SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T23:35:15-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #134773 on A Peek into SparkFun's Quality Control Team Customer #134773urn:uuid:68908db0-a1c0-d9dd-878a-4b3bdcc566cc2020-02-05T11:37:20-07:00<p>Hi Tron!<p>Thanks (a) for the nice write up, and (b) for the work you're doing! I find that QC often doesn't get the recognition they deserve -- and all too often are considered as an afterthought, or even as an annoyance.</p><p>I've been doing electronics since the mid-1960s, and have been "doing" computers over half a century. About 40 years ago I got an Engineering Degree in what is today called "Software Engineering", and although now retired, I spent most of my carreer working in testing at one level or another. (FWIW, every Intel Pentium chiip ever made [as well as a LOT of other chips] was tested on a machine I helped design.)</p><p>I can say that the majority of the stuff can be done with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of electronics (and these days, programmig), though you need to apply that knowledge correctly AND know your limitations and when to ask for help from more knowledgeable folks (and don't be afraid or embarassed to ask for that help).</p><p>I trust that you don't have to do the heavy physical lifting that you did with the moving company, nor do you have to deal with the intoxicated folks you did in Lost Wages! ;-) Thanks to my physical handicap I can't do much lifting or much standing, so could not do either job...</p><p>You asked about adapting to new environments. I'm having to adapt to being a (parttime) "caregiver" for an Alzheimer's patient. Accepting help and advice from those who have done it before is critical.</p></p>