tech - Technician DiJiFi Employee Review

- One of the great things about the DiJiFi is the amount of opportunities you can earn. If you perform well you will get a chance at a new position/title. The company is aware that if the employees grow, the company grows. Having a stagnant staff limits what everyone can accomplish. Due to that I’ve seen the majority of my co-workers get offered a new or expanded role. This is something that not all companies readily offer. - I’ve learned so many new skills since I started working here. The obvious ones are operating scanners but I also have become comfortable with Photoshop, Quickbooks, Google Sheets, printing and have gained in depth background on different types of analog media. These skills can not be unlearned and will always stay with me. - The salary has consistently gotten higher and DiJiFi has been able to increase rates as promotions are made. In addition management listens to employees concerns and needs. - There is a diverse type of photography that comes in that will always leave you looking at something new. Sometimes we get abstract art which is a delight to look at. Other times we get photos and negatives that are over 70 years old. These historical images are not only educational but also fun .

- The job is not for everyone since there is a lot of repetitive work. However management listens to the employees and has found ways to break up the monotony. For example, photo department employees used to scan or edit all day. Now the day is broken down into 3 shifts where every 2 to 3 hours you rotate to a different task.

If you have scanning and editing experience, it's a very simple and easy-going job. Because the department's files are wildly organized, it is important to understand its workflow, and the photo team really took the time to train me from the bottom up which taught me some things I will implement in my own photo file management at home. The work can be monotonous but there is no shortage of tasks as you rotate between scanning transparencies, documents, photos, and editing images. The team was warm and inviting when I first started and as we got more comfortable with one another we were able to break up the days with jokes and stories which was helpful after spending two hours scanning hundreds of 5x6 glossy prints. I felt the photo manager always had his door open to chat about whatever was on your mind. He was flexible, understanding, and was always open to hearing critiques or concerns regarding the department and how he could improve it. Overall, I really enjoyed my experience working at DiJiFi and would recommend it to anyone looking for a job in this field of work.

Underpaid (Minimum Wage) For a position where you are responsible for not only handling a family's entire photo archive but oftentimes handling precious and delicate historical documents and photos, along with operating multiple flatbed and transparency scanners at once...it is terribly underpaid. While I appreciated that management acknowledged that the pay was low and provided me with a timeline of incremental raises over the course of 12 months, I still felt that the cap pay at 12 months ($17.50) was far too little as I know other production/labs often start at that rate or higher. I do feel that this position would be best suited for a college student or recent college grad. You can learn a lot in a chill and flexible work environment, but if you're overqualified it can be a little bit of a drag.