Having come from a background of doing hair for 18 years to now being in the marketing department of a welding and machining company, I have realized that I have so much to learn. My first couple of weeks here were very laughter filled as I would wander around the shop asking questions.
“What is the big machine that sprays white stuff and draws lines on the big circle things?”
– The Bridge Mill?
“What is the white stuff the Bridge Mill sprays?”
– Coolant?
“Does anyone have an L-shaped ruler I could use for a couple days?”
– A square?
These questions were always met with questioning looks of is she really serious right now? Yes, I know… I should have probably done a little research prior to asking these questions, but, what better way to learn than by on-the-job training, right? And in my defense, if I would have sent any of them into a hair salon and told them to cut a Pompadour or handed them a Boomerang Perm Rod and told them to figure out what to do with it, they would have been in the same boat as I was/am.
Well, all of these questions have led me to believe I can’t be alone in my lack of knowledge of the basics in this industry. With this in mind, I am going to start a series of articles that will take us all Back to the Basics. I am looking forward to learning more and coming up with different topics to write about. Check back at least every week or 2 to see what new information I have learned! And if you have a great idea for a topic for me, let me know! I will give a shout out to you in my article and do my best to get us all the answers we are looking for.