That's How the Cookie Crumbles
Once upon a time, there were three friends, Dave, Stan and Sunny who decided to make their own Cookie Factory. Before, they work for a Candy Factory back in California. They then thought that at their age, they should be going in the business also. But seeing the Cookie business is more flourishing than the Candy business, they took the risk in going to the Cookie business instead. They made research after research until they realize that making cookies would be great if they go to Philadelphia. Labor's cheap and a lot of talented pastry makers could be found there.
They made a cookie factory there in Philie, gathered atleast 10 talented pastry makers and named their factory SweetTooth Pastries Inc. The three told their people, to make a good impression on the big supermarkets, they should deliver a thousand cookie boxes in just a span of a week. The pastry makers, even though they are good, couldn't believe what they were hearing. At their number, plus the lack of materials they have at the factory, it would take a miracle to finish it and deliver on time. But still, these pastry makers put their trust on the three and carried on with their work. The three, checking the status of their work, decided that they should hire a supervisor to (what else) supervise the factory. Dave and Sunny went back to California to look for a good supervisor. They went to every cookie factory, and under the table, they talked to the other pastry makers. Until they got one. Bastion. The name sounds french but he definitely is not. Bastion is not from the factory, but from a Cooking school. He was supposed to be a dean in cooking. He knows all the ropes in making pastries. His students were top pastry makers in the US alone. Well, that's what he led them to believe.
So off they went, expeditiously, back to Philie and quickly placed Bastion as the supervisor of the factory. The other pastry makers didn't know what to make of it. It's only a few days more and they're almost done, but still the three insisted that they hired Bastion to quicken production. The pastry makers, without any choice whatsoever, went on with the three's decision. Little do the three realize, Bastion made life hell for the pastry makers and also for the production. He seemed knowledgable in the field but that knowledge was just for show. Instead of making it on time, the production got messed up in the process and what's supposed to take only weeks, took months.
The big supermarkets were growing impatient. The three really can't see what's wrong. They thought they had it all laid down so perfectly that they would finish on time. The pastry makers told the three that it was Bastion's fault. The three couldn't believe what they heard. Their best man, incompetent? But he's a dean, they thought. He has so many students who are already big time cooks and pastry makers. So they thought, it was just a grudge. Instead of removing him, they remove three pastry makers. Being low manpowered as they are, the remaining pastry makers were dumb founded at the decision.
The long delayed production grew even longer. What was already extended to a month, took another 2 months more under the supervision of Bastion. By that time, a new Cookie factory opened. This is no ordinary cookie factory. This one is a sister company of the biggest candy factory in the whole Philadelphia area. This means that what ever the loss of the cookie factoy, could easily be resolved by the bigger one. This means stability. The three pastry makers that were fired became the heads of this new factory. They also required more better pastry makers so they turned to their friends at SweetTooth Patries Inc.
Word of the hiring got to Stan and was alarmed at the situation. He kept asking the people what was wrong. The people only answered one thing, over and over. Bastion. Stan can't still see how Bastion could be the root of all this. So he neglected this. The pastry makers really doesn't know why Stan and the other two won't listen to them. Does Bastion got a big hold on the three? How does he smooth talk his way out of the situation? Then from out of nowhere, one by one, the pastry makers of SweetTooth Pastries Inc. resigned and went to the other factory. Stan, being the most alert of the three, quickly gathered his people and asked again what was wrong. The people kept on explaining to him that it was all Bastion's fault. Over and over, they explained. Seeing as to they're going to lose all their men, decided to let go of Bastion.
Now, I don't think it was a real solution to this. Good that they got rid of Bastion. But their actions only meant that they won't listen to the demands of their workers and by a mass resignation do they only open their ears. There's no real lesson in my story. It's just something I thought off and would like to share to you readers.
They made a cookie factory there in Philie, gathered atleast 10 talented pastry makers and named their factory SweetTooth Pastries Inc. The three told their people, to make a good impression on the big supermarkets, they should deliver a thousand cookie boxes in just a span of a week. The pastry makers, even though they are good, couldn't believe what they were hearing. At their number, plus the lack of materials they have at the factory, it would take a miracle to finish it and deliver on time. But still, these pastry makers put their trust on the three and carried on with their work. The three, checking the status of their work, decided that they should hire a supervisor to (what else) supervise the factory. Dave and Sunny went back to California to look for a good supervisor. They went to every cookie factory, and under the table, they talked to the other pastry makers. Until they got one. Bastion. The name sounds french but he definitely is not. Bastion is not from the factory, but from a Cooking school. He was supposed to be a dean in cooking. He knows all the ropes in making pastries. His students were top pastry makers in the US alone. Well, that's what he led them to believe.
So off they went, expeditiously, back to Philie and quickly placed Bastion as the supervisor of the factory. The other pastry makers didn't know what to make of it. It's only a few days more and they're almost done, but still the three insisted that they hired Bastion to quicken production. The pastry makers, without any choice whatsoever, went on with the three's decision. Little do the three realize, Bastion made life hell for the pastry makers and also for the production. He seemed knowledgable in the field but that knowledge was just for show. Instead of making it on time, the production got messed up in the process and what's supposed to take only weeks, took months.
The big supermarkets were growing impatient. The three really can't see what's wrong. They thought they had it all laid down so perfectly that they would finish on time. The pastry makers told the three that it was Bastion's fault. The three couldn't believe what they heard. Their best man, incompetent? But he's a dean, they thought. He has so many students who are already big time cooks and pastry makers. So they thought, it was just a grudge. Instead of removing him, they remove three pastry makers. Being low manpowered as they are, the remaining pastry makers were dumb founded at the decision.
The long delayed production grew even longer. What was already extended to a month, took another 2 months more under the supervision of Bastion. By that time, a new Cookie factory opened. This is no ordinary cookie factory. This one is a sister company of the biggest candy factory in the whole Philadelphia area. This means that what ever the loss of the cookie factoy, could easily be resolved by the bigger one. This means stability. The three pastry makers that were fired became the heads of this new factory. They also required more better pastry makers so they turned to their friends at SweetTooth Patries Inc.
Word of the hiring got to Stan and was alarmed at the situation. He kept asking the people what was wrong. The people only answered one thing, over and over. Bastion. Stan can't still see how Bastion could be the root of all this. So he neglected this. The pastry makers really doesn't know why Stan and the other two won't listen to them. Does Bastion got a big hold on the three? How does he smooth talk his way out of the situation? Then from out of nowhere, one by one, the pastry makers of SweetTooth Pastries Inc. resigned and went to the other factory. Stan, being the most alert of the three, quickly gathered his people and asked again what was wrong. The people kept on explaining to him that it was all Bastion's fault. Over and over, they explained. Seeing as to they're going to lose all their men, decided to let go of Bastion.
Now, I don't think it was a real solution to this. Good that they got rid of Bastion. But their actions only meant that they won't listen to the demands of their workers and by a mass resignation do they only open their ears. There's no real lesson in my story. It's just something I thought off and would like to share to you readers.
Bounce!
posted by INGGO! @ 9/08/2005 07:43:00 AM
3 Comments:
Good morning,
Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Anonymous. I work for Sweet Tooth Patries, Inc. I would like to make a comment regarding this so-called "short story" you posted. This is not an original story. The story you posted is real. Please call the police. We need help. Send food. Must go. Watching me. this my last message. they after me. not paranoid.fgvfb b.......g.bbf.......help us.............
hi! bloghopping and saw you at g-jay's.
there is a moral in the story. and this really happens in most manufacturing set-up. the bosses just cannot accept that they are mistaken with their decisions so they always choose to stick with those, however poorly they were considered.
another version of such incompetence is when they choose to listen to clamors but make them appear that they were the ones who had thought of the solution.
their tactics stinks..
thanks for visiting my blog. and I guess thanks to my kuya for the link for my blog as well.
oh well. you just can't always fight the system. they're always right. they really need a great big whompin' on the head to realize their mistake.
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