Originally Posted by
Dave-AMT-NY
I own a small engineering and manufacturing company (for 11 years) and I have had many types of employees, the excellent, the good, the fair and the poor. After reading this post I felt the need to put in my 2 cents.
I think the work ethic in this trade is really sad now. Of course not all people but far too many. What happened to the days when it was the employee that held the responsibility to PROVE there worth to the company? After reading a few replies to this post it reminded me a few people I have interviewed over the last several years. Within the 5-minutes of the interview all they wanted to know was “what’s in it for me”. I need to state: If you want to be treated like a professional and be compensated accordingly, then be prepared to conduct yourself like a professional and understand that compensation comes in many forms and dollars are not all. Also, just because you are a machinist, be prepared to dress appropriate for the interview, jeans and sneakers are not acceptable. You do not need a 3 piece suit but a pair of slacks, shoes, and a button down shirt would at least show you care about the job. I own the company I am willing to do any job including taking out the garbage (and I do), so why should I not expect the same from my staff?
My company has always paid our people very well and often above the average in our area. I feel in many ways a large portion of the people in this trade really need to look at their attitude toward working in a team environment and realize that if their efforts do not benefit the company then there will be no room for them to grow and have increased compensation.
This job posting may have paid $100K per year, but I am sure the job won’t be awarded to the posters with the “what’s in it for me” attitude.
For the many talented, hardworking and professional machinists, my apologies for this post was not direct to you.