It came out looking alright, but some projects you just want to forget. I showed up to the job and was handed a bunch of laminate IKEA panels and a bunch of wood scraps for framing that needed to be cut to size. I asked for drawings and was shown a scribbled box with 3 dimensions. I threw it together with what I was given, but the project dragged on for weeks amidst other assignments while the powers-that-be hemmed and hawed over bits of hardware and how access between staff and customers was going to work.
I get that some situations demand that you play fast ‘n’ loose, but a couple hours spent on these details ahead of time, in-person, with everyone who has to use the final product present, before drawing up some plans and a BOM, saves days and weeks of delays later on, not to mention stress for staffmembers that have to work around the construction zone in their workspace.
