I work for an Architectural Metals company, and we have 3 locations. One in Georgia, one in Arizona and mine here in California. I am the only "CADD guy" at this location. This is an interesting situation in and of itself because my direct supervisor is in Georgia.....so he is not only in a different state, but a different time-zone.

 This can create issues in many different areas, many that do not directly affect me. When I was first hired, I spent my first week in Georgia training. Over and over they expressed to me the "Us vs. Them" mentality and their desire for me not to get caught up in it. I think I have achieved this, but it is not the two way street it should be.

 First, I was running Auto CADD 200i while Georgia was on 2004. Without going in to much detail, in autocadd, you can open drawings created in a version older than yours, but not newer. So I would get drawings from clients, 2004 or higher, have to send them to Georgia so they could save down, then have them send them back for me to be able to open them. Our controller ( read acting C.F.O.) decided this was bullshit, which it was, and got me 2006. It never reached my excited, eager little hands. Why you might ask? ...because when Georgia got wind of this, it was re-routed to them, and one of the 2004's were sent to me instead.

 Not happy, but neither was C.F.O. guy.  It was around this time he got us on a subscription so we received the lattest version when it came out...  ALL of us.  But this is not an us vs. them thing.  My ass!

Since then, I have gotten more RAM, a new printer, a new chair and when our IT person heard it took my computer 15 min. to get to where I could open any programs.... a new computer. The subject of software was brought up and I suggested a 3-D program. SUGGESTED. You would think I was asking for a company car! In the hours that followed; my boss, the VP of design (his boss) and D. (not related to our department) had talked to our new C.F.O. all saying NO NO NO NO! Why? Not because it would not be beneficial to everything I do, but because I would have it and not them.

But its NOT an us. vs. them thing........MY ASS!