Tue
Jun 18 2013
09:56 am
How bad is the job market in Tennessee?
By: R. Neal

State "Career Center" job listing spotted on Twitter:

@TNCCChattanooga Arch Plastics Packaging in Chattanooga seeks Quality Supervisor; $9/hr. BS; 4yr exp. Apply @ http://Jobs4TN.gov

$9 an hour for a BS degree and four years experience? How long will it take to pay off a college loan at that rate? Also, does calling it a "supervisor" position mean no overtime?

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bizgrrl's picture

$9 an hour for a BS degree

Submitted by bizgrrl on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 9:59am.

$9 an hour for a BS degree and four years experience?

That's exactly what I thought when I read the tweet. Sheesh.

fischbobber's picture

Almost

Submitted by fischbobber on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 10:00am.

Makes me glad I'm a dropout.

Bbeanster's picture

Also, does calling it a

Submitted by Bbeanster on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 10:02am.

Also, does calling it a "supervisor" position mean no overtime?

yep.
Back when I covered the legislature, I was named Nashville Bureau Chief for that reason. It was a one-person bureau. And the Journal never paid overtime anyhow.

Elwood Aspermonte's picture

Brisk hiring in Knoxville in the third quarter

Submitted by Elwood Aspermonte (not verified) on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 10:26am.

is still coming per the ManPower Survey and the big guy who talks like he has a mouth full of rocks.

All this activity for these types of positions which might carry $9 an hour with exempt status where no overtime will be paid.

Let'em crow about it, but there will be financial challenges all the way around.

HR Guy's picture

No OT?

Submitted by HR Guy (not verified) on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 11:17am.

They can not pay the job overtime but it wouldn't be legal.

Local Citizen's picture

Marriott Sells Local Business Services

Submitted by Local Citizen (not verified) on Wed, 2013/06/19 - 11:59am.

Marriott announced today to their local employees they are selling their business services and all employees will be laid off as of August 1, 2013. They are subject to being rehired by this new company probably at less wages and benefits.

But that is only a part of the problem affecting the local rehired employees. The company Marriott is selling to will contract to handle Marriott's business services. This new company has a notorious record of outsourcing jobs to India. They took over the former GMAC local services and brought Indians over here to train on the jobs using the former employees of GMAC. After the Indians got trained, they laid off the local employes and outsourced the jobs to India. That is their mode of operation.

bizgrrl's picture

Ow! I was talking to someone

Submitted by bizgrrl on Wed, 2013/06/19 - 12:07pm.
(in reply to Local Citizen)

Ow! I was talking to someone just the other day that works there. He was very happy with Marriott. I wonder how he feels now.

Local Citizen's picture

Accenture Outsourcing buys Marriott Business Service

Submitted by Local Citizen (not verified) on Wed, 2013/06/19 - 12:33pm.

Here is the outsourcing company that will be taking over at Marriott:

Accenture Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services teams with clients to deliver business outcomes through analytics, deep industry insight and innovation.

Goodby to 561 local jobs in the near future!

xmd's picture

My friend that works there

Submitted by xmd on Fri, 2013/07/05 - 8:21pm.

My friend that works there just got laid off last week along with several others. Does not look like he will get back on. What a shame.

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