Reynolds’ real estate affects jobs
The current real estate market in the Linger Longer Community is forcing the management at Reynolds Plantation to cut back on employee hours and pay raises. Reynolds Plantation employs many GCSU students who rely on their jobs for a steady income. Most employees claim they have not yet been affected, but the real estate market must improve if Reynolds wants to continue to be successful.
It is not uncommon to see businesses such as Reynolds slightly suffer because of the housing market. Management is doing what ever it has to do to ensure that Reynolds will stay open. The employees are aware of the situation but are happy to say that they are very minor changes.
“As far as I know, we are not really laying off a whole lot of people. We are mainly just cutting down on employee hours and things that aren’t completely necessary and focusing on necessities and continuing to provide amenities,” Clay Cousens, a long-time employee, said.
Layoffs will hopefully be the last resort. However the plantation’s main concern, is to provid the members with what they need.
“I am under the impression that only two percent of the Reynolds’s staff is being laid off. I have not been affected by this and don’t think that I ever will be. The jobs that are not completely necessary are most likely the jobs that will be subject to layoffs. We just need to focus on what is most important right now,” Kat Wall, a junior at GCSU and part-time employee, said.
Employees have also been told that there will be no pay increases. No raises will be given until Reynolds can get there feet back on the ground.
“I can’t see myself getting a raise any time soon. We just really need the real estate market to improve drastically,” Cousens said.
Cousens and most of the other employees are happy with their current salary at Reynolds, but do hope that their pay will one day increase. It is not clear as to how long pay increases will be frozen. Until it is considered a primary necessity, nothing will be changed.
“I am still getting the hours I want. Nothing has drastically changed. I honestly do not know anyone who is really suffering from these changes,” Wall said.
Reynolds is no where near having to close. These changes are just precautions to prepare for the future. This family owned and operated business still offers many employee benefits for full-time, part time and seasonal employees, and is still hiring for many positions that are necessary to run a successful business.
The layoff scare has obviously not scared many of the employees. They are all very well-informed, but do not see it ever affecting them. Reynolds has put together a very strong business and staff and hopes to be around for the long run.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Feb 8 2008. Filed under News.
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