http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-ad ... 20726.htmlThank you to Outside Magazine! Spyderco is honored to be apart of Outside’s Best Places to Work 2012 Project!
Spyderco was recognized in Outside Magazine’s fifth annual “Best Places to Work” list. Spyderco was ranked No. 39 out of 100 selected companies. Outside’s “Best Places to Work” project celebrates the innovative companies setting a new standard for a healthy work-life balance. Check out the full list of 100 at outsideonline.com/bestplacestowork.
Spyderco: the best place to work
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Spyderco: the best place to work
I know that at least a few of the forum members here don't use Facebook, so I thought I'd share Spyderco's post from today.
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Great story thank you for posting the story. :)
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Congrats, Spyderco! I always got the impression that the folks at :spyder: were rather dedicated and loved what they did, and the work:life balance issue is one that has really been ignored by many companies for too long.
I'd love to be involved with a company like this one day, but you know what happens when you make a job of your hobby.. Have to get a new hobby
I'd love to be involved with a company like this one day, but you know what happens when you make a job of your hobby.. Have to get a new hobby
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Congrats to Spyderco indeed! I've often tried to imagine what it would be like to work at Spyderco...
My wife: "Honey, why are you getting up so early? It's only 3:15 AM."
Me: “I have to go to work.”
My wife: “But it’s Saturday, and you don’t have to work on Saturday. You can just sleep in.”
Me: “Sleep in? What, and miss out on going to Spyderco? Are you kidding me? Today I’m going to get to hold the 2013 Forum Knife for the first time. Nobody’s even seen it yet. And Sal himself asked me to put the finishing touches on the last 28 knives. Don’t worry, though. I should be home soon. Probably around 12:30 or so.”
My wife: “Oh good. We can have lunch then.”
Me: “Um, no, I meant 12:30 AM.”
My wife: “Oh, I see. Well, at least you’ll get overtime.”
Me: “Overtime? Well, not exactly. Eric said that if I came in today to help, he’d give me a laser-autographed Scorpius from his collection.”
My wife: “Oh dear. But how will we pay the bills with that?”
Me: “It doesn’t matter. We don’t need money. I work at Spyderco, remember? They pay in Natives, Para 2’s, Dodo’s, and Chinese Folders. Who could ask for more?”
My wife: “You are so right. You’d better get going.”
(Disclaimer: Please be aware that this was just a silly fantasy. I truly respect each and every member of the Spyderco team. The sad fact is, I am enormously jealous of them. :o Kudos to you, Spyderco Crew!). :)
My wife: "Honey, why are you getting up so early? It's only 3:15 AM."
Me: “I have to go to work.”
My wife: “But it’s Saturday, and you don’t have to work on Saturday. You can just sleep in.”
Me: “Sleep in? What, and miss out on going to Spyderco? Are you kidding me? Today I’m going to get to hold the 2013 Forum Knife for the first time. Nobody’s even seen it yet. And Sal himself asked me to put the finishing touches on the last 28 knives. Don’t worry, though. I should be home soon. Probably around 12:30 or so.”
My wife: “Oh good. We can have lunch then.”
Me: “Um, no, I meant 12:30 AM.”
My wife: “Oh, I see. Well, at least you’ll get overtime.”
Me: “Overtime? Well, not exactly. Eric said that if I came in today to help, he’d give me a laser-autographed Scorpius from his collection.”
My wife: “Oh dear. But how will we pay the bills with that?”
Me: “It doesn’t matter. We don’t need money. I work at Spyderco, remember? They pay in Natives, Para 2’s, Dodo’s, and Chinese Folders. Who could ask for more?”
My wife: “You are so right. You’d better get going.”
(Disclaimer: Please be aware that this was just a silly fantasy. I truly respect each and every member of the Spyderco team. The sad fact is, I am enormously jealous of them. :o Kudos to you, Spyderco Crew!). :)
:spyder: -Michael
"...as I said before, 'the edge is a wondrous thing', [but] in all of it's qualities, it is still a ghost." - sal
"...as I said before, 'the edge is a wondrous thing', [but] in all of it's qualities, it is still a ghost." - sal
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+1 to Spyderco and +1 to the silly fantasy we have all thought about.SpyderNut wrote:Congrats to Spyderco indeed! I've often tried to imagine what it would be like to work at Spyderco...
(Disclaimer: Please be aware that this was just a silly fantasy. I truly respect each and every member of the Spyderco team. The sad fact is, I am enormously jealous of them. :o Kudos to you, Spyderco Crew!). :)
*Landon*sal wrote: .... even today, we design a knife from the edge out!
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Another hearty congrats to Spyderco. They type of company they are shows in how they treat their customers. It is easy to forget that they are not a 1000 person company! Kudos to all in Golden.
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2011: G10 Dragonfly ^ Breeden Rescue ^ Bug ^ Honeybee ^ Centofante 3 ^ Woodcraft Mule ^SFO Visit Buys = Frn Stretch & Native 4 CF!! ^ Salt 1 ^ Burgundy Calypso ZDP-189 ^ Walker Blue Almite ^ Native 5 ^ Squeak ^ Chaparral ^ Urban Olive Green ^ STREET BEAT!!...
2012: Caly Jr (vintage/NIB!), SS Navigator-fave LBK of all time, Jester, Orange Dodo, CS Orange PM2,Techno, Bradley! AIR!!
2011: G10 Dragonfly ^ Breeden Rescue ^ Bug ^ Honeybee ^ Centofante 3 ^ Woodcraft Mule ^SFO Visit Buys = Frn Stretch & Native 4 CF!! ^ Salt 1 ^ Burgundy Calypso ZDP-189 ^ Walker Blue Almite ^ Native 5 ^ Squeak ^ Chaparral ^ Urban Olive Green ^ STREET BEAT!!...
2012: Caly Jr (vintage/NIB!), SS Navigator-fave LBK of all time, Jester, Orange Dodo, CS Orange PM2,Techno, Bradley! AIR!!
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Congrats Sal & Gail. :)
edit: i know if i was a fireman even remotley close to Golden, i would surely try to get a side job at :spyder: or at the very least volunteer there on the weekends.
edit: i know if i was a fireman even remotley close to Golden, i would surely try to get a side job at :spyder: or at the very least volunteer there on the weekends.
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Having mostly worked in fields I am interested in personally, (pro sound & audio/video mostly) when doing it for work the pace is fast and it's all business. so not the fun that you might imagine. In many cases it familiarizes you with all the flaws and the other negatives more then the positives. The positives don't need solved. I worked in the office of a speaker factory at one time and the general policy was that if someone was an enthusiast of the product that was a big negative in regards to them getting a job on the manufacturing side. So think of that, maybe half of the 50 employees don't really give a crap about pocket knives after 5pm :)