Last month marked the first time in over a decade that I missed my performance target. Here's what happened: a friend who works with spindles reached out to me to order a batch of universal paired angular contact bearings, model 7208.
After signing the contract, I took my technical team to their workshop to understand their specific application scenario. It became clear that they didn't actually need universal paired angular contact bearings.
Upon returning to the office, we immediately began designing a tailored pairing solution for them. After meticulous calculation and research, we finalized a directional pairing scheme that saved them 20% in costs.
Once the prototype passed testing, I suggested renegotiating the contract to swap the universal bearings for the customized directional angular contact bearings.
Although I missed my performance target, my boss compensated me with double the bonus, acknowledging the decision was right!
If you were in my shoes, what would you do?"