Bobcat Cuts MORE Jobs
The Fargo Forum reported this week that 150 employees at their Gwinner plant were being laid off. The layoffs will go through at least the first quarter of NEXT year. The layoffs are caused by reduction in demand for the Bobcat Skid Steer they have been famous for for decades.
This is another example of world marketing company –no matter where they are located – having to make tough decisions. If a company sells there produce anywhere outside the region, they have been deeply affected by the poor world economy. It isn’t just in the U.S.
When a company is affected, so is the community. The article says that about half of the students in the school district have parents employed at Bobcat.
When you are a community of 750 like Gwinner, the whole town will feel it. In this case, not just Gwinner. Employees come from Lisbon, Forman and Valley City and every other town nearby. One of those employees is my brother. He’s been at Bobcat for about 14 years. So far he has a job. But one small mistake and the company will use that to dismiss him. Like during one of the last big snow storms when everything was closed. That day was the only operating day Bobcat had scheduled to be open for the week (due to earlier cuts). If you didn’t show up, you got a slip. After a couple slips for any other reason they could find, you could be dismissed. Since many of the employees drive out of town to get to work, they had to decide what was more important, my job or my life? How can you expect someone to make that choice!
For the employees laid off there are no other job choices in the Gwinner area. They have homes they could lose without employment. They have children rooted in the community and schools that are affected also.
I can’t imagine what those losing their jobs are going through. I just hope something breaks for the good before it gets any worse.
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2 years ago
This is a disappointing story. Most of North Dakota has been able to avoid the economic problems of the rest of the country. But you're right, when a company goes outside of its region for business, it will be affected when the economy is suffering like this. Hopefully the town of Gwinner will be able to at least keep the plant so that when the economy does turn around it will still have its main employer.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad, having so many people being laid off because of the poor economy. While those people are being laid off it is very tough for them to try and find new jobs. Also, for smaller towns running plants it is very tough to keep up with the bigger plants and stay open. Like you said, they are watching like hawks and one little mistake can be a reason to lay you off.
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