Randy Thayer discusses his career in General Motors and the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI as assistant plant manager

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Description:

Randy recalls being hired in June 1973 at age 17 for summer work before he went to General Motors Institute (GMI) now Kettering University in Flint. He talks about his education and coming to Fisher in 1985 following the reorganization to BOC, merging with Oldsmobile, the different cultures and working with two UAW locals and contracts. Randy talks about the salaried cafeteria at Fisher, pranks, firing Rusty Ziegler, the conversion to small cars and the Lansing work ethic. He discusses working his way up through various positions to plant manager in Doraville, GA. before coming back to Lansing and being named the Lansing Delta Township Plant Manager.

Date Issued:

2006-06-29T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Reorganization, Middle managers, Educational attainment, Automobile industry workers, Labor unions, Culture conflict, Automobile factories, and Career development

Subject Name:

Thayer, Randy, Thayer, Randy, and General Motors Corporation

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Miscellanea

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5833mz7z