Comments by beentheredonethat
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Posted on January 28 at 7:32 p.m.
concernedrelative:
I apologize if you did not fully understand what I was trying to express above.
Please let me try again by quoting myself "working in a packing house is not your every day job. Not everyone is cut out for this kind of work."
"Typically, you would find that someone who appreciated the opportunity to work actually gave a full days work for a full days pay. Many of the locals felt like they were owed a job, because, after all, they were local. Now don't get me wrong. This was not always the case."
I'm certain that if your sibiling has been an employee for "many years" they busted their butt like many others who've made a career at IBP. And believe me, if you didn't bust your butt at the Beef, you didn't last. At least that's the way it was when I was there. There are a lot of great, dedicated hardworking people at the Beef that are from the area. The "local" employees I referred to above were usually the rif-raf that felt because they were caucasian, they were "owed" a job and didn't need to work as hard as the migrant workers.
As far as the "illegals". IBP worked very hard to identify "illegals" and keep them out of their work force. When I was there, many employees were fired because of falsified records, which IBP uncovered, and many more were simply turned away. Please note, a documented worker is not an "illegal".
One other note, I no longer work in the meat industry and have since moved away from Emporia.
Again, my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been displaced, as well as to the great people of Emporia. This is a real shock, but you will survive!
Posted on January 26 at 10:47 p.m.
So all you guys who are saying that Tyson didn't consider you or a friend of yours...don't take it personal. As a front line supervisor for 20+ years, the last thing I wanted to see when I was getting a new hire was a local. Locals were usually untrainable, not because they were ignorant, but because it took too long to get that "silver spoon" out of their mouth. Many felt that because they were white and from the area, they had one up on anyone else coming out of that weeks training class. That was their biggest mistake. Typically, you would find that someone who appreciated the opportunity to work actually gave a full days work for a full days pay. Many of the locals felt like they were owed a job, because, after all, they were local. Now don't get me wrong. This was not always the case. There are many hard working employees out there in Tyson...but typically, those that I'm referring to, did not cut it, and they were the ones belly-aching that IBP didn't give them an opportunity. And for those who didn't even make it in the door...well, after years of employment training, the people doing the screening can easily identify who will make it in a packing plant, and who won't.
Oh, and as far as the compairsons of towns that Tyson currently has facilities in, Joslin compares to Americus in size, but most of the employees come from the Quad Cities, not Joslin. In Finney Co., the employees come from Garden City, not so much Holcomb. And in Dakota City...well, the labor force comes from the rural NE area and Sioux City, IA. So don't let the compairson fool you...Tyson is absorbing these jobs in areas that have a larger population than Emporia...but not just in the immediate area.
I wish the best of luck to all of my friends at Tyson...May you find good work soon...my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Posted on January 26 at 10:46 p.m.
After reading many of the comments regarding IBP/Tyson and their hiring practices, I feel the need to sound off here. I feel I've some relevant information, given the fact that I've worked in many of the IBP plants (prior to Tyson in 2001) in management, and know from first hand experience that not anyone can work in a packing plant. I was in the Lexington, NE plant shortly after it was converted from a New Holland combine plant. I've worked in the Joslin, Il plant, right outside Moline, Il. the Dakota City Plant outside of Sioux City, or South Sioux City, NE, the Amarillo plant, Holcomb plant and the Pasco WA plant outside the Tri-cities...so yes, I've been around...even in the Emporia facility for a number of years. The one thing people have to remember is that working in a packing house is not your every day job. Not everyone is cut out for this kind of work. Case in point, Lexington. New Holland closed their doors in the late 80's and low and behold, IBP comes along and becomes the savior of a small Nebraska town. It didn't take long for the farm folk of Dawson Co. to realize that IBP was not assembling combines and the work IBP offered was difficult and strenuous on their bodies. Anyone who has learned to keep a knife remembers peeling your fingers open in the morning with hot water while you were learning that little trick. Thank God for those "Lifers" who helped us out those first couple of weeks!
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Posted on January 28 at 10:24 p.m.
g: Perhaps if you would read the article, you would note that this is a common service the state offers to employees that have been displaced due to a business closing or relocating. It was done for Lenze, Modine & Didde's.
Also, you might want to consider that, and I quote you "When the rest of (us) lose our jobs we don't get special programs or help from the state", that it is because you were probably fired because of your poor atitude...not displaced as these workers have been.
On Private firm handles job services for Kansas