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Perusing through CL tonight and stumbled across a machine shop liquidation listing. We all know there are a lot of factors in the demise of a machine shop or any small manufacturer: economy, politics, education, family values, etc., but I can never get past the nagging thought that the condition of this shop is the reason why it is not continuing on:
How can we blame others for our problems when we have 100,000 of them we created staring us in the face?
O.k., stepping down from the soap box...apologies if the previous owner is on this forum. :sheepish:
I'm certainly not a clean freak and am not quick to judge when I see clutter in the workplace - but it has been proven over and over again - a clean workplace is a safe, happy and profitable workplace. Unfortunately, I've seen way to many manufacturing plants, big and small, that resemble this. Many are no longer around.
Link to the listing...
- maybe it just wasn't profitable anymore? The picture explains that...how many times did a tool get reordered when there are a dozen about on the floor and in the corners?
- children didn't want anything to do with it, even though it was profitable? The picture explains that too...
- couldn't get good help anymore? I can't imagine why! Who in the heck would want to work there?
How can we blame others for our problems when we have 100,000 of them we created staring us in the face?
O.k., stepping down from the soap box...apologies if the previous owner is on this forum. :sheepish:
I'm certainly not a clean freak and am not quick to judge when I see clutter in the workplace - but it has been proven over and over again - a clean workplace is a safe, happy and profitable workplace. Unfortunately, I've seen way to many manufacturing plants, big and small, that resemble this. Many are no longer around.
Link to the listing...
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