Susie Jarman
Susie Jarman worked at a plant in Asheville for 17 years before the company moved operations to Mexico. She had the opportunity to transfer to another plant and keep her seniority and benefits, but heard many of her co-workers talking about going back to school.
Susie decided to further her education at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, rather than going to another plant that might shut down in the future. In the past, she would work at a plant until it closed, then apply for a job at another plant. She never had a problem landing a job because of her excellent work record.
When Susie was in high school, she worked at a day care for two summers, and loved it. “I had my daughter when I was so young,” she said. “I was a single mom and I did what I had to do to provide for her and that meant working at plants. I knew I wanted to be a teacher's assistant and I don't regret it. I've been a lot happier working with children.”
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