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Thread: "Underpinning Theory"
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19-03-2008, 11:42 AM #1
"Underpinning Theory"
I seem to hear this new phrase quite a lot in the last few weeks. Can someone confirm for me, is this phrase, "Underpinning Theory," simply a buzz-word for 'Basic Theory' - ie the fundamentals of a subject?
I must say it sounds like a builderswork action of adding special support to the foundations of a building, when such support did not already exist. The phrase tends to imply that the bulk of our engineers do not already have a very good grasp of the basic fundamentals of refrigeration theory, and need "underpinning".
Not sure that's the case.
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19-03-2008, 11:55 AM #2
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Re: "Underpinning Theory"
In my surrounding that is exactly the case!
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19-03-2008, 12:20 PM #3
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19-03-2008, 01:04 PM #4
Re: "Underpinning Theory"
Getting back to basics, and thinking outside the box, without having all our ducks in a row we'll be back to square one
None of us want to get caught with our pants down in a catch 22 situation, so, playing devils advocate, i think it's time to go the extra mile
The writing is on the wall and make no bones about it, if we are not careful it'll all go pear shaped
They are not playing with a full deck if they expect us to walk the full nine yards without room to swing a cat
I wash my hands of it
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19-03-2008, 05:29 PM #5
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19-03-2008, 07:26 PM #6
Re: "Underpinning Theory"
I'll give you a definite maybe on that one
Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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19-03-2008, 07:47 PM #7
Re: "Underpinning Theory"
I'd have to say, if you can't lead a horse to spilt milk then there's no point crying over the water.
Conclusion: "He who laughs last, laughs last hardest!"
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19-03-2008, 08:07 PM #8
Re: "Underpinning Theory"
Underpinning Theory
This is management talk for "The reason business is not going so well at the moment is because you and the other technicians aren't doing you're jobs properly"
It will probably be followed by phrases like: getting to the roots, brass tacks, customer care basics, etc
This will probably be followed by something like: time allocation underpinning Theory (ie now you're taking too long)
Followed by: Streamlining, reallocation (ie SACKED)
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19-03-2008, 11:57 PM #9
Re: "Underpinning Theory"
Thanks for that. I get your drift. You certainly know your way around the park!