Is My Employee Losing Me Money?!
April 10, 2024 1:23 pm
So you own a small shop, maybe with just one or two employees. The problem you’re running into is that while the work is getting done, it’s getting done far too slowly for your target pricing and workload. When should you be looking at the machinist, and when should you be taking a long hard look in the mirror?
On this episode of Practical Machinist’s MACHINE SHOP TALK, Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine & Tool is back to cover this all-too-familiar situation that a poster came to the Practical Machinist forums looking for advice on.
Is it possible to train an employee to be faster? Do machinists ever really change? How would you handle this situation?
Let us know in the comments below!





