Very out of the way commute on some of the worst roads in the county(25 minute commute from Aptos) totally independent work environment, (unless the owner wants you to do something outside your job description), minimal project direction, besides what he is not happy with once your done. Outdated manufacturing techniques/tooling, owner has no intention of growing business, but rather leach profits for own personal projects. No intention of creating new products in the cycling industry, or pushing to be recognized as a worthwhile investment, no desire to keep an organized/well projected company but rather utilize every employee to the fullest without proper direction or compensation. Health regulations are non existent, minimal safety regulations in place for all work environments,(regularly fighting with owner to create a healthier work environment from carbon dust and belittlement i.e. physical and mental) Having worked directly with the owner, very depressing from his constant belittling of your position when asking for a raise and lying about industry standards to justify his actions. Owner has no interest in bicycles now after 30 years in operation (sad), but will mill that cow for everything is has. Unfortunate customers will experience a stressed staffing, who are forced to cover up his mistakes and push the customer to receive something they didn’t originally order. Employee retention can be high or low depending how you look at the manipulation existing at the managerial level. Surprisingly the employees under me(14+) all stated they have never been treated as well as when I was in charge. Not surprisingly that went away when I was laid off ( no need for a production manager??) after asking for a justifiable raise for performing a multitude of other positions (sales, marketing, etc) Avoid this factory like the plague! Wether customer or employee. (unless you like that sort of thing. )
