Skate companies that take care of their employees

[tortfeasor]

i always hear about what companies are dicking over their skaters


but what companies treat their employees well?

[tkp]

i worked full time for a skateshop / park that gave me health benefits.

as for company / team rider relations, this is definitely something i want to learn / need to know more about.

[johnnymousedoom]

i worked full time for a skateshop / park that gave me health benefits.

as for company / team rider relations, this is definitely something i want to learn / need to know more about.

this makes me really happy. I wish more companies would be like that.

[DaSk8D00D]

i know BakerBoys/Crailtap companies take good care of their riders. pretty much any company with that true "family" atmosphere is most likely gon have their riders backs. I know Plan B has all their riders livin lavish, & that janoski would not be as rich if he were another shoe company.

[Random Matt]

DLX treats their employees right.  I've heard Blackbox does also.

I know someone who worked at Satori briefly, he said they were weird and clique-ish.

[Turtle Boy]

DLX treats their employees right.  I've heard Blackbox does also.

I know someone who worked at Satori briefly, he said they were weird and clique-ish.

I heard DLX don't pay their riders that much. I have no actual facts, that's just what I heard. But I can believe it since most of the people on DLX get the whole package: board + wheels + trucks, so maybe you get three salaries combined into one, which is better than just one of a board company, but less than if it was paid by three different companies from diferent groups. Furthermore you can't complain too much or else you loose all your sponsors at once (i.e. Tosh Townend back in the Element Days).

[tkp]

I know someone who worked at Satori briefly, he said they were weird and clique-ish.

when did the someone you know work at satori? i've been working for them for a little over 2 years now. it's a unique setup.

[pootysnacks]

tkp your sig is so fucking creepy

[tkp]

tkp your sig is so fucking creepy

think it's time to go back to this guy?

[Cadillac Ranch Dressing]

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tkp your sig is so fucking creepy

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think it's time to go back to this guy?

Yeah dude.

[pootysnacks]

[cliff]

Skaters are independent contractors, they are not employee's.

[macgruber]

I heard Girl and Chocolate are awful to their employees. No one leaves because they all have Stockholm syndrome. Jereme Rogers was the only one who saw the light.

[lampshade]

Skaters are independent contractors, they are not employee's.

But, as you know, skate companies have employees that are not professional skateboarders. 

[Wall of Nausea]

I've always wondered if these companies provide health benefits to their employees/contractors, etc...? Anyone know what the word on that? The premiums are probably astronomical if they do.

[ziggy]

Do you have to sell your soul to Satan to ride for Creature?

[BraveUlysses]

Do you have to sell your soul to Satan to ride for DC?

[oldgoodburger]

hey satan is a chill dude. dont tarnish his name by attaching it to things like DC

[Isaiah Kemp]

I think in the Christmas Skate Talk Jerry Hsu mentions that his sponsors pay for his health insurance, but didn't mention which sponsors.

[degobra]

i remember watching a 411 with james craig, he either tore his acl or blew his knee out, blind payed for all his surgerys and had him hooked on this machine to help heal it. i always thought that was pretty cool they didnt just drop him.

[degobra]

found it!

[escapistfool]

i remember watching a 411 with james craig, he either tore his acl or blew his knee out, blind payed for all his surgerys and had him hooked on this machine to help heal it. i always thought that was pretty cool they didnt just drop him.

Im guessing that isnt the case with Tim O'Connor and Adidas. He was getting surgeries and such on his ankle and they still dropped him.

[planman]

I would think that DLXSF treat their employees well, and then probably Blackbox was well.

[bandini]

I've known a few people who worked in the warehouse at DLX & they had nothing but good things to say about the place.

[shit_for_brains]

knew a few dudes who worked in the warehouse at black box, and others doing different things at the different brands, and they all had nothing but great things to say about it.

same with a guy who worked in the element art department.

[Pike St]

You have to look at skating like it doesn't owe you anything, in that respect skate companies will hook you up.

[DevMo!]

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[sixpackoftablets]

Hasn't manager dude at DLX shop been there for 20 years?  I figure he must be getting paid OK to stay that long.
Nice dude, by the way.

[tkp]

Skaters are independent contractors, they are not employee's.

true, even i am setup as an independent contractor namely because of my work from home situation. saving them receipts...

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Do you have to sell your soul to Satan to ride for DC?

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i've been told them dc checks can be life changing, comparable to winning the lottery.

I would think that DLXSF treat their employees well, and then probably Blackbox was well.

got a few good friends who have been with dlx for years and have been able to produce some great things.

Hasn't manager dude at DLX shop been there for 20 years?  I figure he must be getting paid OK to stay that long.
Nice dude, by the way.

matt, he's rad. i hit him up on facebook bout this thread, maybe we will learn some more.

[steve]

anti hero still puts out new cardiel decks and i vans makes cardiel shoes. ive always thought that says a lot about his character and radness by the companies still hooking dude up.