当我在 The Gill Corporation 开始我的职业生涯时，我的职位是 #2 线的主管。我们有一个巨大的（对当时的我们来说）990C 订单。他们使用在 450# 批次中混合的橄榄绿树脂。我们开始订购并混合了几批，以便我们可以直接完成订单。我们用第一批制作层压板，然后开始使用第二批。当第一张纸出来时，它是一种不同的颜色。我们立即停下来，试图弄清楚发生了什么。
We tried to determine what was going on and eventually we had 9 batches of resin sitting around – each a different shade of olive-green. The solution was simple … blend the colors together by putting 50# from each batch into a new can. We ran the order and shipped it to the University of California- San Francisco.
We figured out what was making each batch different – it was the order in which we added the pigments. Seems obvious now, but it wasn’t at that time. During this whole process, I learned one of the most valuable lessons in working life and I’ll tell you about it next time.
