Originally Posted by
butch
I appreciate the words shared above.
Andy, what you say is very true. At the same time there is a lot of knowledge that can be gained here but these are jobs. Obviously there are advantages and disadvantages to working for a company that has people specializing is various tasks. The finish job has a hand in every aspect of completing the product to go out the door while the welding job really is welding most of the hours you are here. This really is the best way to elevate welding skills to the highest level. Benefits include paid vacation, holidays, sick days, insurance and not having to market and sell.
We do encourage everyone to understand all aspects of the process and we are all quick to share knowledge and experience. In general the way we operate is to encourage and facilitate building expertise in specific areas while being able to cross over when needed. Each of us understands that the better we each do our job the easier and better the product turns out. This challenges us to improve and gives us satisfaction daily.
The end goal and the reason we all work here is to design, build, sell, market and ride the best bikes we can make. That is what sustains all of us and why, when I look around, one of the main reasons I have gotten to work with the same great group of people for so long. Living in Steamboat doesn't suck either.
Butch
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