What's to speculate on?

When you try to convince the types like Lawlor to join your company and they say "I don't want to move.." you say "ok, you can keep doing your thing in IL" because they would do anything to get those types on board.

People working remote on pinball development is not a new concept.. even in the 80s and 90s people did it.

You should really lookup the topic of ZONING - and its impact on where businesses are located...

The idea of poaching customers who were intending to goto retailer A... doesn't really play in here when talking about jobs, not retail.

"factory workers" are simple contractors hired through temp agencies. Obviously there are true staff in management and engineering.. but most assembly plants work with contract labor. It streamlines things and gives you flexibility.

It's simply about individuals and their sway. Who has the negotiating power? When you go and try to secure that kind of tough talent... you have to give them concessions.

Everyone is fixated on 'jersey jack' naming... people should stop fixating on such trivial stuff and look at the bigger picture. The move represents a big opportunity to pivot the company. Maybe people should stop fixating on 'jersey' in the name and should consider if what they should be wondering about is "JACK" in the name. You could find a new GM named at the new site.. and a company rebranding too...

I would use ignore... but i gotta see just how deep this hole can be dug. This is historic level stupidity

Sure but that doesnt excuse stern continuing to use the know bad parts for a year plus.

There is no excuse anymore - they knowingly were shipping defective parts. Just trying to burn through them rather than purge them.

When they did big monolithic IDC terminated harnesses that's the main way of doing it. But remember now they use a modular board design with molex connectors and smaller 'jump to closest board' designs.

And disagree on the 'no skill' commentary. In the plant I worked at, the wiring folks were usually long term experienced folks. Consistency took skill and diligence. Everyone is a temp worker... but that is more like saying 'everyone is a contractor'. You outsource the labor pool, but people stay on 'job' as much as possible.