wrustle
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2006
- Location
- Massachusetts
So, I knew this day would come. Actually been dreading it for the last couple years.
My son who has been with me since back in grammar school (he is turning 30 this year) is moving on to greener pastures.
He has been my rock out in the shop, and there's virtually nothing he can't do out there on any of the machines, be they VMC's or Turn centers.
Anyways.......it's not about the money, it's not about his skill set, it's 100% he just wants to do something else. Started school for his CDL back in October, and just passed his final evaluation last week.
Next up is his road test, then he's off to start his new career driving trucks.........something he has always wanted to do. With several job offers already in his hand, his time with me is near.
Very sad day.....very sad.
Don't get me wrong, I'm VERY happy for him because he wants to do this and it is his dream. I'm living mine, so I'll be fine, but I also understand the feeling of pursuing such dreams and the feeling of achieving them, and I want that for him as well.
It is bittersweet though. I will miss him terribly, but it will also bring some relief in the fact that if I were to walk out the door one day and never come back for whatever reason, (illness, accident, death) he will be just fine and be able to provide for himself, and not just rely on me being here for a job.
We all know (myself, my wife, and my son) that he could not run the business, so if something were to happen to me, he would be lost and out of a job.
So.........now the time has come to find a replacement for him.
I have been rather fortunate over the years to find help locally just by word of mouth, but this time it is different, and I will require a much higher skill set than what I was finding before.
To those of you in the hiring position, where are you looking for qualified candidates?
Craigslist? Temp agencies? Job recruiting agencies? Does anyone under 50 even read the newspaper anymore or know what it is? Is it even a viable search method anymore?
I would welcome your thoughts and ideas and most importantly, your proven methods if you want to share them.
Right now I have to get back to work.............doomsday is approaching fast!
Best Regards,
Russ
My son who has been with me since back in grammar school (he is turning 30 this year) is moving on to greener pastures.
He has been my rock out in the shop, and there's virtually nothing he can't do out there on any of the machines, be they VMC's or Turn centers.
Anyways.......it's not about the money, it's not about his skill set, it's 100% he just wants to do something else. Started school for his CDL back in October, and just passed his final evaluation last week.
Next up is his road test, then he's off to start his new career driving trucks.........something he has always wanted to do. With several job offers already in his hand, his time with me is near.
Very sad day.....very sad.
Don't get me wrong, I'm VERY happy for him because he wants to do this and it is his dream. I'm living mine, so I'll be fine, but I also understand the feeling of pursuing such dreams and the feeling of achieving them, and I want that for him as well.
It is bittersweet though. I will miss him terribly, but it will also bring some relief in the fact that if I were to walk out the door one day and never come back for whatever reason, (illness, accident, death) he will be just fine and be able to provide for himself, and not just rely on me being here for a job.
We all know (myself, my wife, and my son) that he could not run the business, so if something were to happen to me, he would be lost and out of a job.
So.........now the time has come to find a replacement for him.
I have been rather fortunate over the years to find help locally just by word of mouth, but this time it is different, and I will require a much higher skill set than what I was finding before.
To those of you in the hiring position, where are you looking for qualified candidates?
Craigslist? Temp agencies? Job recruiting agencies? Does anyone under 50 even read the newspaper anymore or know what it is? Is it even a viable search method anymore?
I would welcome your thoughts and ideas and most importantly, your proven methods if you want to share them.
Right now I have to get back to work.............doomsday is approaching fast!
Best Regards,
Russ