Talk about Bartlett

[HydroDave63]

Well, very very indirectly a tech could....if they saved up a LOT of those per-diem checks, and bought some  BERKSHIRE HATH HLD A stock, NYSE symbol BRK-A.  A small price to pay for being part of the action

[radgal]

According to NYSE 20 min ago the last trade for BRKA was 88,000 for 70 shares, if I read the thing correctly.  They are princibaly a reinsurance firm but have other holdings in industry and retail.

[Eric_Bartlett]

Well, very very indirectly a tech could....if they saved up a LOT of those per-diem checks, and bought some  BERKSHIRE HATH HLD A stock, NYSE symbol BRK-A.  A small price to pay for being part of the action  

clarification - Berkshire Hathaway - Not the same as Berkshire Partners - I have been informed that Berkshire Partners is a privately owned company(as is Summit Partners), therefore no stock to be bought in either.
 

Berkshire Partners, a private equity investment firm owns most of what Bruce sold, with a small portion being owned by Summit Partners, also a private equity and venture capital firm. 

further clarification - Berkshire Partners and Summit Partners has a 50/50 investment in Bartlett.     
 
 
If people are wanting to know who is filling the role Bruce Bartlett used to fill that would be Bill Nevelos, President and CEO - Bill has been chosen by both investment firms to run the Bartlett organization. 
 
hope this clarifies things for all of you. 

Eric

[radgal]

Eric,

Thanks for the clarification!  Here's some Karma

Helen

[Camella Black]

Eric, I think you do the best that you can in answering questions, and show great restraint at times.

However I do feel that Bartlett Nuclear Inc  could post (on a locked board or their own website) a list of frequently asked questions with the answers.

I have seeen several business do this and maybe this action would show that A) Bartlett is listening and 2) Keep everyone from second-guessing.

[Eric_Bartlett]

However I do feel that Bartlett Nuclear Inc  could post (on a locked board or their own website) a list of frequently asked questions with the answers.
I have seeen several business do this and maybe this action would show that A) Bartlett is listening and 2) Keep everyone from second-guessing.

I'll forward this suggestion to management - makes sense to me - as mike mentioned earlier we do have that subject in the news letter - why not on our web site? Once again thanks for the suggestion, hopefully I can do something about it.

Eric

[Rennhack]

The newsletters are on Bartletts web site, if anyone wants to read them, and learn a little about the company:

The list is on the left:

http://bartlettinc.com/sp.cfm?pageid=1710

[jedball]

In the past if you had a problem with anything or anyone at Bartlett, Bruce said just call me and we'll talk about it. ( That's one thing I respected about the way Bruce worked. ) Sometimes it didn't work but at least you could call him.

Now with the New Company and Bruce in the back set, is there a contact person(s) we can call or email to do the same thing? Someone that can over rule anyone at the office level, one we could call if we thought we were being treated unfairly by anyone at the office?

[SloGlo]

  Here's another one. back in the day, the plants used to send techs to a 40hr. course followed by testing, for the NEU.

what plants gave 40hr training for the neu?  i never, ever got 40hr training fer that test.  pleez post these plants, maybe i am due a weeks worth of pay and diem for what i wasn't given that udders were. 

[Rennhack]

Jed, in reply #342:

Eric already answered this question.  It's the second time I think.  Please read the thread first.

[jedball]

Sorry Mike I must have missed something. In #342 Eric only said Bill Nevelos is the President and CEO of Bartlett, filling Bruce's job. I may be mistaken but I don't think Eric said Mr. Nevelos is the person to can contact if we have problems.

I think we all have Bruce's private 800 number for his home in CA.

My question was more to the point of will someone else at Bartlett provide the same service as to we can call to settle problems and their number.

[Already Gone]

I don't want to put too fine a point on this but:  you got the answer that you are going to get.  I've read the new Bartlett orgaizaton chart.  The position of "Person responsible for solving Jed Ball's problems" is still vacant.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to run a company without having someone on the payroll to answer directly to you.  I guess this oversight could mean the downfall of the entire Bartlett organization.

[Jr8black3]

LOL Beer if barlett wants to pay me 80-90k a year I'll answer the phone for Jed Ball....

Beer some people never get it dude..

[Already Gone]

I'm starting to wonder if it was really Bruce answering the phone for all those years.  For all I know, he could have been paying someone to pretend to be him.  I never had to call him, myself.  I did send a fax to him once about 15 years ago that some people are still talking about.  Still, I don't know if he ever saw it.

[Rennhack]

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[Already Gone]

Not trying to start a fight.  Just making the point that the big companies (which Bartlett has become) don't give you that one-on-one attention that little ones can.
Jed is looking for someone who is supposed to be giving a service that just isn't available anymore.  It's a sad end to an era, but that person he is looking for just doesn't exist, and it's nobody's fault that they can't give this nonexistent person's name and phone number.
I'd like to suggest to Bartlett that, due to the nature of the relationship they have with their employees, they should consider an employee ombudsman.  This person may not have the power that Bruce always had to make problems go away, but at least he/she could be a resource to employees with problems or concerns.  He or she could at least get the employee together with the person who can do something to help.
There are a lot of times when the primary contact person ( the Site Coordinator) IS the problem.  In those cases, an ombudsman would be the person to go to.
Just a suggestion.  Perhaps Eric or somene else from BNI could float that around the office and see what the reaction is.

[Surveyors_mato]

what plants gave 40hr training for the neu?  i never, ever got 40hr training fer that test.  pleez post these plants, maybe i am due a weeks worth of pay and diem for what i wasn't given that udders were. 

Hearsay. The tech i got this info from said it happened to them not only once but twice. Further, she wasn't the only one. Oyster creek was mentioned. Could be the plant specific HP funds that Eric was talking about.

[RRhoads]

Oyster back in 92' gave a "class" for 1-2 hrs after the training day was done if anyone wanted to study in a group setting w/ an instructor. Wasn't 40 hrs but if i remember right it was all week & the NUE was given on the following Mon.

[Eric_Bartlett]

 
Basically, as I've stated before,  Bartlett is operating on the day-to-day business as in the past - business as usual - the only thing that has changed is Bruce is no longer taking the "complaint" calls and we now have a Director of Human Resources...so for the sake of the horse that has been beat to death time and time again I'll try to make it as clear as possible -as in the past- FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND...if you have a complaint feel free to call - if you have a problem with a co-worker go to you site supv, a problem with your site supv go to either the field manager or the recruiter - problem with the field manager go to the president of that division - either federal or utility, problem with the recruiter, security analyst, payroll, perdiem ect go to their dept head - problem with the dept head go to the company officer in charge of that division - problem with the officer in charge of a division or anyone else feel free to contact the CEO and President - I am sure he'll devote a much time as he can spare to your situation or assign someone to do so - or just contact the Director of Human Resources and I am sure he'll look into your situation as best he can or assign someone to do so...basically business as usual...by the way if you don't know our number here it is 800-225-0385 if you want an extension or a specific person just ask when you call and hopefully they will all be posted soon enough on our website - 

Eric

[Camella Black]

Basically, as I've stated before,  Bartlett is operating on the day-to-day business as in the past - business as usual - the only thing that has changed is Bruce is no longer taking the "complaint" calls and we now have a Director of Human Resources...so for the sake of the horse that has been beat to death time and time again I'll try to make it as clear as possible -as in the past- FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND...if you have a complaint feel free to call - if you have a problem with a co-worker go to you site supv, a problem with your site supv go to either the field manager or the recruiter - problem with the field manager go to the president of that division - either federal or utility, problem with the recruiter, security analyst, payroll, perdiem ect go to their dept head - problem with the dept head go to the company officer in charge of that division - problem with the officer in charge of a division or anyone else feel free to contact the CEO and President - I am sure he'll devote a much time as he can spare to your situation or assign someone to do so - or just contact the Director of Human Resources and I am sure he'll look into your situation as best he can or assign someone to do so...basically business as usual...by the way if you don't know our number here it is 800-225-0385 if you want an extension or a specific person just ask when you call and hopefully they will all be posted soon enough on our website - 

Eric

Kudos Eric,

It took me less than 10 minutes to find out who, where, and how to contact, not only Mr. Nevelos, but the person who is in charge of Human Resources. I did so by visiting www.bartlettnuclear.com, reading the newsletters; and by calling the operator at Bartlett Nuclear and asking if they had someone in human resources to handle a problem (if one existed) for techs. She promptly replied that yes they did, gave me a name, extenstion and told me he was in a meeting, but she would transfer me to his voicemail - to which I replied no I didn't have a problem, but I had heard some complaints and was told there was a person to talk to and I just wanted to check it out.

It took me less time to find out who to talk to than it did in reading your post. LOL

[SloGlo]

Hearsay. The tech i got this info from said it happened to them not only once but twice. Further, she wasn't the only one. Oyster creek was mentioned. Could be the plant specific HP funds that Eric was talking about.

hearsay? fricken hearsay?  i kant bank know stinken heresay!

[oldtimer]

Does it make any sense to give the long term techs at the FERRY direct deposit, and not the travelers. The long termers have local bank accounts, you can't expect a traveler to open an account in every burg they go to. They are the ones that need direct deposit back to the bank at home. WE ALL NEED DIRECT DEPOSIT!

[Rennhack]

Does it make any sense to give the long term techs at the FERRY direct deposit, and not the travelers. The long termers have local bank accounts, you can't expect a traveler to open an account in every burg they go to. They are the ones that need direct deposit back to the bank at home. WE ALL NEED DIRECT DEPOSIT!

You are preaching to the choir. Please read the other 364 messages in this thread.  The subject about direct deposit has been beaten to death. EVERYONE AGREES WITH YOU.  And in time, direct deposit will be available.  Please be patient.

[Roll Tide]

How can Big Blue be "Above Average" when they dominate the market? Wouldn't that make them "Average" by definition? I evaluated them in comparison to companies that are now gone (or swallowed).

[SloGlo]

How can Big Blue be "Above Average" when they dominate the market? Wouldn't that make them "Average" by definition? I evaluated them in comparison to companies that are now gone (or swallowed).

depenz on yer daffynation of "average".   yinz ewezing mean, mode, er meridian?  eye agree thar average bye mean, 'n mode, but not bie meridian.