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\nAbout 3 weeks ago, I took a step away from my desk \u2013 and into a pair of steel-toed boots. While it wasn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve worked in a pair of safety shoes in my professional lifetime, it was the first in the past 6 years of my current role.
\nA 4:45 am alarm? Pretty darn early. Any lingering tiredness, though, faded quickly as I walked through the production employee entrance an hour later.
\nI met my supervisor for the day, grabbed a pair of safety glasses, and gloved up. After a few brief introductions to my new coworkers, I was ready for the challenge: Jennifer Porter, Parts Washer.<\/em>
\nIn my usual day-to-day, I\u2019ve posted, updated, and promoted an open Parts Washer position on an almost monthly basis. Determined\u2026Hard working\u2026Attention to detail\u2026An expert in preventing contamination\u2026<\/em>These were just words on a page before I spent a half day working in those exact shoes.
\nSo, what did I learn \u2013 and re-learn \u2013 in the process?<\/p>\n

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  1. Quality starts at the beginning.<\/strong> Quality isn\u2019t something you can make adjustments for 50% of the way through a process. Yes, you catch or correct a mistake, but you don\u2019t have to when you start correctly to begin with \u2013 with the cleanest clutch, with your very best work.<\/li>\n
  2. An assumption is the only result from judging what you haven\u2019t yet experienced yourself.<\/strong> What did I think it was like working on a production line before I shadowed? Simple \u2013 and loud. What do I know it is now? Hard \u2013 and significant.<\/li>\n
  3. The mark of a leader is in their actions<\/strong>. Being a leader is a choice: a choice to help a new coworker when you\u2019re not a \u201cboss\u201d in title, a choice to speak up when you see a business standard not being met, a choice to play by the rules for the greater good.<\/li>\n
  4. The most important part is every part.<\/strong> Sure, a transmission won\u2019t function without a torque converter. Electronic communication won\u2019t happen without a valve body. But when you can argue that every part is significant, they all are. In any company, no role is more important than another. Every job has its purpose \u2013 and without it, we\u2019ll all fail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Without the patience, guidance, and training of my peers, I would have learned only a fraction of what I did \u2013 and would have probably sprayed solvent in my eyes. But here I sit, with my full vision and new-found clarity. Do you really want to know the ins and outs of the business your hard work supports? Shadow a coworker. Come out from the back for an afternoon and work the front counter instead. Step outside of yourself and into a different kind of impact awareness.
    \n <\/p>\n

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    \"JP2015\"<\/i>
    \nThe Woman Behind the Curtain stepped into some new [steel-toed] shoes to experience the Work Behind the Production Wall. Thoughts on what she learned and [re]-learned?\u00a0 Share it below or with Jennifer directly<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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