Warehouse Update

@porwest Bad backs are the pits. There is no point in inviting permanent damage by heavy lifting when you know what the result might be.

@JudyEv You know it. I won't let it happen. Luckily I have the means to quit even if I do not want to right now. My health and well being comes first. I wouldn't even give it a second thought. I'd have my resignation printed, signed and on the boss' desk and be out the door in less than five minutes. Rest assured.

It becomes a difficult thing only in that there are generally only four us here in our branch. Three sales people and one warehouse guy, so it is almost a must. As frustrating as it may be. For me it is a much worse issue because I have back problems, and being out there hurling parts into boxes just does no good for me. We also have a lot of parts that are upwards of 80 plus pounds—I don't touch those. I refuse to kill myself. lol

We interviewed a kid yesterday and he seems somewhat interested. But we will have to wait and see how that goes. It's a hard position to fill.

@porwest That makes it difficult to choose the right person.

@RubyHawk Even when we do, or anyone for that matter, they usually last about a year and then either they quit or we fire them. lol

@porwest it is way easier to sit home on their rump then get up early and put in effort, the boss might expect some results.

Yes. We still have 11 million unfilled jobs in this country. Unfortunately few people want to work. It's a conundrum.

@mom210 It seems this is the trend these days. I'd like to know how they are doing it honestly. Maybe I have been doing it wrong all these years. lol

I actually had a conversation with him this morning about a strong prospect, and my sense is that the urgency, at least for now, is still there—which is refreshing and encouraging. Obviously it is not my purview to make demands nor to 'direct the flow of operations,' but at the same time, as it is widely known, I am also not one to be afraid to share my thoughts and provide little pushes from time to time as to how I think things should go. It's not a power push, but simply applying to this job the many experiences I have from previous jobs where my direct position was TO direct the flow and make recommendations as to how we best implement a continuous process of improvement. I think I am respected enough that at least my opinions and thoughts carry SOME weight, and I think I have made it clear enough that while I have personal motivations in everything I do, it is also understood that I understand that high tides lift all boats, and if the branch succeeds, we ALL do. And that's my main interest. To foster an environment that lifts the branch and in turn contributes to my own success as well.

@porwest Nicely put.

@CarolDM So do I. The real problem is going to be, what are their retirements going to look like? If they have wasted years this just means they are going to have a lot less when they reach the finish line. We may actually one day have a crisis of elderly poverty. Of course, we probably won't be around for it. But it's going to cost someone for sure.

We had a kid come in yesterday who is on unemployment making $300 a week. The offer was $17 an hour with at least 5 hours of overtime and sometimes more and he said no. He'd have more than doubled his income and he still said no. I don't get it.

@porwest Seems they just have no incentive to work. Not good at all. I feel for the future of some of these kids.

@porwest I don't understand how people can live without a job either.

There is an odd thing going on in America right now whereas people simply do not want to work, thus the major labor shortage we continue to have. I honestly don't know how some of these people are getting on considering the unemployment checks and stimulus checks are no more.

@porwest That's a lot of jobs. The jobless should avail of that.

Me too. This is the hardest position here we have to fill and the hardest one to keep filled.

@porwest Yes it is

Fingers crossed. My back won't let me do the warehouse thing for very long and I have already told the wife what my plans are if the problem is not resolved sooner rather than later.