Redondo Beach, CA
I think the core staff at Spooky is great. They love pinball and are doing a great job of delivering a unique product. That being said, I think the workforce pool in that small town is hurting them. It takes a certain type of person to work on a pin. Some of that can be taught, but the desire needs to be there. I am afraid that some of the people assembling the games for them now aren't people who would be working in the industry if other jobs were available. I see the same problem in my industry, and I live in Los Angeles. It has to be way worse for Spooky. Their hiring pool is tiny. That town is super small and remote. To be honest, they are probably hiring anyone who wants a job. I think this is where the quality problem is coming from. The crimps on my Halloween were awful. I had to redo a bunch of them. The solder job seen on a couple of these Scooby-Doo(s) was terrible. Lots of stuff is leaving the factory without being connected. Additional training is only go to approve things so much. Hopefully, they can sort things out.
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