Yes, I see young smart Baboons on an almost daily basis. You can spot them too, if you look (they're usually to be found ticking boxes). I also come across a fair number of
Jobsworths too.
By definition, a quality job is one that meets in full the expectations of the customer. It's as simple as that.
Sometimes those expectations (often based on the disappointments of the past) are not particularly high. And some customers can't afford "state of the art". It's easy, however, to insist upon every piece of paper when the taxpayer is footing the bill. Those bits of paper actually prove nothing. All they do is add to the cost of the job.
If I did a job for you, and you were not happy with the result, then you wouldn't pay me. That's how the real world works.
Life is already easy when you associate with real engineers. To them, a quality job is simply a job well done.
If the world is that much interested in my "high standards" (and I very much doubt that it gives a damn), then all it (they) needs to do is inspect the work. And how many times does that happen (
eg, in the NHS)?
And by definition, auditing trails occur
after the event.
I rest my case.
