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Abbott Vascular Clonmel













Abbott deserves the SHINGO prize!!! In 1969 Shigeo Shingo worked for Toyota he shortened set up times and implemented the SMED and lean systems etc this became known as "the toyota way"! And how are Toyota doing??? Since 2009 Toyota is responsible for countless deaths across the world because of faulty accelerators, it has had countless recalls of millions of faulty cars e.g. floor mat recall,Prius brake glitches,defective front drive shafts,replacement of steering column,gas pedal problems and sudden unintended acceleration etc etc the list goes on and on keep up the good work Toyota and you can thank Mr.Shingo for making you do more work in less time, at the end of the day when Shingo is involved quality goes out the window and its all about quantity thats why Abbott deserve the Shingo prize!!!

impact of Dr. Shingo Shigeo’s teachings can be classified into the three concepts listed as follows:
• Just In Time (JIT).
• Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED).
• Zero Quality Control
Using his key teachings, many modern day manufacturing companies have realized substantial profits.
Abbott = Zero Quality Control = Profit
 












Hey guys there is no need to argue about things here I mean were all on the same boat across the board .

I mean for example I had to do two lean audits in one day before ,it's a god damn sweat shop in there :(
 






Hey guys there is no need to argue about things here I mean were all on the same boat across the board .

I mean for example I had to do two lean audits in one day before ,it's a god damn sweat shop in there :(

Yes but you have that crazy wacked out, overpaid, underworked, incompetent management team working on it. Don't worry.
 












In my opinion the best thing about working here is when you clock out at the end of the day but the saddest thing is you have to clock in again the next day. I am an operator and I am a only a number and treated like a robot and I do not have feelings and my opinion does not matter. I do not like the way supervisors and managers talk to people it upsets me alot how they can treat people they way they do and get away with it and HR do not care. At the end of the day Ireland is going through a rough patch when it comes to jobs and abbott takes advantage of this by giving bad reviews for been out sick for 2 days and that is it zero in review and they get 8per cent also I am aware of supervisors who go out sick and are given hoilidays and if they like an operator they put them down for holidays. When it comes down to it I am happy Abbott give me a job so I dont have to leave Ireland but now with all the extra taxes imposed by government I was taken home more money when I started than now and Im doing overtime so next year I have no choice but to leave and I cant wait to get out redundancy or no redundancy I have enough and its sad lots of very good people working in Abbott clonmel with regards the policy of built as if intended for my family that only matters when auditors come so STOP lying.
 






In my opinion the best thing about working here is when you clock out at the end of the day but the saddest thing is you have to clock in again the next day. I am an operator and I am a only a number and treated like a robot and I do not have feelings and my opinion does not matter. I do not like the way supervisors and managers talk to people it upsets me alot how they can treat people they way they do and get away with it and HR do not care. At the end of the day Ireland is going through a rough patch when it comes to jobs and abbott takes advantage of this by giving bad reviews for been out sick for 2 days and that is it zero in review and they get 8per cent also I am aware of supervisors who go out sick and are given hoilidays and if they like an operator they put them down for holidays. When it comes down to it I am happy Abbott give me a job so I dont have to leave Ireland but now with all the extra taxes imposed by government I was taken home more money when I started than now and Im doing overtime so next year I have no choice but to leave and I cant wait to get out redundancy or no redundancy I have enough and its sad lots of very good people working in Abbott clonmel with regards the policy of built as if intended for my family that only matters when auditors come so STOP lying.

It sounds like a fun job. Just hit the pubs at night.
 






Nothing will change here util YOU peple start doing something about it. Dont you undestand that you give them oportunity to all this sh*t that's happening here? Just start following procedures, stop lying to auditors, when Shingo auditors will come just tell them what is going on in this sh*thole place, tell them what do u think about it...what are you afraid of? It was sad when i seen people doing Shingo survey and marked all questions on right side (everything is perfect and going in good direction) and then start moaning on the cantine about targets, stupid managment etc. and constantly pressing "reset" buttons on line just to be able to hit constantly raising targets.
Quantity is the only thing that Abbott cares about, not you.
 






Shingo. What aload of bulls##t. At the end of the day it's all about management and how they look. They will continue to push the people below them. They are so blind to what really going on. They have created a environment of fear. Where people are afraid to speak the truth and lie as they fear telling the truth.
 






Shingo. What aload of bulls##t. At the end of the day it's all about management and how they look. They will continue to push the people below them. They are so blind to what really going on. They have created a environment of fear. Where people are afraid to speak the truth and lie as they fear telling the truth.

Yes but within months of arriving, Shingo would buy his first boat, the Kahuna, a wooden sloop of about 26 feet that Shingo would anchor in the marina at Sausalito, in Marin county and just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.
 












Has anyone ever seen the movie "A Bugs Life"? Hah.. there are so many similarities between Abbott Vascular Clonmel and that movie it ain't even funny ahahahahaaaaaaa

my friend a line is painted on the street just like we are worker ants we nod our head and stay silent these are medieval times we gotta draw the line
 






Nothing will change here util YOU peple start doing something about it. Dont you undestand that you give them oportunity to all this sh*t that's happening here? Just start following procedures, stop lying to auditors, when Shingo auditors will come just tell them what is going on in this sh*thole place, tell them what do u think about it...what are you afraid of? It was sad when i seen people doing Shingo survey and marked all questions on right side (everything is perfect and going in good direction) and then start moaning on the cantine about targets, stupid managment etc. and constantly pressing "reset" buttons on line just to be able to hit constantly raising targets.
Quantity is the only thing that Abbott cares about, not you.

I totally agree with this. Please stop acting like a bunch of sheep. Speak out. Remember the last place the sheep go...to the slaughterhouse. Speak out. Don't lie to the auditors. Push back. Work together against your common enemy.
 






Great news for Clonmel. We've won the Shingo prize. Show's that all the hard work has paid off and the great effort put in by everyone. Everyone should be proud of this award.
 






Great news for clonmel
Even though layoffs would be nice . We can't complain about the place either . I have a gelding it's gonna be there for years to come . With more layoffs in Sligo and Cavan I think clonmel might be the only Abbott in Ireland very soon . There putting too much into the place to abandon ship ....
Only thing I hate is the shift work but as it is having work is better than none at all
And it pays well so here's to clonmel
And congrats to the shingo prize
Anyone with awful
Things to say about the place do us all a fav and leave if ye feel that way ;)
 






Hahahaha....you morons, now they will drain you till last drop. But dont worry,you gonna get free launch for all your hard work. Lmao
i wonder how much they paid to auditors to get this crap
 












Will ye ever give up this shit talk . I'm so sick of hearing how Abbott are screwing us over show me a company that doesn't for god sake. I go in do my work and at end of the day I walk out knowing I'm getting paid for it . I'm happy to work there 8 years now . Every company treats there employees that way if anything they treat us a bit better. And if I'm in the dole office in months to come so be it . Others are in the same situation . Get over it move on loosers