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beckymc
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 12:26 pm |
Sorry, Seer.. I disagree.. the company pays it's employees. That IS their compensation for the job they do. The company doesn't owe the employees anything; anymore than the employee, offered a better position elsewhere, would feel some obligation to "the company" to stay.
No one said commuting was easy. Some of us that have done it make an effort to make use of the commute time in a positive way. It sure beats being unemployed.
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msbsreg
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 01:19 pm |
I live in that area and Go to Church not far from the Kennesaw location of CCH. The only bad part of that commute will be getting off I-75 at Chastain Road and traveling down Chastain Road toward 575. The morning slow down on I-75 South usually doesnt begin until after you get to the I-75/575 merge.
If you dont like that route, then take Hwy 20 to Canton and take 575 South to Chastian Rd. Which is a slower route because of the Cherokee County commute down 575.
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ManinBlack
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 02:42 pm |
The Main thing I have not read in this thread is: Rome and Floyd County lose again!!!!Another Company that employs many people and supports many families has decided to move to another location. When the Atlanta area for whatever reason becomes a more attractive location for a business than Rome and Floyd county then we are surely in trouble. Those of you who follow your jobs are very lucky to keep them and the commute is not your fault, not the company's fault, It is the fault of our local government who continue to make things harder for business rather than making an effort to keep them here in Floyd County.
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alisaemily225
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 07:27 pm |
My husband will be making this commute for his job at CCH. He has made the trip many days before to do IT work at the current Kennesaw office. He says the drive is not bad, only taking him about an hour in the morning and afternoon. We live in Rome, a little under 10 miles from the current office. With interstate access in Cartersville and Adairsville both easily accessible to our home, he will have no problem going back and forth. For a company the size of CCH, in this economy, moving to a new location and not cutting any employees is a miracle in itself. Many companies are cutting employees or at least having furlough days while staying in the same location. There are two sides that you can look at everything, and while I hate it for the Rome community that we are losing another big employer, there are many things that I feel Rome lacks when it comes to retaining businesses, especially the larger ones.
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jesse jackson
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 07:51 pm |
alisaemily225 wrote: My husband will be making this commute for his job at CCH. He has made the trip many days before to do IT work at the current Kennesaw office. He says the drive is not bad, only taking him about an hour in the morning and afternoon. We live in Rome, a little under 10 miles from the current office. With interstate access in Cartersville and Adairsville both easily accessible to our home, he will have no problem going back and forth. For a company the size of CCH, in this economy, moving to a new location and not cutting any employees is a miracle in itself. Many companies are cutting employees or at least having furlough days while staying in the same location. There are two sides that you can look at everything, and while I hate it for the Rome community that we are losing another big employer, there are many things that I feel Rome lacks when it comes to retaining businesses, especially the larger ones.
Common sense being number one in my opinion.
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On The Run
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 08:33 pm |
But they are not joining to 2 offices they will still have 2 offices but they will be closer to each other, but also a promised job, the way jobs are right now is a lot
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Thinking Out Loud
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 09:28 pm |
Seer I have to disagree with some of your comments. Like I said before, I have been commuting way south of Kennesaw for over 20 years. During this time, I got married, raised a family and finished college. I might have missed a few school or sporting events, but if I couldn't go, my spouse or another family member would attend. Most employers will work with you to arrange your schedule so you can attend the things that are important. There are many different schedules available through employers to allow you to "have a life" such as flex schedules, alternate work weeks, compressed work weeks, and teleworking. The main thing is to talk with your employer and be open and honest about it.
The school bus runs in my neighborhood at 7:00 am. Put the kids on the bus and leave for work, be there by 8:15, leave work at 4:45 and be home by 5:45. I know people that live in Lindale and Silver Creek and it takes them 30+ minutes to get across town to West Rome to work. I will admit there have been days where major wrecks have occurred on the interstates that cause 2 and 3 hour commutes, but you deal with it. They happen in Rome as well. You learn the side streets to get around it. I know some people that have stopped for breakfast on these bad days and continued their trip when the traffic eases. Not too long ago, I had a 2-1/2 hour commute going in and a 2-3/4 hour commute coming home, all in the same day. Was I happy about it, no, but I dealt with it (me and Alan Jackson were singing some church songs!).
Do we want to get into what causes the wrecks, people not obeying the traffic laws, speeding, following to close, etc. because they think the laws (rules) don’t apply to them. But that is another topic for another day.
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TheSeer
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 01:16 am |
Although many employers do allow such flexibility, CCH--at least in recent years--hasn't had that reputation. Ride by their facility here in Rome any afternoon and you won't see employees leaving by 4:45. Will CCH let its employees leave Kennesaw and drive back to Rome for a parent-teacher conference without docking their pay? It's easy to do d
something like this where you work in the city you live. It's much harder when the employer forces you to work 50 miles away. CCH owes the employees who made this company more.
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jesse jackson
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 02:54 am |
Has anyone asked if the commuters can come in and leave earlier.....If the whole staff agreed to working from six am to to 2:30 pm.....assuming they work eight hour shifts this might help the commute.....what about four ten hour days.....lots of options if the company is willing to work with the employees.
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toosavoter
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 02:58 am |
It doesn't matter what the employees want... What is more critical is the schedule of the customers...
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USNavyVet
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 04:43 am |
In the statement I heard on the Radio, CCH stated they were relocating (closing) 3 offices and moving them to Kennesaw. They said also "They feel the better location [near/er metro Atl] will bring more qualified employees to the company." I am thrilled they offered every person their job after relocation, but what did that commetn mean about a beautiful city with several Colleges, private schools, a top cardiactic hospital and well, us? I yaint movin to Kennesaw, even if it does give me 2 hours extra texting time (loved that toosa) a day!
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ManinBlack
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 06:28 am |
What a bunch of yokels, the question is not the driving time. The question is "Why did Floyd Count just lose 372 more jobs." Jobs that were integral to the local economy. Truth is this town is DYING and nothing is being done about it. nOTHING FROM GOVERNMENT and nothing from the Chamber of Commerce. Floyd County has lost more jobs in the last 20 years than any other comparable county of like size, reason our commissioners are a bunch of fools.
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jesse jackson
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 11:36 am |
toosavoter wrote: It doesn't matter what the employees want... What is more critical is the schedule of the customers...
Right Toosa.....I am not really sure of the customer interaction.......if it run like H&R then I would guess the hours would be closer to 9:00 to 9:00....Someone who works there told me her job was like keepinig books/accounting for small businesses.
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alisaemily225
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 02:12 pm |
jesse jackson wrote: toosavoter wrote: It doesn't matter what the employees want... What is more critical is the schedule of the customers...
Right Toosa.....I am not really sure of the customer interaction.......if it run like H&R then I would guess the hours would be closer to 9:00 to 9:00....Someone who works there told me her job was like keepinig books/accounting for small businesses.
jesse - you are pretty close to right on. I know many people that work there since my husband also works there, and the people with customer interaction usually work 12 hour shifts, especially during the busy season. There are rotating times that people come in, but most of them either come in or get off at a time where there is little to no traffic to deal with. Some of them may have to deal with traffic in the morning if they are on an 8:00 shift, but they won't have to deal with the headache coming back home when they get off at 8:00 that night. The same goes for the people who come in around 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning, they most likely will be too early to hit much morning traffic, but may have the nightmare heading home.
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Thinking Out Loud
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27th, 2010 02:14 pm |
Seer, I don't get to come back to Rome for events without taking leave or making up the hours I missed during the same week or pay period for those not paid by the week. I wouldn't expect any employer to do that. Maybe the day of the "parent-teacher" conference could be a work at home day or a planned day off. The main thing is you don't know what the employer is willing to do unless you ask. Being a commuter means you have to plan ahead and schedule. I know things come up that are short notice, but planning ahead helps with those situations as well.
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