Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Page 10 Employ Prefer 1 / $ \ / if ^ "I'm planning on going back to school under the Gl bill and the weekend schedule will De penect Tor tnis. i was on me regular work schedule, but chose the new schedule. When you consider I commute about 20 miles. I really save money working the new schedule. In addition, I have plenty of time for hog raising, gardening, fishing and hunting." ?Jon Hatcher ees Giv ring W< "The continuous operating scheduU allows my husband and me to best of botf worlds. We have a young baby and I keep i during the week while he works the five da; schedule. Then, he keeps the baby 01 weekends while I work. You just cannot asl for a better situation." ?Joan Aughtmai mrr m W M HP *- jfl "The weekend schedule works perte The two day work schedule minimizes t amount of time I'm away from my six year i son who has some health problems that quire a certain amount of attention. Son times I get a little tired the last four hou but that's really no problem." Pam Armstrt re Reasc sekend ! Geneva Plants 1 and 2 have made ; operating schedule. The Geneva weav shifts Monday through Friday and two 1 Weekend employees work 24 hours, bi I he beneva continuous operating sch( today's employees. There are numerous advantages for w There are assets to each. Weekday oper; ity to be off every Saturday and Sunda> personal, recreational, and family activ Weekend employees have five days < hours pay for 2^ hours work. The unique operating schedule, comr j created approximately 100 additional j promotional opportunities have been o n Continuous operations permit Clintor k thus enabling it to compete more effi markets. n ~ I "I turned down the weekend work at first, but later changed my mind. I'm 58 years old, and naturally. I get a little tired near the end of the day. but doesn't affect the quality of my work My wife is handicapped and the new work schedule lets me have five days to care for her while holding down a full-time ?Mack Sowell lr K M irs,~ >ns For Shifts 3 smooth transition to a continuous ing plants operate three eight-hour .2-hour shifts Saturday and Sunday, it receive 36 hours pay. ?dule is designed to meet the needs of orking either weekdays or weekends, stions afford employees an opportunEmployees have a full weekend for 'ities. Dff rather than two. They receive 36 nonly referred to as the 5/2 plan, has obs for the Geneva area. In addition, pened for many individuals, i Mills to better utilize its equipment, ectively in highly competitive fabric TH| Iff "Working on weekends lets me have two lobs. I'm a cattle farmer and also work at one of the local stockyards. This is my primary job and I've been surprised that it really doesn't conflict with anything. My family likes the schedule and I wouldn't consider anything else " I "