claimining that the factory management essentially "knows better". That's fine, but then it's still *YOU*, *YOUR COMPANY*, *YOUR MANGEMENT*, *ASTAK IN THE USA*, that's not willing to make a custom machine. Because you've made the judgement that it's not worth the effort because you believe factory management when they say the effort is too high. But you can't blame *them* for it. You can't say they *won't* do it unless you've ordered them to do it anyway and they still refuse.
You tried to deflect responsibility for your company's own decisions onto some faceless Asians, making it look like their lack of ability or willingness, and now you're claiming it's because you actually respect their judgement. Regardless, it's not their fault you're not making a custom Astak... it's your own.