10 years since the Chandelier Factory

When I have interviewed for roles in ecommerce, some people see a company that is known for its crystals on my resume and get really excited. I wasn't running ads, I wasn't running their store. Fun fact: The difference between low quality and high quality crystal? The amount of LEAD used in the process. I was in the factory. Powder Coating and putting metallics on the parts, everything was made to order. All the fabrication was done in-house. It wasn't a glamorous job, but this job got me really focused on attention to detail and standing up for improving processes. The problem is nobody really took me seriously. I was just a "finishing operator". A lot of coworkers there weren't really wanting to optimize the work flow to bump output. Coming home covered in Powder coat at midnight Monday–Friday. Pretty dirty job, but also really rewarding when things went well. HOT industrial ovens, really large and heavy awkward metal pieces coming out of a 400 degree oven. (don't burn yourself, HR…

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