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Every generation thinks the following generation is worthless. Pretty sure it's a rule at this point. Haha! Also, I was using the word "coddle" facetiously, since the word was used as a pejorative previously, hence the quotation marks. Hard to translate tone to text! "Learn it my way, but come...

Yes, there are no bad employees. Unless (again) we're dealing with someone bad at managing and they keep employees who are clearly not suited for the role or a good fit for the company. If a problem employee makes it past the provisional period without correcting any potentially problematic...

You can make up a number, or you can figure out what it costs you to have a guy go out and do an install per hour. The reason it varies wildly is that people sit down and figure these things out. Short version: your overhead + profit margin = hourly rate. For a simple install, we're at (I...

Probably would have, but the forums are barely moderated now. Adapt or die!

Quit moving the goalposts. If your manager has one style of dealing with employees, they're a bad manager. A manager that doesn't understand that every employee is different and needs to be handled differently is a bad manager. A manager that comes in, barks out orders, and goes back into their...

I think the bigger question is: why does anybody even care? You think they're going to order something from you? No, they're not. The best you can do is make a recommendation and send them to their local sign shop (and potentially help a little guy). Barring that, avoid the thread, maybe...

Most the time they don't even go to court here, for those very reasons. They're mostly an intimidation tactic. I've had people ask me to sign them and I straight up tell them, "I know that these are rarely enforceable, but I won't be signing any non-compete agreements. I'd still be interested in...

Wait, where are you getting all of this from? Jo-Jo stated that the employee signed paperwork with a non-compete/no moonlighting clause. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's a legally binding document. I don't think Jo-Jo ever specified whether it was a part of the hiring documents or an...

I don't disagree with you, Gino. You're not wrong. I think most of the issues owners and managers run into are how the situations are handled. A company can terminate an employee for literally ANY reason or NO reason in "right to work" states. That doesn't necessarily mean they should. Many of...

Poor managers almost always think they're doing a great job and that any problems lie directly with the employees. Then they act surprised (or sometimes have a "let them leave then" attitude) and don't understand why employees leave because they have "a good job". Spoiler alert: they're not...

That's an incorrect statement. Been laminating Avery 1105 (?) with Avery 1360Z for quite a while now with zero issues.

This is something I fundamentally disagree with. We don't live in a feudal society with the serfs slaving away for the lords (yet). You can write whatever company policy you want, but if your employee is working multiple jobs, even if those jobs are freelancing for themselves, it means that the...

I went to SGIA in 2016 and had a blast. I met some people from VUTEk who had read a thread on S101 that I started and weren't thrilled with me, but no members. Was supposed to go this year, but my daughter was due during the show, so I skipped it. Haven't been to ISA, but would like to go.

If you're going to go through with it, I'd suggest hiring someone from the print industry to run the show for you. An experienced shop foreman/supervisor from a small or medium sized company can generally do just about anything in a sign shop. From running equipment, to fixing it, to pre-press...

As already stated, you're going to spend too much money on trying to print your own labels. Why not find a local shop and explain your situation? There's a good chance you'll find somebody who's willing to work with you and give you good pricing and a good turnaround. Especially if you bring in...

I get where you're coming from, but you will absolutely get more "bang for your buck" by investing in a good employee(s) than you will by investing in equipment (within reason). Employee morale is FAR more important than anything else. If you have employees that have a DGAF attitude because they...

This might come as a shock to some people, but employees are people. Maybe you should start your conversation by addressing HER concerns and find out why she's taking side jobs. My guess is that she's not making enough money. You could offer to pay her more money and a commission or finder's...

This is a very valid point. You can do what you want to do with a Roland (or any other printer/plotter), but it's going to be a pain in the butt. Print a reasonable amount of stickers (probably only a couple hundred, depending on the size of the sticker) so that the Roland doesn't slip pulling...

Your best bet is to ignore the unhelpful folks on this site, of which there are MANY. Roland makes printer/plotters that will do exactly what you need them to do without breaking the bank, but brand new it'll probably take you several years to see any return. They're easy to run and maintain as...

Build one with a torsion box top. Here's an article/video on how to make one.