I would like it if this website thrived for the Artco employees. Please know that if you would like to post and not just comment you don't even have to tell me who you are. Create a fake Gmail account and email me with the desire to post. No one will ever discover who you are unless you put your name up here.
Email me at aaron@letstruck.com and I'll get you set up.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
summer non-work program
Copied from Aaron L. "We have never looked at our employees who have been here 10 years or longer and said we need to get rid of them. Our long term employees are valuable and can help our company continue to succeed."
Things that make you go hummmmm
as a side note, none of these people commented to me how they felt about it
Placed on summer non-work
L. Berry-------------------over 30 years
K. Berry------------------over 30 years
J. Powell------------------over 30 years
B. Harmon--------------over 25 years
A. Sakota----------------over 10 years
D. Naive------------------over 20 years
W. Robertson-----------over 15 years
S. Siepert--------------- over 15 years
L. Berry-------------------over 30 years
K. Berry------------------over 30 years
J. Powell------------------over 30 years
B. Harmon--------------over 25 years
A. Sakota----------------over 10 years
D. Naive------------------over 20 years
W. Robertson-----------over 15 years
S. Siepert--------------- over 15 years
Things that make you go hummmmm
as a side note, none of these people commented to me how they felt about it
Naming No Names
I'm not going to point fingers or anything but there is something that is bothering me about management. I know I shouldn't really care about Artco anymore because I'm not working there, but I love the place. I really do. I still have many friends that work there and care about their well being.
Here is my concern:
Why is it that some in "POWER" think that somehow having a freaking education qualifies you to lead a company? Obviously they are hiding behind that piece of paper. I say "Quit talking about how educated people are better business leaders and start proving it." I went to school for 6 years and do not have a degree. Guess what though... I own my successful company free and clear. My company teaches tens of thousands of truck drivers how to be successful and I know some of them are making more money than the big man sitting upstairs in Artco. Without a degree I create the most successful truck accounting software on the internet and have the largest database of fuel efficiency reports for commercial trucks. Sit and spin on that is what say to those ignorant people who punish people for a missing piece of paper.
When I heard what they had done to a certain employee whom I've admired and looked up to for years I knew that those who made that decision were morons. In my opinion he should have been running Artco. He understood every aspect of the business. To demote him for whatever lame reason they came up with was just stupid. Face it UPPER MANAGEMENT you suck at making decisions. Take the blame and be adults. The next time you have budget cuts then look in the mirror. Not like you are doing much anyway.
To all the amazing, hard working team members of Artco... do not feel like you are stuck. You are a powerful force. If corporate closed you down because of a strike they'd first lose millions because customers would leave and never come back. Don't think for a second that any other company can pick up what you do in even a week. You are not replaceable. Management wants you to think like that because that is the only way they know how to lead. They lead by fear and not example.
I admire the hard working.
Aaron Yount
Here is my concern:
Why is it that some in "POWER" think that somehow having a freaking education qualifies you to lead a company? Obviously they are hiding behind that piece of paper. I say "Quit talking about how educated people are better business leaders and start proving it." I went to school for 6 years and do not have a degree. Guess what though... I own my successful company free and clear. My company teaches tens of thousands of truck drivers how to be successful and I know some of them are making more money than the big man sitting upstairs in Artco. Without a degree I create the most successful truck accounting software on the internet and have the largest database of fuel efficiency reports for commercial trucks. Sit and spin on that is what say to those ignorant people who punish people for a missing piece of paper.
When I heard what they had done to a certain employee whom I've admired and looked up to for years I knew that those who made that decision were morons. In my opinion he should have been running Artco. He understood every aspect of the business. To demote him for whatever lame reason they came up with was just stupid. Face it UPPER MANAGEMENT you suck at making decisions. Take the blame and be adults. The next time you have budget cuts then look in the mirror. Not like you are doing much anyway.
To all the amazing, hard working team members of Artco... do not feel like you are stuck. You are a powerful force. If corporate closed you down because of a strike they'd first lose millions because customers would leave and never come back. Don't think for a second that any other company can pick up what you do in even a week. You are not replaceable. Management wants you to think like that because that is the only way they know how to lead. They lead by fear and not example.
I admire the hard working.
Aaron Yount
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
This was a comment from an employee that I thought I'd repost.
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I sincerely think it is time for Artco employees to organize a strike or a possible class action lawsuit against TOG. Please spread the word and post some responses!
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I sincerely think it is time for Artco employees to organize a strike or a possible class action lawsuit against TOG. Please spread the word and post some responses!
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I'm really interested in hearing what other employees think about this statement. I have no clue who posted this but hopefully we get some good comments. Also, for all those who do not know what TOG means it stands for "The Occasions Group" owned by Taylor Corp. I believe there are a few employees at Artco who work directly for TOG and some, not all, have the attitude that they really don't care about what happens to Artco because they'll always have a job with TOG. Something to think about I guess.
On a lighter note I've fully recovered from the Artco minionism... hahaha - I'm heading to Vegas for a truck show. I'd never be this successful if it wasn't for Artco getting rid of me. THANK YOU
Friday, April 22, 2011
My ears were burning today
So all day I was wondering why my ears were burning and then I read that previous comment from Aaron Lerwill. I've never met Aaron L. before but from the comment he left I feel Artco is in decent hands or at least someone who can write well.
Now that Artco (management) knows of this website I wonder how long it will take before it's mentioned in a management meeting. Maybe they'll invite me to speak in one of their meetings. That would be funny.
Spread the word about the site. Posting is completely anonymous and management will NEVER know who said what... well unless you go and say your name of course.
Now that Artco (management) knows of this website I wonder how long it will take before it's mentioned in a management meeting. Maybe they'll invite me to speak in one of their meetings. That would be funny.
Spread the word about the site. Posting is completely anonymous and management will NEVER know who said what... well unless you go and say your name of course.
Artco Speaks
Below is a comment that was posted a moment ago. I extend a welcoming hand to Aaron Lerwill the HR Director at Artco and invite him to post on this blog instead of just comment. Aaron email me at aaron@letstruck.com and I'll get you set up.
Here is the post :: Please be kind everyone at least Aaron L. is trying to make things better.
It was a great thing to see all our employees get pay raises again. This was a priority for us and it did not put our company at risk because we did this. It had been a long time for some employees and we were happy to be in a situation to bring this back.
It is also true that we are very focused on performance management. We need our employees to perform at a very high level and in order to grow our company and serve our customers, we will continue to have high standards and hold people accountable. We will not apologize for expecting our employees to perform at a high level but we also realize that we have to do a better job as management to provide an environment where you can be successful. We should never stop working on that goal.
We DO NOT HAVE A LIST OF EMPLOYEES that we have planned to terminate nor is termination a priority. We want people to perform at a high level and help our organization be successful. We hope that every employee will make this decision and continue to work here. We have never looked at our employees who have been here 10 years or longer and said we need to get rid of them. Our long term employees are valuable and can help our company continue to succeed. Whether someone has been here 1 year or 20 years, if they can perform at a high level, we want them here. If they cannot perform at a high level, we will do everything we can to help that employee get better. If they improve, we all win but if they do not improve, we have an obligation to address that situation as well.
I really appreciate all the comments that have been posted on this blog and it has helped me understand some of the areas that we need to improve on as a company. It has also shown me some employee perceptions that we need to address because there is a lot of false information posted throughout the site. I will try and help clarify this information going forward, both on this site and through our employee communications.
I truly do care about the opportunity and security of our employees. I am always willing to listen and respond to your concerns without any retaliation,
Aaron Lerwill
HR Director at Artco
Here is the post :: Please be kind everyone at least Aaron L. is trying to make things better.
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You are correct that Artco is not closing. It is true that a lot has changed at Artco over the past 2 years but we are making progress financially. I firmly believe that we have very good employees at Artco and I have the best intentions in wanting to see our employees succeed in their role. It was a great thing to see all our employees get pay raises again. This was a priority for us and it did not put our company at risk because we did this. It had been a long time for some employees and we were happy to be in a situation to bring this back.
It is also true that we are very focused on performance management. We need our employees to perform at a very high level and in order to grow our company and serve our customers, we will continue to have high standards and hold people accountable. We will not apologize for expecting our employees to perform at a high level but we also realize that we have to do a better job as management to provide an environment where you can be successful. We should never stop working on that goal.
We DO NOT HAVE A LIST OF EMPLOYEES that we have planned to terminate nor is termination a priority. We want people to perform at a high level and help our organization be successful. We hope that every employee will make this decision and continue to work here. We have never looked at our employees who have been here 10 years or longer and said we need to get rid of them. Our long term employees are valuable and can help our company continue to succeed. Whether someone has been here 1 year or 20 years, if they can perform at a high level, we want them here. If they cannot perform at a high level, we will do everything we can to help that employee get better. If they improve, we all win but if they do not improve, we have an obligation to address that situation as well.
I really appreciate all the comments that have been posted on this blog and it has helped me understand some of the areas that we need to improve on as a company. It has also shown me some employee perceptions that we need to address because there is a lot of false information posted throughout the site. I will try and help clarify this information going forward, both on this site and through our employee communications.
I truly do care about the opportunity and security of our employees. I am always willing to listen and respond to your concerns without any retaliation,
Aaron Lerwill
HR Director at Artco
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Is Artco Closing? First let me say I have no inside information. but just being a good observer of the way things are moving one can deduce certain things. 1st I do honestly believe that Artco is not closing. 2nd There has been way to much money and time spent in keeping the doors open, now that is not to say that the company is strong and that everyone that is working there will stay working. In my opinion if you have been working at the company for longer then 10 years. there is a fair chance that you have been put onto a list of good worker that the company will want to replace with cheaper labor. When it has been said in meetings that the company is not closing they can be honest about it. They just never finish the statement, but you wont be here.
We have seen the constant change pushing the employees to shorter hrs. Most of productions areas are constantly having to explain whatever hrs they are using to produce the orders. Can anyone really remember seeing a Full time Permanent job posting. not very many have been posted in the last year. there has been several part time temp or part time permanent.
Many workers were lucky to get raises this year, that is awesome and I do not say that lightly. What I also do not say lightly is in the meeting with the president he told us that we would be getting raises. About 5 minutes later he explained to us that he company would be loosing money this year again. We should end up being down only about 10 % from last year The budget was reflecting that but because of the raises payroll would only be dropping 1.89%. Now I may not be a math genius but if you have 100 people working for you and you give 60 % of them a raise your payroll is going to increase. only way to reduce it with giving raises is to cut hrs, people, or both.
Each Year, Month and Day the directors, managers and supervisors are being told to cut , cut , cut. If they can't do it to the point that is needed then someone else will be put in that place to make those cuts. so back to the beginning, Is Artco Closing? Artco is not closing, but you may not be here. This is my opinion and I hope I am proven wrong.
We have seen the constant change pushing the employees to shorter hrs. Most of productions areas are constantly having to explain whatever hrs they are using to produce the orders. Can anyone really remember seeing a Full time Permanent job posting. not very many have been posted in the last year. there has been several part time temp or part time permanent.
Many workers were lucky to get raises this year, that is awesome and I do not say that lightly. What I also do not say lightly is in the meeting with the president he told us that we would be getting raises. About 5 minutes later he explained to us that he company would be loosing money this year again. We should end up being down only about 10 % from last year The budget was reflecting that but because of the raises payroll would only be dropping 1.89%. Now I may not be a math genius but if you have 100 people working for you and you give 60 % of them a raise your payroll is going to increase. only way to reduce it with giving raises is to cut hrs, people, or both.
Each Year, Month and Day the directors, managers and supervisors are being told to cut , cut , cut. If they can't do it to the point that is needed then someone else will be put in that place to make those cuts. so back to the beginning, Is Artco Closing? Artco is not closing, but you may not be here. This is my opinion and I hope I am proven wrong.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
big guy returns, morale takes a nose dive.. and no not talking about "Obama"
Wow the big guy is back, for just over 24 hrs before calling us all together and telling us we need to check our own work. Like we don't any ways. He is tried of checking for mistakes on our orders. Tired of mistakes still happening I am guessing, humm he's checking and mistakes still happening, have to get back to that one later.
Just remember everyone. "The whippings will continue until the morale improves"
Just remember everyone. "The whippings will continue until the morale improves"
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Incentive My ASS
Ok, so when I hear incentive plans I think of positive plans like the following ::
If you go error free for a pay period then you get a 10% bonus on your paycheck.
Can you imagine the impact that would have on errors? Errors cost a company thousands every week so why not save the image of the company to the customer and it's employees and still spend that money however put it in the hard working employees that make the business run?
Large companies like the one is question, naming no names but...... Artco in Rexburg Idaho. haha.. have a hard time realizing this because they presume that they know what they are doing. Heck they hold degrees right? STUPID. I don't have a degree and I own a very successful company that will most likely profit more than Artco does. Why is this? Because I know what my target market wants (artco doesn't) and I know that the people that work with me are talented and I want them to know that so I give the INCENTIVES, but GOOD incentives.
With little to no money after being fired from Artco I started creating a program for the trucking industry. It's now the #1 program of it's type for big rigs and is quickly gaining on Fuelly with the soon to be released automobile feature. Now let's take NOVATUS (or however they are spelling it this year). They have a multi million dollar budget for this and is it done yet? Or should I say done correctly? You tell me. I know when I was there it was still being worked on and heck they had been working on it for years and years. This isn't the fault of the I.T., this is the fault of management that can't make up their minds. Here is the simple path that leads to success.
MAKE A PLAN - - - STICK TO THE PLAN - - - SUCCEED
I guess I should go back to working on my business. Stay strong and keep venting. I miss you guys. It was always fun taking breaks and getting to know everyone. Let's stay in touch.
~Aaron
If you go error free for a pay period then you get a 10% bonus on your paycheck.
Can you imagine the impact that would have on errors? Errors cost a company thousands every week so why not save the image of the company to the customer and it's employees and still spend that money however put it in the hard working employees that make the business run?
Large companies like the one is question, naming no names but...... Artco in Rexburg Idaho. haha.. have a hard time realizing this because they presume that they know what they are doing. Heck they hold degrees right? STUPID. I don't have a degree and I own a very successful company that will most likely profit more than Artco does. Why is this? Because I know what my target market wants (artco doesn't) and I know that the people that work with me are talented and I want them to know that so I give the INCENTIVES, but GOOD incentives.
With little to no money after being fired from Artco I started creating a program for the trucking industry. It's now the #1 program of it's type for big rigs and is quickly gaining on Fuelly with the soon to be released automobile feature. Now let's take NOVATUS (or however they are spelling it this year). They have a multi million dollar budget for this and is it done yet? Or should I say done correctly? You tell me. I know when I was there it was still being worked on and heck they had been working on it for years and years. This isn't the fault of the I.T., this is the fault of management that can't make up their minds. Here is the simple path that leads to success.
MAKE A PLAN - - - STICK TO THE PLAN - - - SUCCEED
I guess I should go back to working on my business. Stay strong and keep venting. I miss you guys. It was always fun taking breaks and getting to know everyone. Let's stay in touch.
~Aaron
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Want to be an author and create real posts?
If you'd like to be an author please email me at aaron@letstruck.com - Yeah that's right. I gave an email address and I'm sure you all know who I am. The fact of the matter is is that I couldn't care less. My name is Aaron Yount and I'm proud of all the people still working in that place.
When I set you up as an author it's completely secure and no one will ever find out who you are unless you spill the beans by bragging about it at work or by using personal, unique experiences that can be tied back to you.
COME JOIN THE FUN AND SHARE YOUR HATE OR FRUSTRATION
When I set you up as an author it's completely secure and no one will ever find out who you are unless you spill the beans by bragging about it at work or by using personal, unique experiences that can be tied back to you.
COME JOIN THE FUN AND SHARE YOUR HATE OR FRUSTRATION
Yes, the time has come to POST again. feel free to post about your company. The only suggestions that I recommend are the following, First, no names- use handle's or anonymous. Second, This is not the place to carry on a flame war from opposing views, everyone is entitled to their wrong point of view :-). Third, if something is good, we want to hear about that too. Forth, This site is not endorsed by any company. When you post here don't expect your company to make any changes. This is a place to share worries, concerns, hopes, and progress.
In short this can be a place for just a little bit of self satisfaction. So have fun posting. Remember No Names, and not a place for Personal Vendettas.
In short this can be a place for just a little bit of self satisfaction. So have fun posting. Remember No Names, and not a place for Personal Vendettas.
Friday, March 25, 2011
WE ARE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
It seems that Artco is once again making stupid decisions. Let's hear it everyone. I know you have opinions. I've sat with most of you during break time and have heard almost everything. Share your feelings. Just don't use your name and you'll be safe.
VENT, IT FEELS GOOD.
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