In our Trade hard work pays off. If you want to be good, to be the best, you have to educate yourself in it if no one will help you. AN if you don’t love it, then get out of it.
Too many "saw jockeys" today. Most of these young guys think its coming to them. No respect for what it took to get the meat business where it is today. They are not interested in "ongoing education". Pay me the big bucks-end of story
the older or experienced generation, has to realize, that if we let go of any skill factor- or let standards slip away, then everything may as well be case ready like wal-mart
i see more and more specialty butcher shops opening up- because wal mart is case ready and the chain stores are always cutting hours..
some supermarkets cant compete with wal mart because they have already cut their meat departments by too much...
i see many young men and women that want to learn and have high standards..
they want these jobs around in 20 years...
i couldn't agree with you guys more. I'm a young gun in the industry, and at age 27 i'm a manager of a suasage and smokehouse department. The funny thing is im the youngest crew member, but i was taught by an incredible mentor for 5 years, which is a short time but i soaked up as much knowledge as i could. I worked hard and put in the hours and it paid off. I only wish i had more time to learn from my master as he had 30+ years of old school techniques.
One thing i've noticed is everytime i hire a new cutter or grunt, within three months they think they deserve the treatment of a seasoned vet. Absolute Bull***.
I wish new cutters would understand that this trade is probably one of the oldest if not the oldest profession in history. Show a little respect hot shots.
I totally agree with Barn Animal-give somebody a chance and 3 months later the trade owes them for showing up.I love the trade and really enjoy training a new cutter with passion for the trade but there aren't a lot of those out there in the Georgia area.HAPPY THANKSGIVING CLUB MEMBERS!!!
