Yardmasters are a funny breed. Generally, they're just clerks with a radio. And they're wannabe Conductors. Like I tell them, just tell me what the finished product should look like and I'll take care of the manufacturing.
They also have some strange concepts regarding the use of the word "we". "We" have a motor swap in Dover or "we" have six OK's on S&I 2 West to go get. We? Who exactly is we? "We" consists of my Conductor, engineer and myself. We are the ones that will perform the work while you sit there and push your pencil. I love the way they try to inject themselves into the action.