New guy update. We have gone through some programs and are on the same plane. Problem has come up though. We are putting lots of safety controllers at this time. So we (me and the new guy) are adding these devices, I tell him how things are wired and what to do and he ignores me. stares at the panel. Then later asks me questions that I already told him? Makes me think since he is an EE he dose not think he needs my input. Happens again he is on his own.
Jesper has a good point... also, maybe try and make sure the guy is in input mode at all when you're in output. If he's trying to understand the machine and the panel, he's not hearing anything you say about the changes that need to be made.
Yeah, annoying. Maybe tell him to check the machine out on his own first, or tell him that he can check the machine out on his own later but at this particular moment you need to tell him what changes need to be made and he needs to be focussed on that, not the overall machine or the entire existing panel.
I have to say, I am probably as bad... if you took me to a new machine, I would be trying to process the whole thing then I'd want to think about the changes needed after I had an idea of the whole machine. And, I'm really linear... I have to start at the beginning and work thru to the end. Not so good sometimes, helpful others.
So, I guess the point is, he may not be an arrogant engineer... he may just be an ordinary engineer. So, try and make sure he's listening to you and not still trying to process the whole machine.
Now, if he won't listen and then trys to
tell you stuff that you know is wrong... ok, he's arrogant and you can let him sink in good conscience. But, if he just asks you something that you told him about an hour ago... and he listens to the answer and says "Thanks!" well, he may be normal. Give him some time to get up to speed on your plant and it might be ok!
