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30 years ago I began my engineering career with a family owned company run by the sons of the founder. These guys didn't know anything about engineering but knew that they needed the capability in order to be in business.
I was in charge of design and development. In this position I could assess the need for additional improvements in my processes or the addition of more capability.
I developed a plan for the development of software for performing seismic analysis of piping in nuclear power plants. I presented the plan to the sons along with my guess at the ROI. They turned me down flat.
For those of you who know anything about the analysis work that was performed on nuclear power systems, you know that we lost millions by not participating in that business.
After that I never asked for permission to develop anything, I just did it. I went on to develop several analytical programs that did allow us to generate millions in engineering labor dollars.
How did I get to do this? They had no control over where the labor dollars went, so I buried the development costs into other projects.
When I acquired contracts based on my software, they never asked me where I got the software. They were just happy to see the dollars.
Keep in mind, I never attempted a project based on a whim, my odds of success were always high. But I could never convice this bunch of boobs. They thought that they were to only ones who knew anything. So going around them was the only way to success.
I was in charge of design and development. In this position I could assess the need for additional improvements in my processes or the addition of more capability.
I developed a plan for the development of software for performing seismic analysis of piping in nuclear power plants. I presented the plan to the sons along with my guess at the ROI. They turned me down flat.
For those of you who know anything about the analysis work that was performed on nuclear power systems, you know that we lost millions by not participating in that business.
After that I never asked for permission to develop anything, I just did it. I went on to develop several analytical programs that did allow us to generate millions in engineering labor dollars.
How did I get to do this? They had no control over where the labor dollars went, so I buried the development costs into other projects.
When I acquired contracts based on my software, they never asked me where I got the software. They were just happy to see the dollars.
Keep in mind, I never attempted a project based on a whim, my odds of success were always high. But I could never convice this bunch of boobs. They thought that they were to only ones who knew anything. So going around them was the only way to success.

(I am not in anyway against having fun or being able to have some nice "toys", but you have to look at your finances and what is more important to you).

Ummmmm.......(LOL) you need to meet my husband........ he can make even the hot tub dangerous. Well let's just say that him and his friends believe that it is a "tub o' fun" that they can practice cannon balls in at 2am at night. Spashing water all over the doorwall. They also believe that is is hilarious to play "Look I am floating face down" and running and leaping over the side of the hot tub as a fun event!
Last time they got together I found an empty