How I Found My Dream Job

If there's anything in the world I have unshaken confidence in, it's my ability to sew, it's second nature to me.  I learned young from my grandma, who learned from her mom.  My Great Grandmother was from Cuba and was so small she had the choice of wearing children's clothing or making her own, or at least that's the story.So she made all her own clothing.  I guess it's in my blood because all through my school days I was cutting up the old and making it new.  I didn't just alter things, I learned construction of garments.  And right after high school I started putting my designs in shops.  So what lead me to start working for an International Leather bag company?

It was kinda a joke at first, I mean really, how many sewing jobs could there be with all of our manufacturing going overseas?  I didn't have much to lose, it was either get stuck at a boring job I would grow to hate or follow my heart.  My heart won, so I started searching on Craigslist in our little mountain town.   By some miracle a block away from my house in fact, was a small growing leather bag company.  I hit the jack pot!  At first I was quite nervous, I had never worked with leather, but it made it more interesting and I love a challenge.  Back then the place was a tiny room, dimly lit, and a folding table for a cutting station.  I didn't really know what to think until I talked to the guy who started it all. Motivated and passionate about making a great product, the energy and drive behind him and the company got me excited, I had to be apart of this team!

Here I am now years later and its even more awesome than I had first thought it would be.  I'm still not sure if I'll ever get used to the amazing owners, they are so giving and supportive.  We have meetings at breweries, we have movie days where we will all go to the theater as a group, we have sooo much fun.  And after those long hard weeks we will all go to the spa for massages and relax time, yes my bosses take us to the spa, way cool.  We've even started planing a trip destination to be announced later.  Along with working with people I enjoy I love the work we do.  Sewing, designing, creating, learning, and playing everyday.  When it gets crazy busy, we turn up the music really really loud and get to working, what a rush!

It's nice to know that the things we are creating will be cherished by people from around the world for years.  Not only carrying peoples belongings but also their stories.  Sometime the pride I have at work just swells up so much inside me, i have a moment with on of the bags I am creating.  Yes, we have a moment, me and this bag.  And that's what makes this my dream job!

                         Til next time,

                                    Cassidy