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[oxburger]

I would never base a new job solely on pay. Did you ask questions or visit the company to watch their production before you were hired? or ask how many people you'd be working with? I don't think I'll ever leave the company I'm at. We have great conditions here (though management throws a tizzy every now and again or we get recruited for hand bindery to get hot jobs out) great pay, health, dental, 401k, profit sharing and we leave all decisions to either the client (by way of a sign off sheet) or the appropriate sales rep (if the client does not request a proof). CYA baby!

Here's our typical situation:
1. client submits job
2. we prep job and make proof (laser, sherpa, igen, etc.)
3. client makes revisions or o.k.'s proof
4. if corrections are made, a subsequent proof is made.
5. client gives final o.k.
6. job is checked by imposition guy for corrections marked on proof and imposes job and checks trapping
7. imposed digital dylux is output
8. stripper checks for corrections, imposition, bleed, etc.
9. plates get made
10. pressman get job up and running and press foreman o.k.'s press sheet
11. job goes to cutter, folder or bindery
12. bindery supervisor checks folding, cutting, packaging specs against ticket and/or mockup or previous sample
13. bindery supervisor o.k.'s job to package per specs.
14. job ships
15. client calls and says job is wrong, a typo got missed.
16. prepress foreman finds all proofs to see if client asked for correction
17. client was found not to have asked for correction (big surprise there)
18. job reprints at clients expense
19. we make even more money because quite frankly, people are idiots.