and I just lost my job, along with 250 others in the Selma area... The big wigs came to town today, and they told us it was for an introduction... The first words out of the new guys mouth are, "we regret to inform you this plant will be closing within the next year"... Im pretty bummed out.

Fuck Reynosa Mexico

I dont know if its lounge or chit chat

7/27/2006 2:32:10 PM

what kind of IE work were you doing? process engr type stuff or what?

7/27/2006 2:32:58 PM

yeah I am a combination Process, Manufacturing, Systems engineer

but basically Industrial, Its all the same here, theres only 3 of us

7/27/2006 2:36:58 PM

i take it it was a manufacturing plant?

7/27/2006 2:38:39 PM

yeah we make control switches for motor vehicles

we make the switch for the Ford GT on the dash here, im in charge of that one



the 5 on the dash

7/27/2006 2:40:40 PM

well if you didn't forsee this coming you haven't done your research - get into supply chain - otherwise move

7/27/2006 2:42:26 PM

yeah well I havent graduated yet, but I was counting on this for when I did because Id like to stay near home if i can

7/27/2006 2:43:42 PM

you could always go to new york city

7/27/2006 2:45:01 PM

That is going to kill the town of Selma.

7/27/2006 2:45:05 PM

yeah thats what I feel so bad about, this is the largest imployer in the area not named Wal-mart

7/27/2006 2:46:02 PM

250 jobs shouldn't kill off selma - it's population is 20x that

7/27/2006 2:46:16 PM

oh shit!

7/27/2006 2:47:12 PM

yeah I know, but for the 5 or 10 people here that were almost at retirement, it really sucks

7/27/2006 2:47:35 PM

what kind of severance are they offering

7/27/2006 2:49:24 PM

like one month for every year you have been here,

or up to 52 weeks, it all depends

8 weeks for me

7/27/2006 2:52:21 PM

pretty typical - the cap kills the old-timers

7/27/2006 2:53:45 PM

exactly and this is a "lifer" plant

anyway im going home, fuck this

i might work till lunch tomorrow, but mainly i'll be on TWW killing time

7/27/2006 2:55:17 PM

the day and age of working for a company for 20+ years is gone. I know our parents did it in the 80's and 90's but you can't do it now.

The south needs to adjust from this philosophy.

7/27/2006 3:03:45 PM

Selma is largely working class. It stinks for hunter, but at least he has an advanced degree. THe Eastern end of the state has more working class people than it knows what to deal with.

This plant closing effects the working class and every other Selma business worked with the plant. People will have to go out of town to get jobs, most likely do their shopping there and evidentually move. It happened in Erwin when the jean factory moved.

Our generation of high school drop outs is royally screwed.

7/27/2006 3:19:28 PM

That's what they get for dropping out of high school.

7/27/2006 4:19:05 PM

wow I love the empathy some of you obviously posess

fuckin robots

7/27/2006 4:24:08 PM

I've got no empathy for people who shot themselves in the foot (high school dropouts).

7/27/2006 4:31:41 PM

selma will survive, they just opened a huge sysco plant there that should hire as many or more

sorry about your job though

[Edited on July 27, 2006 at 4:38 PM. Reason : hate my spacebar]

7/27/2006 4:38:45 PM

they can still get a GED + Community College degree

it'll take some effort, but can be done

7/27/2006 4:41:28 PM

^^ my roomate has been working on that building

It is fucking HUGE.

7/27/2006 4:53:24 PM

Guess this means I can count on not having to calibrate all your equipment anymore

7/27/2006 6:57:48 PM

do you know Albert Creech

i use to date his daughter


sorry to hear about your job

7/27/2006 7:20:09 PM

looks like TWW is responsible for finding me a story that'll go in my paper next week


[Edited on July 27, 2006 at 9:36 PM. Reason : .]

7/27/2006 9:36:10 PM

Dude can't even spell employer.

btw, you made that switch for the Ford GT... not anymore.

7/28/2006 12:34:01 AM

^
umm

Quote :

""we regret to inform you this plant will be closing within the next year""

dont gotta be a grammer nazi

7/28/2006 12:50:50 AM

Move to mexico!

7/28/2006 1:17:36 AM

^ they are offering relocation for some workers, but I doubt anyone will go...

anyway im here today, Ive got a meeting at 8, 9, and 10 then Im leaving for the week

I hope I can hold out for the 8 weeks severance pay i am eligible for

(and I didnt even see that I put imployer and not employer, I was a little pissed off when I typed it)

oh and Moon, as far as the Kenly News goes, I can give you the names of the people from town that work(ed) here... and read this bull shit i got this morning

Quote :

"VCBU Team, If any media, local or otherwise, contacts you or any employees please have them direct their inquiries to our designated Eaton spokesperson, Keith Rigby (info below). The press releases will be issued tomorrow (Friday) morning to local media outlets. So, all inquires should go to Pittsburgh anyway; however they may dispatch a reporter to the plant. When asked any questions by the media, a good response would be..."Right now our focus is on our Selma employees. Let me give you the contact information for our spokesperson, he will be glad to answer any questions you have." Thanks, Lou"

Yeah you really care about the Selma employees

7/28/2006 7:40:57 AM

Call me at the office! I would love to get some names of folks in town that worked at the plant. And tell everyone to blow off any N&O or Herald reporters til Wednesday so we can get it first.

7/28/2006 8:40:08 AM

moonman, who are you with?

7/28/2006 9:17:11 AM

Kenly News

represent!

he lives like 5 houses down from me

7/28/2006 9:19:41 AM

haha a kenly news exclusive

7/28/2006 10:14:36 AM

Just got out of my 10:00 meeting

They showed us our severance options, and then had some counselor come in and made us do breathing exercises... wtf

7/28/2006 10:33:21 AM

OK I just read a story on newsobserver.com, which means someone talked. Scooped.

7/28/2006 11:26:41 AM

They probably saw this thread.

7/28/2006 11:28:19 AM

I heard that's how they get all their news.

7/28/2006 11:31:06 AM

Quote :

"I heard that's how they get all their news."

don't pretend tww isn't faster than kenly news either

7/28/2006 11:47:39 AM

sucks for Selma


but that Sysco plant is fucking huge!! looks good too

7/28/2006 12:19:51 PM

Yeah, but I dont know how many of these people can apply what they know from here to there

maybe the team leaders and managers...

7/28/2006 12:55:22 PM

^^^ A lot of things are faster than us, including TWW. I'm lucky to hear about something the same week it happens.

7/28/2006 1:05:34 PM

Moon, I'll call you a little later

Im about to go home

7/28/2006 1:06:53 PM

Sorry about your job loss hunter. You should go look into Sysco.
Good Luck dude

7/28/2006 1:23:12 PM

Thanks man, I think I will give it a shot

7/28/2006 1:41:05 PM