My B-tch Boss 2

"Engineering has to get the systems more reliable. We can't afford to go out and replace stuff so soon. The machines should work for at least a year out of the box. We'll never make money if we're doing warranty repairs four months out. It also leaves a bad taste in the customer's mouth. No matter how fast we get there to fix it, they lose production and test time and it looks bad on us." "I agree. I'd pretty much come to that conclusion myself, but it's good to see that you know your own products shortcomings," she said as she stared out the passenger side window, denying me the opportunity to see her face and see if she was serious or being sarcastic. We rode in silence for almost a full half hour before either of us said anything. "So tell me. Just why are you here?" "I told you. My job is to clean up your department," she said, looking icily at me. "You weren't going to do it, were you?" "The problem doesn't lie in my department." I snapped back. "I thought we just decided that!" "