06/04/2021
Here it is just after 8:30 p.m. and we’re pulling our last batch of powder coat out of the oven. We have been powder coating since noon today and started the work day at about 6:30 this morning.
All of you working your 9 to 5’s have been off for hours, prolly ate dinner already, heck prolly even had time for some cold beers and netflix. But here we are, no dinner, no breaks, and even with a broken leg may I say (that I’m supposed to be resting), still grinding for y’all. These are the things no one but small business owners or business owners in general understand. I hate when customers act like we don’t try or that we drag our feet and don’t care. No one sees the hours we put in and the struggles we go through day to day to make this all work. This year has presented more challenges than anyone could think possible. Parts are a mess and still worse as ever, lead times on everything is insane, good honest help is impossible to find, the prices of all our materials is sky rocketing, fees and bills are increasing, and that’s just the half of it.
Don’t get me wrong, we have literally thousands of customers across all 3 businesses and 99%+ I would think are satisfied with what we do but it just drives ya crazy when the 1% can’t even be reasonable and harass you about everything. It’s a shame in today’s world that the 1% have more voice than the 99% do. With social media’s and google, the 1% can destroy a business that the 99% of other people rely on and helped build. I don’t say this to be rude, but to speak the truth. We work our butts off, on some of the nastiest, junkiest equipment there is. We aren’t perfect, we make mistakes and stuff happens but if anyone ever thinks we don’t work hard I will call you out on that lie every single time !
P.S. If you’re one of those 99 percenters, positive google and social media reviews are always much appreciated !