The Family Dollar

Some answers have come about in terms of what jobs will be offered at the Family Dollar in Rome. Production jobs will start at $9 an hour and make up 30% of the categories. Many will be in the $11-$12 per hour range with a few dozen positions paying almost $14/hour. Most jobs are on the first shift (7am-3pm) with a second shift and an occasional third. Overtime will be mandatory as needed, and everyone is assured 8 hours of work per day. They also don't like unions very much.

Job offers will start in January. The first employees will not start until February, with the distribution center coming fully online the last week of April. There were 4,000 applications, which represents about 30% of the working population of Rome. My guess is a lot of Utica, Marcy, Oriskany, etc. residents applied as well. It should be interesting to see how the employment picture changes with this place and a $6.75 minimum wage next year.