I actually have a smile on my face on my way to work in the morning.

Why do I like my job so much? Of course, the best thing about working for Austin Industrial is that it is 100% employee-owned. We don't have any employees. We have employee-owners. How cool is that? There are so many other great things about working here though:

- My manager and co-workers are nice, smart, and friendly. It's actually fun to work here

- The upper management appreciates the people here and realizes that they are responsible for the success of the company. In fact, the company tag-line is people - performance - solutions, and they actually put that into practice

- Great financial stability and success with aggressive growth plans

- The company actually puts into practice the values that are espoused on the company website- integrity, performance, responsibility, safety, and employee-ownership

- The company is big enough to have most of the benefits of a big company, but small enough to have the benefits of a small company, like high visibility and access to the company president. You actually see him in the hall or in meetings sometimes.

- There is strong support for training and development and getting employees the resources to do their jobs as effectively as possible.

Did I mention the company is 100% employee-owned? It is a great feeling to work at a company that you own part of and contribute to every day!