Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) September 18, 2019, 08:45:04 pm Vince has resigned from LD.........last day is a week from Friday.....going to miss that guy!!!!!Bill[edited topic title to be more descriptive - Michelle]
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #2 – September 18, 2019, 08:59:51 pm What?!?!?!?! How did you hear about this?I need to send him an email. :-( 1 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #3 – September 18, 2019, 09:47:54 pm "Vince has resigned from LD..."Please tell me this is not true, that I am having a bad dream! Bummer, they are going to be looking far and hard to find a person as highly liked and as competent as Vince. 2 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #4 – September 18, 2019, 09:50:48 pm Resigned as in quit or did he retire?If the latter, congratulations.If the former, that doesn't bode well.
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #5 – September 18, 2019, 09:53:39 pm Vince is too young to retire, based on my in person meetings. Whatever the reason behind his departure, this is a loss for all of us customers. 2 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #7 – September 18, 2019, 10:14:35 pm It’s not April so this just breaks my heart. I’ve had nothing but pleasant visits with Vince. He has always been a great advocate for us LD owners. Kent 1 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #8 – September 18, 2019, 10:43:11 pm Bill, how did you find this out? Factory visit? Whatever motivated this, loss of a core employee, particularly in a company as small as LD, is disturbing. 2 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #10 – September 18, 2019, 11:14:54 pm He WILL be missed. Sad, nothing is forever.Bob 1 Likes
Re: UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #11 – September 19, 2019, 09:26:41 am Hi All,As a nearing retirement baby boomer and RV newbie researching Class C's, I first bought and studied the RV Consumer Group's motor home ratings package. Lazy Daze quickly rose into the top three on my short list of new coaches due further research. I then joined this forum to learn more. I started reading LD owner's posts. I became concerned reading the peeling/cracking paint posts primarily how such is considered a "cosmetic" issue by LD. I look at it this way. LD coaches are mobile advertising billboards for them, rolling around the country being seen by hundreds, possibly tens of thousands of people in a single coach's lifetime. For LD to be satisfied with their newer coaches looking like those in the posted photos did not endear me to them or earn my trust. Instead, it left me wondering what other flaws are lurking under newer LD coaches. As further affirmation of my concerns, today I read beloved LD guru Vince is resigning from LD employment unexpectedly. Hmm.Sadly, yet thankfully, I've concluded it best to cross Lazy Daze off my short list before I pluck down $100,000+ of my hard earned money. My concerns are my opinions. In no way am I trying to insult, upset or harm any Lazy Daze motor coach owner. 1 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #13 – September 19, 2019, 10:09:06 am FYI, as noted in the first post, I edited the topic title. It's best to be descriptive with these since it helps folks know what the topic is about and will help future searches. 3 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #14 – September 19, 2019, 10:16:05 am Quote from: Michelle C - September 19, 2019, 10:09:06 amFYI, as noted in the first post, I edited the topic title. It's best to be descriptive with these since it helps folks know what the topic is about and will help future searches.Yikes, sorry.....lesson learned
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #15 – September 19, 2019, 10:21:07 am Quote from: moparjer - September 19, 2019, 09:26:41 amHi All,As a nearing retirement baby boomer and RV newbie researching Class C's, I first bought and studied the RV Consumer Group's motor home ratings package. Lazy Daze quickly rose into the top three on my short list of new coaches due further research. I then joined this forum to learn more. I started reading LD owner's posts. I became concerned reading the peeling/cracking paint posts primarily how such is considered a "cosmetic" issue by LD. I look at it this way. LD coaches are mobile advertising billboards for them, rolling around the country being seen by hundreds, possibly tens of thousands of people in a single coach's lifetime. For LD to be satisfied with their newer coaches looking like those in the posted photos did not endear me to them or earn my trust. Instead, it left me wondering what other flaws are lurking under newer LD coaches. As further affirmation of my concerns, today I read beloved LD guru Vince is resigning from LD employment unexpectedly. Hmm.Sadly, yet thankfully, I've concluded it best to cross Lazy Daze off my short list before I pluck down $100,000+ of my hard earned money. My concerns are my opinions. In no way am I trying to insult, upset or harm any Lazy Daze motor coach owner. While I agree with you on the paint issue, I’m not quite ready to abandon ship. I don’t know the reason why Vince left but sometimes change is good for an organization, sometimes not. I’m taking a wait and see stance for now. 3 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #16 – September 19, 2019, 10:33:54 am Quote from: HiLola - September 19, 2019, 10:21:07 amWhile I agree with you on the paint issue, I’m not quite ready to abandon ship. I don’t know the reason why Vince left but sometimes change is good for an organization, sometimes not. I’m taking a wait and see stance for now.I completely agree!!! His decision had nothing to do with any of these issues and attaching one to another is baseless.
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #17 – September 19, 2019, 10:34:33 am Unemployment is at record low levels, and good skilled workers in the trades are particularly hard to find. I've read survey after survey from small business owners in trade related industries and finding skilled workers in by far the #1 hardest problem they face right now.In other words, skilled valued employees, especially those who can work well with customers, have a lot of offers and a lot of options. There is quite a bit of job hopping going on right now.I share everyone's disappointment, but it could be more of a statement on the economy than a sign of impending doom at the mothership.Rich'03 MB in NC 7 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #18 – September 19, 2019, 11:17:09 am Quote from: rich - September 19, 2019, 10:34:33 amIn other words, skilled valued employees, especially those who can work well with customers, have a lot of offers and a lot of options. There is quite a bit of job hopping going on right now.Rich,I fully agree with your assessment of the current economic boom in job opportunities. During a similar economic boom in the 80's I changed jobs 5 times and more than doubled my salary in doing so. Vince will be missed and I wish him well in what ever he does going forward. If as speculated, his motivation is economic or career advancement, then more power to him.- John 2 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #19 – September 19, 2019, 01:43:39 pm While never meeting Vince and being a new owner, I have only heard good things about his talents at LZ. With his skillset, he may have simply been offered a better gig with better pay/benefits. Being a small company, I can't imagine LD's salary can compete with bigger companies. I'm sure he is simply doing what is best for himself and his family. I should would love to have his contact though if I ever had a question. I'm sure many of us would! I'm happy to know his talents were involved in the building of my new to me 2008.
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #20 – September 19, 2019, 02:50:36 pm "... skilled valued employees, especially those who can work well with customers, have a lot ...of options."It would seem to me that Steve should recognize the above fact and do his damnedness to retain a valued employee, or does it go deeper than that? 1 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #21 – September 19, 2019, 02:58:56 pm It's all speculation but it would be nice if he were opening a shop just to repair LDs.Jim 7 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #22 – September 19, 2019, 04:05:21 pm Quote from: Jim & Gayle - September 19, 2019, 02:58:56 pmIt's all speculation but it would be nice if he were opening a shop just to repair LDs.JimAnother former LD person, Tim Pease (he sold us our first LD in 2002) left LD about 2007 and opened his own repair shop called Extra Mile RV. But I think he has moved on to something else. 1 Likes
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #23 – September 19, 2019, 04:57:38 pm Quote from: Glenn Lambert - September 19, 2019, 04:05:21 pmAnother former LD person, Tim Pease (he sold us our first LD in 2002) left LD about 2007 and opened his own repair shop called Extra Mile RV. But I think he has moved on to something else.Is that when Vince was hired?
Re: Vince reportedly leaving Lazy Daze (was UGH!!!!!!!!!!!) Reply #24 – September 19, 2019, 06:31:11 pm "Tim Pease (he sold us our first LD in 2002) left LD about 2007."When I took delivery of my LD in October 2004 Tim Pease was no longer affiliated with the company. I believe he had already formed his own company (Extra Mile) by that time. He did an install of the Surge Protector for me at the Pomona KOA and other work still later right here in front of my house.