The Elio Engine

[WilliamH]

I do happen to work in the real world myself. People miss deadlines all the time without getting fired. What is really messed up is the example Smitty gave in the post I originally quoted where someone recognized as good at their job barely missed a badly set deadline. I don't care how much the new CEO turned thr company around. A company that treats their employees that poorly isn't anywhere I'd like to work.

Respectfully.............
Your actions have consequences.
Your actions reflect on your credibility.
How much negative actions impact you depends on the magnitude of the problem the actions cause.
If you are the one who says "I can produce a deliverable by a date certain" and then fails to deliver when other things depend on your results, the people that you let down will have to deal with the problem you create by your failure.
Without knowing specifics it's impossible to know if termination was overkill.

 

[Big_Bob]

The delay was caused by IAV rather than Paul Elio choosing to do so. Just to clarify. It was a conflict in IAV's schedule. From what I understand, Paul didn't have a choice.

Cache Man,

What I heard is that Paul did have a choice, he could pay his suppliers and everything would have progressed.

 

[JEBar]

Cache Man,

What I heard is that Paul did have a choice, he could pay his suppliers and everything would have progressed.

did that info come from someone in the company ? .... if not, from where ?

 

[Ty]

I just look at it from our family's motto, "Nothing bad has happened yet." These delays and problems, while not the most fun, aren't really bad. I think we'll all know if the "bad" happens. Until then, hang in there because nothing bad has happened yet!

Good point. Some may argue that missing self-imposed deadlines is bad, I just think doing so is unfortunate. As long as a quality product comes out of this, all supporters can say theysupportedElio through difficult times and it is, in part, because of our support that the company helped shape the future of America. Yup, our support encourages the support of vendors, manufacturers, and even copycat vehicle makers. Exciting times, these are. (Though admittedly frustrating as well!)

 

[Ty]

The delay was caused by IAV rather than Paul Elio choosing to do so. Just to clarify. It was a conflict in IAV's schedule. From what I understand, Paul didn't have a choice.

Fair enough. I would say IAV is a stakeholder or stakeholders at this point in the game.

 

[Big_Bob]

Remember Paul is already said multipul times that he needs funding. The funding is for production and development.

 

[Big_Bob]

Sorry JEBar can't say where my source is from.

 

[Big_Bob]

no.

I agree with Ekh that based on the picture that was posted 2 weeks ago eveything with the engine is still on track. Does anyone thing it is weird that IAV hasn't said anything about the engine? Does anyone know someone there that we can contact? sorry if that has been asked.

 

[JEBar]

Sorry JEBar can't say where my source is from.

you can't say if it is from a person inside or outside of the company ?

 

[Big_Bob]

you can't say if it is from a person inside or outside of the company ?

It is not someone inside EM if that is what you are asking.