When you work in a reputable and large companies, and represented the industry is complex and serious, to their own shortcomings just added to the age and appearance.
Colleagues in these companies, the majority are already in a very decent life. Therefore, the age barrier is overcome is not easy. Ensure that you perceive, but also do some kind of action dictated by the need to meet "your" same idea - that it is not easy. And we must be able to all agree, because there are deadlines for certification of the enterprise, there is general director , has begun to bring their own desire to see it through. And it is important to agree, because fire and sword the idea of quality is not burned. So what is new and difficult to read. Quite difficult when you are told "girl" and you went on this enterprise fire, water and copper pipes. And that she may know and understand the production, technology, even as, in fact she probably nothing ...
Appearance - here the problem lies elsewhere. Or rather two parts of the problem. Male and female. For women it is almost an insult. For men - "Wake up, you captivated." Solved individually.
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Oh, Dasha, as close to me your problem ... I run every day with the same - and the age and appearance, and lack of understanding on the part of employees, and misunderstanding on the part of leadership. Particularly difficult to carry out his professional dream, if you are not just a specialist in quality, and the chief auditor. However, let us not lose heart, if not us, then who?
to NatalyM
The issue of children's curiosity - the chief auditor who is this? That is, what functions and tasks facing the principal auditor? In my practice I employing the concept - Head of the audit team. And there may be several. One to pull the entire audit program oooooochen hard.
In our organization, as implemented a quality management system prior to my arrival, the term "head of the audit team" changed to "Chief Auditor". And about the functions and tasks, to name a few, but briefly ... The Plan of internal audits, program audits for each department, etc., report design and all the necessary documents after the conduct of audits. Prepare all necessary documentation for external audits. Implementing changes to the documentation of the QMS in the enterprise, down to making policies and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of quality management system for the year. And many, many more ... just say that it's hard, it does not say anything.
to NatalyM
At one company where I work, all these people involved with the title 'Deputy Director General for Quality ". If the "chief auditor" - this title, the title does not reflect the functions and tasks that have to do.
Excuse me, I would like to know, and what you post and company profile. Simply interesting to communicate with a colleague, and possibly much more common themes?
2NatalyM
I am the deputy director of quality. Company profile - the construction industry, building materials production.
Sorry, to include in your conversation. I also see that the functions described sooner does NatalyM deputy. director of quality or type-that ... we have such, but .... Practice shows that the working group of the shock to a greater extent takes all on himself. In any case, we have it. The size of the group depends on the size of the system and of course the same as it were from the "generosity" of senior managers. We do not choen generously, to be honest.
to vnuchka
Strike group I have not. In the service quality of work by two people - I, deputy director of quality and quality engineer. There are, however, authorized by the quality of business units. There are trained auditors and audit managers group. There is a process owners, they are also the heads of production units, service. All those who helped me. All of them huge respekt.
All that you, dear Dasha speak well and simply, it is imperative to create a real operating system. No wonder there are eight basic principles. one of which is "the involvement of staff." I used to refer to this as a dogma, not really pondering and perhaps not fully aware of the importance of this principle. And now, with experience, I understand that no general work on the overall result, no teamwork, no pride and desire to get the result the whole team - it does not work. rather, it will, but not sure what will work the system. Position - every man for himself in this case is not acceptable. By the way, I want to tell you that I love your original style. Thank you for pleasant conversations.
I never thought that I have the author's style, but thanks anyway.
Oh, yes! I agree with the article 100%. Indeed, when she came to the company, people perceived me as a girl ... not really listening to my speech))) Plus, the prevailing male opinion on the stupidity of blondes (because of the numerous anecdotes). But, fortunately, in the course of work is changing people's opinions.