ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
ORIGINAL: YooperMike
Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. The shop I go is very good, all workers are pretty good. I have learned alot in the last year, so I can do most things myself now, which is handy.
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
I used to get some funny looks working next to a 60+ year old back in the archery department at Sportsman's Warehouse. A lot of the older guys (at first) weren't comfortable with how young I was -- until I worked on their equipment. As it stands now, I have customers calling me and getting ahold of me on AT who want me to work on their bows from my home, rather than having to take it into Sportsman's.
Go figure.
Not ALL young people are inexperienced. Its a stereotype that gets real old real fast. Just because you work at a chain store doesn't mean you're inexperienced. Sometimes its difficult to get hired at a lot of the mom and pop shops locally because they're family owned and operated.
Its not a matter of patting myself on the back, I'm the last person you'll find looking for an "atta boy." I'm just proving my point. I worked at Sportsman's Warehouse for ten months; I no longer work there. Since leaving, I've had customers from the store contact me at my home, seeking my assistance with their bows.
When I originally started working there, I would say a good majority of the "older" customers were leary about my working on their equipment. There were times where I was the only person working, and if they wanted their stuff worked on that day, it would be done by me. They found that I often did my work quicker and more efficiently than my coworker(s). They soon started requesting me as the one who worked on their stuff.
I'm 19 years old. I'll be 20 in April. I understand that there are a lot of people out there (older than myself) who know more about tuning bows than I probably ever will, however, I wouldn't be lying if I said I know more about what I'm doing when it comes to setting up and tuning bows than a lot of people twice my age who've been at it twice as long.
The concept that younger archers, who a lot of work in chain stores (Cabelas, Sportsman's, Gander Mt., etc), don't know what they're doing is absolutely stupid. I'll admit I've run into a few who shouldn't be allowed to work on people's equipment, but it would be ridiculous to lump us all into one group. Its something that I run into quite frequently, and frankly, it gets old.
So again, I'm not patting myself on the back, I'm simply proving my point.
