[Still in Sam's Office] Getting One's Irish Up

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:33 pm

"Well. I just don't know," he said, huffily. "We don't want the cart to be leading the horse."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:25 pm

"The horse doesn't generally steer, aye?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:29 pm

"It does when the driver has NO idea where it's going."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:30 pm

"Have you thought about lodging a grievance?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:23 pm

"With who? They dismantled that whole central command thing weeks ago."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:26 pm

"I hadn't been aware that was such a recent development."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:27 pm

"You're new around here, aren't you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:37 pm

"You could say that. Trying to make sense of things, get the works running more efficiently."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:18 pm

"Oh hell, you're not a bloody new supervisor, are you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:32 pm

"I'm a consultant."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:39 pm

"Great. Then you'll be out of here, just like all the others. Fantastic. Pleasure working with you, but if you'll excuse me, I'd better stick to talking to people who actually have an interest in what goes on here."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:00 am

"I do have an interest, though. I was brought in because things aren't working."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:01 am

"They're working fine. They're working better. They're working more frequently.

Say what you like about the last guys, they knew what the hell they were doing. It'll take us years to work through all of their ideas."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:08 am

"Last guys, is it? The ones before this became the land of Do-as-you-like?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:08 am

"Yeah. Tough, but fair!"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:14 am

"Trouble is, now that they're gone you're all just throwing it against the wall and seeing what sticks."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:22 am

"I know! Exciting times, isn't it?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:28 am

"It doesn't quite flow, does it? Doesn't sing?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:26 pm

"We can work out the fine details later. Do you think Edison stopped every five minutes when he was inventing the cotton gin?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:43 pm

"Seems you need to decide if it's art or if it's practical."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:27 pm

"It's both!" he said, completely refusing the choice. "This isn't a dichotomy."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:46 pm

"It's art out of context, and it's a practical solution looking for a problem."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:20 pm

"'Looking for a problem'? Being limited, useless, singular -- these aren't problems?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:58 pm

"But to the target demographic, there's no rhyme or reason to what gets rolled out at a particular moment."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:46 pm

"There is plenty of rhyme and reason. Inspiration strikes, and we do it. It's about knowing the needs BEFORE they become needs."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:33 pm

"But on the receiving end, they're having difficulty seeing the applications."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:49 pm

"Alright, then, so what do YOU suggest."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:41 pm

"How much contact have you had with R&D?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:47 pm

"Quite a bit, actually. Quite a bit -- we work very much in tandem."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:55 pm

"Then why are production orders coming from both of you?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:58 pm

"Because they probably have no idea what they're doing."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:00 pm

"Do you see the problem here? No one is coordinating."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:06 pm

"That's because when the last people took over, they did it in about 30 seconds. That's why it's all distributed now."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:16 pm

"Security through obscurity doesn't make for a functional system."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:21 pm

"Yeah, easy for someone with workable defenses to say."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:35 pm

"I'd be more than willing to help, but I wasn't brought in until now."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:51 pm

"Alright, then. What do you propose? Not like we could stop you..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:55 pm

"I'm not interested in forcing anything on you."

"Personally though? I'd say Research and Development are the ones who would be answering requests from you as to the plausibility of certain ingredients, rather than submitting their own recipes. They would give you the tools you need to follow your inspiration."

"In turn, there likely should be a testing or quality assurance team that is working out how best to fit your recipes into the overall product line, rather than going directly to production. Fine-tuning the menu, the presentation, so they can be put to maximum effectiveness. They could also offer feedback for refinement, perhaps?"

"Other than that, I'm sure you realize that some dishes will be... well, more popular than others, aye?"

by **Kevin Gravis** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:03 pm

"Well, of course. Hard to find someone willing to try them all, though."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:09 pm

"But you see what I'm getting at, aye? Having the departments exert a bit of checks and balances, so that we make certain that a request makes sense before it goes into full production. I understand anticipating needs, but that's what the testing and quality assurance would be for determining. Not everything's a winner, aye?"

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