Yeah... you don't seem very Empowered... Photo credit: brillianceinc.com |
How about an operations coach? What's that, you say? Well, I'm glad you asked. You will:
- Coach production employees in an Empowered Culture
- Assist the team with development of objectives and ensures alignment with site goals
- Assess employee training and development needs, assesses the maturity of the team, and adjusts leadership style to enhance team performance
The true source of frustration with the Merck-non-chemistry-job-posting is the unwillingness of the C&EN staff to respond to e-mails addressing this issue.
ReplyDeleteCan pipefitting be outsourced?
ReplyDeleteWhaddya think the "operations coach" is pulling down? $60K? $80k?
ReplyDeletePipefitting can be outsourced to the local plumber (hopefully unionized) but not to India or China. That is good news for the plumber! The last time I needed a plumber he charge me at an hourly rate that was 2X what my company paid its best PhD chemists. That guy still pulls in a paycheck, but the chemist all saw their jobs head offshore.
ReplyDeleteYou can probably reasonably assume that whatever they pay an "operations coach" it is more that they pay a chemist. Hell, we had admins who were better paid than new PhD chemists.
ACS needs to have a new webinar, "Career Transitions: Ph.D Chemist to BS-Flinging Middle Management. How to cut in half your apparent IQ in order to double your paycheck!"
ReplyDeleteor better yet, "PhD chemist to plumber"
ReplyDeleteI think a PhD chemist would make a very good plumber. At least I always considered it as a possible career alternative for myself.
ReplyDelete"Hey, you guys, your overall maturity / empowerment seems a little low today...maybe I should go into my office and think about how to become a better leader..."
ReplyDeleteI think chemists would be more empowered if their salaries and job security weren't shrinking! Perhaps instead of hiring another middle-manager to enforce an empowered culture they should give their chemists a raise!
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