A revelation
Some years ago, I had the opportunity to hire a guy who had literally grown up in the furniture industry. He was from South Carolina and started working in a furniture plant when he was 14. He had moved to our area to take care of an ailing parent.
Some years ago, I had the opportunity to hire a guy who had literally grown up in the furniture industry. He was from South Carolina and started working in a furniture plant when he was 14. He had moved to our area to take care of an ailing parent.
He was willing to work for a wage I could afford and was knowledgeable in every aspect of shop work. Why didn’t I hire him? Because my two main employees at the time didn’t like the guy. Looking back, I would have been dramatically better off to let the both of them go and hire the other guy. If I had it to do again, that’s exactly what I would do.
We recently hired a person who grew up in a working environment. Intelligent, competent and happy to be working. No hang ups or weird head trips and an understanding that there is a reason it’s called work. How refreshing after an endless string of candidates who had no concept of what it really means to work.
David DeCristoforo possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture, high-end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His experience in professional woodworking spans a period of 35 years. For the past 20 years David DeCristoforo Design has been located in Woodland, California. During this time David's shop has ranged in scope from a "full on" cabinet production shop with as many as 15 employees to a small fine furniture and custom millwork shop, working with his son, David RBJ, a highly skilled maker in his own right.
