At the same time, CEO James Broadhead acknowledged that there were “some glitches” in the system. These problems were deemed by many, however, to have overshadowed the quality benefits. Employees felt that the system was too bureaucratic and inflexible. Many had put in long, extra hours to prepare the Deming application and the volumes of documentation. First-line supervisors complained they could not get their jobs done because workers were attending problem-solving meetings every week. Problem-solving teams were frustrated when they realized proposed solutions were being evaluated for procedures rather than for results and substance. The Deming method was so rigidly applied to every team problem that something so simple as moving an office water cooler required that seven mandatory steps be followed. Not only commonsense, but also customers took second place to following Deming guidelines. Customer-service representatives were so pressured to answer calls quickly that they began issuing work orders for problems that could have been resolved faster over the phone. In retrospect, one FLP official stated, “We had an internal revolt. . . . Winning the prize became less important than the challenge of trying to meet the judges’ strict demands” (Bacon, 1990).