Friday, June 17, 2005
Local Woman Learns the Meaning of "Temp Service"
Faremount. Does the fact that you show up on time, are into work when your scheduled, pick up tasks when not even trained fall into play when continuing employment? Not if your working for a company thru a temp service.
Suzanne Spinner, single mother of two, has worked for Boscotrack Technologies for the past 3 months thru WoManPower Temp Service. She worked with a girl that had been employed by Bosco for the past year, she hardly showed up for work, when she was absent she never called in and when she did come in, she was always late. This co-worker was finally fired. Ms. Spinner, never trained in her duties always came in on time, called when she was absent, and took on tasks she wasn't trained for but still did them to the best of her ability. She was than asked to come into her bosses office at the end of the day and was told that "her services, were no longer needed." When asked why, her boss said that she wasn't "catching on" and that she wasn't a "good fit" in the company.
So now, without a job, Suzanne goes back to hitting the bricks to support her family. Faremount, known for it's desire to be a retirement community, does not have the employment available to single mothers as they do not want to keep companies in their town. Proven by the fact that BoscoTrack has laid off more than 300 employees and moved most of their plant to South Carolina.
If Faremount wants to keep it's young people in town, then they should try encouraging jobs to stay here, and provide an income to support a family instead of having them jump through hoops to get assistance through the state. In addition, the bosses in this town should realize they can't treat their employees as if they are expendable just because there are no "real jobs" to be held here.
Suzanne Spinner, single mother of two, has worked for Boscotrack Technologies for the past 3 months thru WoManPower Temp Service. She worked with a girl that had been employed by Bosco for the past year, she hardly showed up for work, when she was absent she never called in and when she did come in, she was always late. This co-worker was finally fired. Ms. Spinner, never trained in her duties always came in on time, called when she was absent, and took on tasks she wasn't trained for but still did them to the best of her ability. She was than asked to come into her bosses office at the end of the day and was told that "her services, were no longer needed." When asked why, her boss said that she wasn't "catching on" and that she wasn't a "good fit" in the company.
So now, without a job, Suzanne goes back to hitting the bricks to support her family. Faremount, known for it's desire to be a retirement community, does not have the employment available to single mothers as they do not want to keep companies in their town. Proven by the fact that BoscoTrack has laid off more than 300 employees and moved most of their plant to South Carolina.
If Faremount wants to keep it's young people in town, then they should try encouraging jobs to stay here, and provide an income to support a family instead of having them jump through hoops to get assistance through the state. In addition, the bosses in this town should realize they can't treat their employees as if they are expendable just because there are no "real jobs" to be held here.
