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tomekeuro85
My dad and uncle own a machine shop, where I work as well. We are starting to expand at quite a quick pace and will be looking for employees soon. Currently we have 4 people. My dad and I run the Haas Mills, my uncle does some office work and runs a Mori Seiki Lathe, and we have one other guy that does the saw cutting, deburring, trimming, etc. We currently have 2 Haas VF-2's, a VF-3, and we just got a VF-9. We have a single Lathe, Mori Seiki. We also have various manual machines that don't get used much.
As we will soon be hiring, I want to know what you look for in an employer when you try to find a job. Some examples are salary, attitude of your boss, working conditions, freedom at work, etc. You can add more stuff if you so desire.
I ask because I don't have any experience working in any other shops but my dad's and I want to know how we rate compared to other shops. My dad is concered because he says that its very hard to find a worker that actually cares about his job and works to his full potential. He thinks that most workers will "hide" as much as possible to avoid work.
At our shop, my dad and I run usually 2 machines each at once, since that is all we have. My dad wants everyone to work as fast as possible, which we all do. THis makes us quite efficient and makes our shop rather profitable. We are looking for someone who can work like we do- hard. It does get hectic at times, but it pays off. Knowing my dad, the harder someone works, the more they will get paid and the more freedom they will get, for example, days off, etc. He just doesn't want someone who will show up to work just to "collect a paycheck". Thats the reason he started his own shop. He was sick of doing tons of work and not getting rewarded for it, while everyone relaxed and made the same money as he did.
So back to my real question, What do you look for in an employer? Do you think you would be happy at our shop?