As we head into the holiday season do you see your workloads generally increase or decrease?

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It's often a busy time leading up to the holidays. There's a lot of coordination to ensure everything runs smoothly. So, workload tends to increase for us.

That’s good! Staying busy is what keeps the lights on!

For me, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Some years, it's quieter, but there have been times when it's surprisingly busy, and I can guess it's going to decrease for me this year!

I see. For me this year, it’s been really busy.

Going into the 4th quarter it increased tremendously. I think we're started to slow down now. We got most of our biggest orders out of the way.

That’s great to hear!

It has increased for sure. I used to really enjoy the holiday season until I go into supply chain, lol. Now I know it signifies the beginning of a really busy work season.

It’s certainly a choice to be in supply chain! It can get really busy out of nowhere!

It has really increased as of a few weeks ago. I am hoping it doesn't get too crazy towards the holidays because so many staff have put in for time off and we will be a skeleton crew.

I know what you mean. Luckily I already put my time in months ago.

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