I worked at Tektronix from 1968 to 1971 in The Netherlands. I had a good time there. We had several reunions. I still have the Weller soldering iron and other stuf. When I worked there I've did an education as electronics technician.
From the times when equipment was designed to last 30+ years, not 6 months :) When the product design was driven by usefulness not by fashion and money. When the company hired people based on the competence not the lowest salary requested and one who studied art was not in a technical position just because he was cheap. When advertising show what the product is supposed to do, not a 3D animation with the product in a distant planet where ET is amazed by the slick design and what special food is popping out of the LCD screen. When the USA was ready to engage Russia if they intended to conquest some part of Europe or to put atomic bombs in Cuba.
In my career as a CRT engineer, (yes still ongoing at 42yrs, Tektronix made the best cathode ray tubes hands down! Obviously, this is a propaganda orientation video, but back in the day, the employees were treated as more valuable in general than todays companies typically do. One mans opinion.
What’s left of the company now I presume all manufacturing of general purpose scopes are in China now it’s a shadow of its former self like HP (keysight)
1: That chick's kinda cute.. I like her all dolled up with the fake eyelashes and earrings and miniskirt. 2: You are Tektronix until they lay you off - then you are no longer Tektronix!
I worked at Tektronix from 1968 to 1971 in The Netherlands. I had a good time there. We had several reunions. I still have the Weller soldering iron and other stuf. When I worked there I've did an education as electronics technician.
From the times when equipment was designed to last 30+ years, not 6 months :)
When the product design was driven by usefulness not by fashion and money.
When the company hired people based on the competence not the lowest salary requested and one who studied art was not in a technical position just because he was cheap.
When advertising show what the product is supposed to do, not a 3D animation with the product in a distant planet where ET is amazed by the slick design and what special food is popping out of the LCD screen.
When the USA was ready to engage Russia if they intended to conquest some part of Europe or to put atomic bombs in Cuba.
Great !!! love the 70's hair styles .. lamb chops, fu man choo, and marge simpson beehive all covered.
We will notice a single black man with freeze frame to emphasize the integration. We are in the 70s, and it shows 😆
I get a kick out of the hair and the glasses.
This fantasy walked a long time ago
In my career as a CRT engineer, (yes still ongoing at 42yrs, Tektronix made the best cathode ray tubes hands down!
Obviously, this is a propaganda orientation video, but back in the day, the employees were treated as more valuable in general than todays companies typically do. One mans opinion.
Looks like this was mid 1970s. It's nice seeing Howard Vollum at 11:30.
I would have loved to work there.
Sweat shop
When mutton chops, fat ties and white belts ruled the fashion world...
At 3:35 That's a shaper. Abom79 has restored one and owns two functioning ones. Those are great tools!
at that time they didn't know about solder fumes and the impact in health?
Sure, solder fumes.
What’s left of the company now I presume all manufacturing of general purpose scopes are in China now it’s a shadow of its former self like HP (keysight)
I prefer Lecroy, Hewlett and R&S!
1: That chick's kinda cute.. I like her all dolled up with the fake eyelashes and earrings and miniskirt. 2: You are Tektronix until they lay you off - then you are no longer Tektronix!
What a great attitude. Sure you'll do fine.
Had a cute nose, didn't she! ;)
What a load of b.s
Oh really? I joined in 1969. When did you work there?