Just about 5 yrs ago I packed up the family and moved from MA to NC to work in a shop in Asheville. I learned a great deal as a result of my early mid-life crisis and wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I did however "sell out" and moved back to the IT/IS world for better pay, stability, and benefits. I have yet to regret either decision. It's crazy to think how different things can be in one's life....I could be packing bikes at Rivendell* right now if the calendar and universe were shifted.
Good luck to whoever nabs this position. *though the lack of AC might have killed me....I can sweat like Patrick Ewing at the equator! On Aug 10, 2:52 am, Evan <[email protected]> wrote: > If I were younger and cardboard-inclined, I'd be sending my resume to > RBWHQ right now. Seriously: John's job description is downright > inspiring in its honesty and clarity, and Grant's explanation of the > position and its importance makes tons of sense (to me, anyway). As > for Jinxed, he wrote an entire ode to packing and shipping! I hope > that he, or someone just as dedicated, gets the job. > > On Aug 9, 7:38 pm, Shaun Meehan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have no doubt that RBW is a great place to work. And I can't believe that > > we're dissecting the job posting on the e-mail list. From observing the > > packaging work on my own orders from RBW, I can attest to the fact that it's > > artistry. On more than one occasion I've received my order from RBW thinking > > that some of the items that I ordered must be on back order because the > > package is so small. Only to find that all of the items were indeed there, > > but just packaged with supreme efficiency. > > > Shaun Meehan > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:39 PM, grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Below I said: > > > It's not good place to work. > > > > I started to write "It's not a bad place to work" but tried to > > > restate it more accurately and positively as, "It's a good place to > > > work", and lo and behold, I didn't backspace enough. I hope y'all can > > > understand a mistake like that and not get all > > > Freudiananalytical ...it really IS a good place....I think! > > > > B, > > > > Grant > > > > and thanks to Joe for liking the packing. > > > > On Aug 8, 8:04 pm, grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We have a job to fill. It's a specific job. If somebody gets the job > > > > and leaves it, we're back to SqOne and have to find,hire, and train > > > > again. > > > > To outsiders, maybe "shipping" is a low-totem pole job, and EVERYthing > > > > is a stepping stone. Not that way here. If we don't ship, you don't > > > > get your goods. If we don't ship on time, we lose business and may go > > > > out of business. Everybody here is in awe of our current shipping > > > > department, super proud, and if every area of the business worked as > > > > well as shipping does, we'd be doing better. > > > > > Robert is here for life. He has a respect for packing and shipping > > > > that few if any people can relate to. Unless you work here and see how > > > > it all goes together, you have no idea of the level of > > > > professionalism and care that he puts into his work. That's not your > > > > fault. You just aren't priveleged enough to see it happen the way it > > > > happens every day...unless you work here. > > > > > For somebody to treat their job alongside him as an entry level job > > > > and a stepping stone to what they see as bigger or more important or > > > > more glamorous jobs is an insult to Robert and shows a gross > > > > misunderstanding of how we want the postion to be treated, and of the > > > > respect we accord it, ourselves. > > > > > We will always need two shippers, at least. We are looking for > > > > somebody special, and it's tough. It's easy to find outa workers who > > > > will grasp at anything that starts at $25K plus benefits---and I > > > > understand that. I'd do it myself, if I were out of work. But in this > > > > case, that's not getting it. > > > > > We're looking for somebody who, like Vaughn, can come here and be the > > > > last link in a long chain of commerce that keeps us all employed and > > > > allows us to do whateveritis that we do. > > > > > We're getting a steady flow of applicants who say stuff like, "I love > > > > your ethic, your philosophy, what you stand for. I spend hours on your > > > > site, I love the fight you fight, I've been a fan for years, I dig you > > > > up he wazoo.." but they haven't even bought a bar of pine tar soap > > > > from us...so how "into" us can they be, how MUCH of us can they know, > > > > if they've never tiptoed over the line and actually used the stuff? > > > > > It's not a big deal.....ultimately we'll hire a goody, and I hope > > > > they'll stick around. It's not good place to work. John's excellent > > > > job description was intended to weed out those who really don't want > > > > to ship, and really do think after a year they'll have a window > > > > office. There are (literally) no windows here, and the shippers work > > > > closer to the rollup doors than anybody. > > > > > Wish us luck, that is all. Don't want to make this any more public, > > > > but in the past we've found some good guys through blog + forum posts, > > > > so we thought we'd try again. > > > > > G > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
