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Overheard a foreman say 'speed is safety' and I had to walk away
It was at the break table yesterday, talking about a pour schedule. He said getting the mold closed and metal in faster means less chance for moisture issues, so rushing is actually safer. That's a dangerous shortcut dressed up as wisdom. I've seen two green sand molds blow from trapped gas because the team was moving too quick to vent them right, one just last month. It's not about being slow, it's about being methodical. Has anyone else had to push back on this kind of talk in their shop?
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anthonynelson6h ago
And @the_mia nailed it with that core shift example. The thing nobody brings up is how "speed is safety" lets management dodge responsibility when the schedule itself is the problem. If a job takes four hours to do right, calling three hours "safe" because you vented faster is just betting against math.
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singh.harper2mo ago
Hear this all the time with deadlines in general. People confuse fast work with good work, and it always leads to more problems later. It's a lazy way to manage risk.
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charles_baker282mo ago
My buddy's team rushed a software update to meet a deadline last year. They skipped the final testing to save two days. Ended up with a bug that corrupted user files, took them weeks to fix the mess. Ever see something like that happen?
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