One of my boss's was an actor in school and is now a lighting crew chief to major world tours, and the go to expert on all follow spot I learned from. He was once an actor. I was once a set designer and Master Carpenter, now said to be someone experienced in lamps, electrics, and antique lighting etc. 20+ years later in a 30+ so far year career in change from it.
One part of what I do is train people, and all those I meet, I tell that I am never too busy to bug with any form of question. Yes, I probably am busy with something important, but never more so than teaching someone something or answering a question. The more and better I teach, the less work for me in the end, and the more help I get at some point, or a next generation to carry on.
What does your contract say? Seems like you should have less grumpy relations with the students than with where you work so far in concerns. I get your being grumpy in having to do something that might screw up your system for operations or your doing it normally, but I hope given what the policy is, that you follow the above and are as supportive and best teacher as possible as the person tasked to it until it fails or contracts change. And given your complex system, can also save the restore disc or have backup programs for when as you fear it will happen.
Back in the day, my TD trusted me with the Strand Lite Pallet III with Q-File as a backup. Q-File with instruction I could program, but there was little hope of actually using it during a show in actual use as a backup. I was not ready at that point to fully understand how it worked. This in part due to instruction, but also my comprehenson of how it worked I assume your gear is more modern than this stuff in not yet replying to what gear you have in use, and protective of? Raises the comprehension question question that would also would be attributed to me. Can as said above, are you able to fail safe the system or need help in some way to make this happen?
How can CB help solove the problem you have with the light board you have in making this contracted policy work?
Hope is to inspire change and not intimidate.
One part of what I do is train people, and all those I meet, I tell that I am never too busy to bug with any form of question. Yes, I probably am busy with something important, but never more so than teaching someone something or answering a question. The more and better I teach, the less work for me in the end, and the more help I get at some point, or a next generation to carry on.
What does your contract say? Seems like you should have less grumpy relations with the students than with where you work so far in concerns. I get your being grumpy in having to do something that might screw up your system for operations or your doing it normally, but I hope given what the policy is, that you follow the above and are as supportive and best teacher as possible as the person tasked to it until it fails or contracts change. And given your complex system, can also save the restore disc or have backup programs for when as you fear it will happen.
Back in the day, my TD trusted me with the Strand Lite Pallet III with Q-File as a backup. Q-File with instruction I could program, but there was little hope of actually using it during a show in actual use as a backup. I was not ready at that point to fully understand how it worked. This in part due to instruction, but also my comprehenson of how it worked I assume your gear is more modern than this stuff in not yet replying to what gear you have in use, and protective of? Raises the comprehension question question that would also would be attributed to me. Can as said above, are you able to fail safe the system or need help in some way to make this happen?
How can CB help solove the problem you have with the light board you have in making this contracted policy work?
Hope is to inspire change and not intimidate.
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