[project935]

Right now, I work for a Tier1-2 metalforming company - rollforming, stamping, cold-forming, etc. Seems that most of our business is won thru online auctions where you basically have a couple days to make a "best guess" at a crude design that is released and then the lowest bidder is the "winner." I say "winner" because once you're awarded the business you need to figure out how the hell you're going to do it for so little $. Sometimes the "better to have work than none" isn't always the way to go.

I just can't believe the balls on the Big3 with the the 5-15% paybacks they want ... or even better they just send you the PO where they've left that 5-15% off the bottom line just because they can.

Right now we're getting pimped because we won some bare-bones programs before the raw steel price hikes ... when you go back to the OEMs to collect the difference they're like "how is that my problem."

Don't even get me started on the whole ISO/QS/TS waste and repetition that goes on ...

I've had it with the domestic auto industry ... not sure I want to support their foolishness anymore.

I could go on for hours ... but my fingers will wear out.

I'm all for shoving good work peoples way if I know of it and who they are ... by all means let me know about ya.