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10-08-2009, 09:31 PM
Found out a few weeks ago that the sales center I work out of in eastern Maryland is closing, and the work will be shifted to the Hanover MD (Baltimore metro) sales center. Today they informed us that all merchandising, account manager, warehouse, and driver positions will be maintained, along with our two district managers and our route process administrator (cashier).
CCE policy is that if you are offered a comparable position at a facility within 50 miles of your current facility, you are not eligible for severance. And guess what? It's 48 miles between the two sales centers. So we either accept the new jobs, or leave and get nothing.
I have one of the furthest out bulk stops on my route, 60 miles/75 minutes from Baltimore. It will probably take trucks longer than that, because they have to get off the highway and travel 2-lane state highways to a fairly rural area. The other bulk stops that are further are along US 40, the furthest being 66 miles, but only a few minutes more traveling time than my stop.
Anyway - my question. Hopefully someone can chime in here. If you work that far away, are you generally expected to regularly go to the sales center? Currently Hanover services Hanover PA, which is well over 2 hours. I can't see them making those guys drive down for meetings, especially 20 minute safety meetings, and then paying them to drive back up (hours + mileage).
With the poor job market and generally low wages in other jobs, I can't afford to just up and leave. I would consider working for Canada Dry (their warehouse is 10 minutes max from my house), but they pay day rate, and it works out to be not much more than $8 an hour or so if you work an 8 hour day. Consequently, their turnover is ridiculous, and stores are hardly ever packed out properly. So their salespeople end up having to do the work in addition to try and sell their routes, which are hybrid (large and small store) routes.
CCE policy is that if you are offered a comparable position at a facility within 50 miles of your current facility, you are not eligible for severance. And guess what? It's 48 miles between the two sales centers. So we either accept the new jobs, or leave and get nothing.
I have one of the furthest out bulk stops on my route, 60 miles/75 minutes from Baltimore. It will probably take trucks longer than that, because they have to get off the highway and travel 2-lane state highways to a fairly rural area. The other bulk stops that are further are along US 40, the furthest being 66 miles, but only a few minutes more traveling time than my stop.
Anyway - my question. Hopefully someone can chime in here. If you work that far away, are you generally expected to regularly go to the sales center? Currently Hanover services Hanover PA, which is well over 2 hours. I can't see them making those guys drive down for meetings, especially 20 minute safety meetings, and then paying them to drive back up (hours + mileage).
With the poor job market and generally low wages in other jobs, I can't afford to just up and leave. I would consider working for Canada Dry (their warehouse is 10 minutes max from my house), but they pay day rate, and it works out to be not much more than $8 an hour or so if you work an 8 hour day. Consequently, their turnover is ridiculous, and stores are hardly ever packed out properly. So their salespeople end up having to do the work in addition to try and sell their routes, which are hybrid (large and small store) routes.