monogodo

So as I posted earlier, I have a new coworker. In that post, I referred to him by initial. After his actions over the last 3 days, I've re-dubbed him Moron Boy.

The man is an idiot. Here's what happened this week (and it's only Wednesday):

• On Monday I finished running a job that consisted of 200 books that needed binding. They were fit training manuals for the Intimate Apparel department at the Nameless Merchant. In other words, they instructed people in the proper way to fit a bra. The cover has a picture of woman in a rather sexy corset. The very first book he went to punch, he punched on the wrong side. His excuse -- he got distracted. He ended up mis-punching a second book the same exact way later on.
  
• On Tuesday, he went to put spines on them, I saw him pick up the can of compressed air and blow the paper dust off of one of the clear vinyl (or acetate) covers. The dust just wipes right off. He then threw the cover in the trash. At this point, he asked me where the acetate covers were. They were right in front of him, at forehead level. He only had to shift his gaze up about 6 inches and he'd have seen them.
  
• Later on Tuesday, E told him to run a couple of jobs on the 550. I had previously noticed that it was asking for toner, but because we pay for our toner, I wasn't going to change the cartridge until it quit making copies. He walked up to the machine, saw the Change Toner memo, and turned and asked E where we keep the toner. He didn't bother looking for it. Keep in mind our shop is extremely small. I'd guess around 500 or so square feet (I'll measure it tomorrow). The shop is so small we store our paper in the hall. There are only so many places where we can store toner for the copiers.
  
• Today (Wednesday), E asked him to drill a stack of 40 Lookbooks for 3-ring binders. I've already mentioned his liberal use of chipboard, which he continues to do even after we've talked to him about it. Well, our drill is an older model, and the bits aren't all that sharp. I had sharpened one of the bits Tuesday night, because it was giving me fits. I've found that it's a good idea to use lubricating wax on the bit between every other book, otherwise it tends to heat up and get clogged by the paper. I've seen him using the wax, and had even told him about it. Apparently he forgot. About 6 books into the job, the bit clogged up. He inserted the screwdriver into one of the two holes to remove the bit to unclog it. He then levered it up and down for 2 or 3 minutes before I was finally able to get away from what I was doing to show him the proper way to get it (which I'd already shown him once before). He then proceeds to take the hardened steel drill bit and bang it against the aluminum channel guide that the paper stop slides along to ensure proper hole positioning. After 5 minutes of listening to him bang away, E tells him to spray some WD40 in the bit to help loosen the paper. When he finally clears the bit, He reinstalled it (another comedy of errors), and went to drill the next book, only to learn that the paper stop no longer slides freely along the channel -- he had to get the hammer out and pound at it to get it to slide. Rather than take time to inspect it and see what was wrong, he decides it'd be better to take it apart. He only loosens up a few bolts, not removing anything. When he went to find another tool, I looked at it (E was already observing him closely), and discovered that the top of the channel was no longer round in points, that he had dented the aluminum enough to close up the diameter so that the paper stop would no longer move freely. Moron Boy came back with a razor knife. He then tried to shave the aluminum with the razor. I also heard him pounding on the paper stop repeatedly with the hammer. E finally went and got a piece of sand paper from maintenance. Moron Boy spent about an hour sanding away at the channel. He finally got the stop to slide along the channel, but you have to push it just so, otherwise it'll bind up. He also didn't bother to tighten up the bolts he'd loosened.
  
• When I later went to drill a job, I discovered that, in his repeated hammering, he'd broken off a set-screw used to finely adjust the drill settings. Essentially, he pretty much destroyed any functionality the drill has. The only saving grace of the situation is that I overheard our boss say she was looking for a 3-bit drill for us.
  

I'm sure I'll have more stories to relate as time goes on, although after talking to E this afternoon, I get the feeling that he might try to get him replaced. He's not a bad guy. I think he has anger management issues. I also think he has picked up a lot of bad habits from the other shops he's worked in (he claims to have ~10 years experience).