Hope everyone is well. Anyway, have opening for one eager(or dilligent)person who is all-around handy and interested in the sign trade. Growth potential guaranteed! No rigid experience required but, as I said, a handy person with some facility for handtools and a good head on their shoulders. If interested or if anyone knows of someone in the Southern New Jersey area, please feel free to contact me via the Letterhead link to our e-mail address, et als. Good, relaxed working conditions; although, as we know... fast paced, but not too...
Kind regards to All,
Fran Maholland
Posted by Mike Languein (Member # 319) on :
"Growth Potential Guaranteed"
...uh...
in plain English is that "Minimum Wage" Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Fran, if I see an eager, dilligent, slightly-experienced sign guy with a good head and one arm I'll let you know . . .ya say it does'nt matter which arm he's missin'?
I guess as long as he's got ONE hand, he'd still be "handy" . . .
...What if he ain't got but one leg?
LOL, I'm sorry . . cud'nt resist . . . Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
the potential for growth of a right or left arm?
oh, I get it... salary growth... as in "you'd give your right arm" (or left) for a handy assistent... but the salary will not go all the way up to "an arm & a leg"
hope you find your right hand man!
Posted by Fran Maholland (Member # 3609) on :
Oh, I knew everyone would have fun with this post. Amen. Well, it occurred to me when writing that maybe I shouldn't discriminate...LOL. We're all a team here, no title echelons, except I am the bottleneck of the operation. Bottleneck... OK... frontal labotomy or whatever. Seriously, tho, would like to add another worker and I'm not necessarily looking for someone with sign experience. Thought I'd start here. Hey, what the hay... it beats that Robin Hood jargon of a time gone by, right Steve?
Kind regards,
Fran
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
Not to get to far off topic but seriously, what is a guy or gal with many years in the business truly worth salary wise? Im talking about someone who can basically do it all. Design, fabricate, sell, market, knows about five major software applications, etc, etc.?
I suppose someone with those credentials couldnt even get hired? Just food for thought.
Posted by Fran Maholland (Member # 3609) on :
Well, Bob, good question. Your description sounds like me and probably a lot of other, fellow Letterheads. I'd wager to say at least $100,000 a year based on a particular market... that's two thousand a week, roughly, for an all-around effort. But one has to be at the helm, so to speak, to command that dollar figure. Even with all those talents and abilities, most employers would be hard pressed to justify actually paying someone that amount unless his market was big... and not necessarily the kind of specialized, crafty work most Letterheads perform. The employer would probably also work that multi-experienced person to death to justify the cost. I dunno... what's your take on it? The worker, I'd also wager, better be demonstrating that he's earing his boss at least twice the amount he's being paid.
Posted by Stephen Faulkner (Member # 2511) on :
You got that right Bob!!!.... I sent out my resume over the past 2 years... Carved gold leaf signs, to fleet graphics, pinstriping, designer, sales .... etc. Not so much as a call back, started thinking hummm what seems to be the trouble here??? Most employers nowadays have no use for traditional sign makers.... and lickity sickity shop owners are a'skeert of someone that can run a lickity stickity shop top to bottom. Perception is a wonderous thing, when apply for a sign job nowadays it's best not to over-sell yourself..... seems odd 'cause in the good ole days (B.C.) I'd be in a pool of sign makers far more tallented than I. Then again it maybe that they have to foresight to know I am just too damn independant and ornery to last long enough to start a 401K and dental plan!?
Posted by Catalin Dretcanu (Member # 4136) on :
Hi Fran, Can you tell me more about this position? My e-mail: catad@yahoo.com
Thanks, Catalin Dretcanu
Posted by Fran Maholland (Member # 3609) on :
Hi Cat... aren't you just a tad far away for this job or are you asking me to sponsor you for citizenship? Anyway, there isn't much to tell about the job since my original description about says it all. I am a small shop looking for good, all-around person, simply. Growth potential suggests teaching someone (inexperienced) the trade so at some point they can take over or start their own business, move-on. I have no problem with that. That's about it.
Hey all, I wouldn't want to go out and look for a job in the sign business either these days. Given the right set of circumstances and initiative, one can do well on they're own. Everyday there's something someone can do to earn a buck. One just has to be resourceful enough to find it.
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