My region is in major economic decline. Customers closing up left and right. 60% of my current customer base closed and full liquidation of assets in the last 4 months.
4 months ago | 2
Finding skilled employees, the cost of things like electricity, those are just a few.
4 months ago | 2
Went from a shop that made me buy my own tools, to one that buys anything I want for me no questions. NEVER going back, that’s insane. Apparently my new job tells me that it’s a legal requirement to provide all necessary tools and they can’t make me buy them, my last job said “having tools means you’re qualified and just a work expense”. Vacation was massive for me too. The mom and pop shop I was at gave us 2 weeks a year after 3 years, this place gave me 4 weeks in the door.
4 months ago | 2
One guy, one 3 axis. I can't seem to design and cut fixtures, and program parts fast enough to keep the spindle turning. It'll get better when orders start repeating and can run known good fixtures and processes, but it's a slog getting there.
4 months ago | 1
Finding and keeping good work has been our challenge this entire year.
4 months ago | 1
Quality department literally judging on their feelings.... And on top new Management with no clue that follows those feelings
4 months ago | 1
Working for a company that doesn’t know how to manage a multi billon dollar aerospace company.
4 months ago | 2
Zero accountability. Make the same mistakes over and over and over.
4 months ago | 2
Putting an old manual machinist in charge of the shop. Thinks he understands the 5-axis machines and EDMs. Doesn’t listen to his experts.
4 months ago | 1
Doing big jobs then to only get paid a few hundred dollars a week till it’s paid for
4 months ago | 1
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