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Originally Posted by Blake Foster
YEA I'm with you same deal working at a gas station for 2.50/hour and trying to hotrod a 53 Ford puck up. Can you imagine on 2.50 an hour!! I started the truck when I was 14. sadly I never did finish it, but Where are those guys??? send them my way.
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Dont want to get off topic but,your going to have to look in old scrap books of yourself to find those guys. My daughter is 14 and her friends, boys or girls, have 0 interest in what her Dad does for a living or those "old" cars he drives around.
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Originally Posted by GregWeld
So here's my question for THE SHOPS with finding and keeping TALENTED people....
Brizio has guys that have been with him for 20+ YEARS. What's his secret? IDK - but I'd guess that it's a combination of things... a good living wage / insurance / steady work / nice warm dry place to work that is well lit / fun customers and projects / great personality to work with and for / proper shop tools... no drama queens... PRIDE in working there etc.
Now -- I know how I am -- and doing something a few times over and over makes it so much easier and less stressful. So maybe it's also that they mostly build similar projects which makes life easier. I'm not saying any or all of these ARE the reason - I'm just tossing it out there for discussion. They also have so much work that is steady - that guys get to "specialize" which also makes life nicer? They don't have to be installing a rear end in the morning and then asked to do a full wiring job in the afternoon. The wiring guy gets to wire... the mechanical guy gets to do mechanical... the sheet metal guy isn't asked to suddenly be a bondo spreader.
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What would you say is the average age there at Brizio's? I have 4 fulltime guys out in the shop now, three are in their late 40's and one is in his twenties. The work ethic tends to be so much better the older they are and seem much more loyal. Weve all been busting ass for years to have what we have and truly appreciate it. Most younger guys wont hesitate to jump ship for another 50 cents an hour, not looking at the big picture. Not saying all of them are like that, (my twenty something year old I have in the shop isnt) but its just been my observation in general.