They’ve harmed themselves in a way that was completely foreseeable, probably because some junior manager was bucking for a promotion. Which will become something the very opposite if they ever figure out who it was. All for a teeny tiny amount of added profit. Literally tiny as a percentage, and figuratively tiny too.
But.
The harm is transitory and they’ll do a better job “from now on”… or until they forget the lesson… or for a couple, MAYBE three years… whichever is first.
In important things, it’s not always best to go for the lowest bidder. Especially, when you can not only afford to pay more, but when you can’t afford not to.
Truly simple things like tightening bolts causing numerous dangers now on airplanes but also on many rocket ships leaves me wondering… are these companies refusing to consider the possibility that they may have hired secret saboteurs?
braindead Premium Member 3 months ago
What’s the big deal?
They increased their profits, didn’t they? What could possibly be more important than that?
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Those pesky regulators, why don’t they just go away?
Concretionist 3 months ago
They’ve harmed themselves in a way that was completely foreseeable, probably because some junior manager was bucking for a promotion. Which will become something the very opposite if they ever figure out who it was. All for a teeny tiny amount of added profit. Literally tiny as a percentage, and figuratively tiny too.
But.
The harm is transitory and they’ll do a better job “from now on”… or until they forget the lesson… or for a couple, MAYBE three years… whichever is first.
GiantShetlandPony 3 months ago
In important things, it’s not always best to go for the lowest bidder. Especially, when you can not only afford to pay more, but when you can’t afford not to.
gammaguy 3 months ago
Truly simple things like tightening bolts causing numerous dangers now on airplanes but also on many rocket ships leaves me wondering… are these companies refusing to consider the possibility that they may have hired secret saboteurs?
justanudderpeeon 3 months ago
Truly a perfect depiction of our blessed mess.
Treedodger 3 months ago
Boing doesn’t tighten bolts on planes they already sold.
Treedodger 3 months ago
After Boing sells their planes, they no longer have to tighten someone else’s bolts.