Whats going on with Rickenbacker?

[bluescatt]

Does anyone know whats going on with rickenbacker? websit is down. Someone told me production has stopped. Does anyone know anything?

 

[Handyman]

Does anyone know whats going on with rickenbacker? websit is down. Someone told me production has stopped. Does anyone know anything?

The website seem to be working for me. It does say "Closed for vacation until July 12th" right on the front page, so I'm guessing everyone's on vacation until July 12th.

 

[bongomania]

^^^ That's just crazy talk.

 

[johnk_10]

IME, production does indeed stop when all of the employees of a business are on vacation.

 

[mulchor]

My freakin bank was closed yesterday, too.

Another great recession loomz!! :scared:

 

[Ric5]

Closed for vacation until July 12th

Every year they take off 2 weeks in July.

 

[WoodyG3]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

 

[ProfGumby]

I predict this thread will be in the crapper in record time....

 

[Meddle]

You know a business is doing well when it can take 2 weeks off in the middle of summer. Some of the privately owned Restaurants do that round here.

 

[KingPriam]

Many manufacturing plants shut down for two weeks. They use the down time for maintenance of their machinery and tools that are in use the rest of the year.

 

[hasbeen]

Many manufacturing plants shut down for two weeks. They use the down time for maintenance of their machinery and tools that are in use the rest of the year.

correct. A manufacturer also can't give part of a manufacturing team a vacation. It will still shut down the line. So.....they all get vacation at the same time.

 

[lowendblues]

I used to work for an auto parts supplier that made frame components. We would have a paid 2 week July shutdown and paid 2 week Christmas shutdown.

The main advantage is to let the maintenance / engineering crews do critical tear down retrofits, and updates that they just cant do during production.

 

[mulchor]

You know a business is doing well when it can take 2 weeks off in the middle of summer. Some of the privately owned Restaurants do that round here.

I like that logic. It means with all the layoff and shutdowns, our local economy must be booming!

 

[WoodyG3]

Stop with the logical explanations.

THE SKY IS FALLING!!!

 

[john turner]

yeah, but were both weeks of vacation matched? or did those fiends at ric corporate skimp on their employees?

what, too soon?

 

[bassjus]

Many manufacturing plants shut down for two weeks. They use the down time for maintenance of their machinery and tools that are in use the rest of the year.

I work at a machine shop, we are also closed this week. It's completely normal, although it's a complete pain in the ass.

 

[jaywa]

So basically if you work in one of those shops you don't get to choose when you take your time off, the choice is made for you.

I would hate that. But I guess it's better than no paid vacation (or permanent vacation, i.e., no job).

 

[agreatheight]

yeah, but were both weeks of vacation matched? or did those fiends at ric corporate skimp on their employees?

what, too soon?

 

[humpy thumb]

Why are there so many pointless threads with the word,Rickenbacker,in the title?
They seem to alot fewer in the past couple weeks though.

 

[Tarrbot]

Why are there so many pointless threads with the word,Rickenbacker,in the title?
They seem to alot fewer in the past couple weeks though.

That's likely due to Gibenb... er, *someone* not posting as much.

Come to think of it. Maybe "someone" was actually an employee of Rickenbacker and is on vacation for the last two weeks.

Wait...

What did I just say?