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Getting Hired Despite Initial Hesitation

Joann Bomar听was fresh out of high school when her job search 鈥� spurred by her father 鈥� led听her to the doors of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, manufacturing plant owned听by Hoechst Celanese.听Then, just听18, Joann wasn鈥檛 particularly interested in a career in manufacturing 鈥� or听really, working at all.

鈥淚 slumped听down in my chair鈥� I did everything I could not to get hired,鈥� she recalled,听chuckling.听

Joann even听hoped she wouldn鈥檛 pass the physical exam necessary to start work. But pass and听get hired she did, and she began working swing shifts in the texturizing听department 鈥� which has since been eliminated 鈥� at the plant, which now produces听a variety of polyester reinforcement, filtration and specialty fabrics.听

鈥淚t was听hard,鈥� Joann said. 鈥淚 told my father, 鈥業 won鈥檛 be here long.鈥欌��

That was 50听years ago.听听鈥淚 just听kept coming to work,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 started earning money and kept getting听raises and I wanted to get more. Things were going good. If you鈥檙e happy in听your job and you鈥檙e comfortable, stay there,鈥� Joann said. 鈥淚鈥檝e practically听lived my whole life here.鈥�

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Learning the Value of Consistency

When 青青草视频 acquired the spunbond/monofilament division of Hoechst in the 1990s 鈥� greatly听expanding its synthetic product offerings in Engineered Products 鈥� Joann became听a JM employee. She has held various roles in the plant in texturizing,听spinning, bailing and now as a production operator for spunbond.

鈥淚鈥檝e been听all over the place (at Spartanburg),鈥� she said. 鈥淚 figure, if you鈥檝e got to听have a job, why jump?鈥澨�听

She听continued, 鈥淚 like most of the people and the management is good. It鈥檚 a good听place to work. All you鈥檝e got to do is come in and do your job.鈥澨�听

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A Proud Moment for Joann and JM

Joann鈥檚听longevity with the company was recently celebrated with a luncheon at the听Spartanburg plant.听

鈥淓veryone听was so nice. I told them 鈥榊鈥檃ll are embarrassing me,鈥欌�� she said.听

Plant听Manager Andy Universal said the celebratory BBQ was full of congratulations听from Joann鈥檚 fellow employees.

鈥淛oann听would have been perfectly fine letting her 50th year come and go unnoted, but听we weren鈥檛 going to let that happen,鈥� Andy said. 鈥淛oann has been a core member听of our production team for so many years, her process knowledge is immense and听her consistency is unmatched.鈥濃��听

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He听continued, 鈥淚 know her team really enjoys having her on their production crew,听and everyone has learned a lot from her. She鈥檚 a joy to converse with, she is听always interested and engaging and can make you smile even on the most听challenging days.鈥�

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Spartanburg Plant Maintains Positive Work Environment

Joann is听the second woman to celebrate half a century of work at Spartanburg, with Mary听McCraw having celebrated 50 years in January 2022. Andy said he is proud of the听positive work environment maintained at Spartanburg, marked by ample听opportunity to grow and progress.听

鈥淚 think听any time you know that you are a valued member of the team, and that you are听vital and important, it鈥檚 motivating and fulfilling, that leads to people听wanting to stay,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n Spartanburg, culturing a respectful workplace is听of the utmost importance to us, and I think that lays the groundwork for听everyone to have a chance to be successful.鈥�

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Plans to Enjoy Retirement

Joann will听undoubtedly be missed when she retires later this year.听

鈥淛oann鈥檚听abilities extend beyond her process knowledge; it鈥檚 her attention to detail,听consistency and approachability that have set her apart over the years,鈥� Andy听said.听

Joann said听she鈥檚 looking forward to retiring in June, to spend time with her daughters,听her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her 91-year-old mother, who lives听with her.听鈥淭hey鈥檝e听been wanting me to retire for a while,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to put my feet up听and I might sew for people a bit; I鈥檓 good at sewing. But I plan on enjoying my听time.鈥�

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Many听congratulations, Joann, on 50 years with JM!听听

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