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ZangsBeard posted...

One company I worked for, they were literally just a corporation that buys and sells other companies... and they merged 2 of us together... but kept us distinct inside of it.

So while I was "employed" and paid by one company, I was actually doing work for the other company...

So when I ordered things, I needed to put in duplicate orders through both companies... in triplicate. You can't use a PC, you have to do it by hand.

And then the corporation that bought the my employer found out how much money they were losing, they put a purchasing freeze on.

All of my orders had to be signed by me, my manager, VP of Ops for both companies (two different people), and then someone at Corporate headquarters.

Machine stopped working and needs a $50 part? A month to get the paperwork done.

That sounds sort of familiar.

We have 2 programs to make purchase orders. Certain items need 2 POs, others only need one. Anything over $1000 has to be signed by two managers.

Most of the ordering is done by email. Some things are kind of like Amazon where you input the PO number and order from a website.

There's a lot of dealing with vendors and getting quotes. Most people are nice and kind of ass kissy which I don't mind. They talk to me like I own the place lol