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Chick-Fil-A's engineering office is in middle of nowhere south Atlanta. You either have a long commute from midtown and above or you're living in some sketchy n

by itake 7y ago

Chick-Fil-A's engineering office is in middle of nowhere south Atlanta. You either have a long commute from midtown and above or you're living in some sketchy neighborhoods. According to this article[0], they have trouble retaining employees, because their office location is so bad. [0] - https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/10/19/chick-fil-a-moving-250-jobs-into-new-tower.html https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/10/19/chick-fi...

saagarjha 7y ago
Most Chick-Fil-A employees are probably not engineers.
- cloudwalking 7y ago
  Which is why the comparison is pointless.
CamperBob2 7y ago
According to this article[0], they have trouble retaining employees, because their office location is so bad. Well, that, and the whole Christian Taliban thing.
trenning 7y ago
Basically you're saying people shouldn't work there because they'd have to live around poor blacks instead of high rise condos with rich whites. South ATL isn't all bad but your implied racism is.
- echelon 7y ago
  > Basically you're saying people shouldn't work there because they'd have to live around poor blacks instead of high rise condos with rich whites. > South ATL isn't all bad but your implied racism is. He didn't say anything racist! This is a baseless attack. I wouldn't want to live or work in college park either. It has one of the highest violent crime rates in the entire state [1]. The parent poster even mentioned working around midtown, which is incredibly diverse. Don't be like this. It's harmful to our community. Even if you did think he was racist, there are better ways to approach the issue than with venom. You don't even know this person's race anyway. Way to assume. [1] https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/college-park/crime https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/college-park/crime
wuliwong 7y ago
>According to this article[0], they have trouble retaining employees, because their office location is so bad. No, nothing in the article says that.
- itake 7y ago
  > The decisions are based on the battle to recruit and retain top talent. More of those companies are moving to the Beltline. The fourth paragraph. Less directly, they quote a spokeperson: > This new office space will allow us to grow while inspiring new and existing talent Christina Coleman, director of campus planning and operations for Chick-fil-A

by itake 7y ago

saagarjha 7y ago

Most Chick-Fil-A employees are probably not engineers.

cloudwalking 7y ago
Which is why the comparison is pointless.

CamperBob2 7y ago

According to this article[0], they have trouble retaining employees, because their office location is so bad. Well, that, and the whole Christian Taliban thing.

trenning 7y ago

Basically you're saying people shouldn't work there because they'd have to live around poor blacks instead of high rise condos with rich whites. South ATL isn't all bad but your implied racism is.

echelon 7y ago
> Basically you're saying people shouldn't work there because they'd have to live around poor blacks instead of high rise condos with rich whites. > South ATL isn't all bad but your implied racism is. He didn't say anything racist! This is a baseless attack. I wouldn't want to live or work in college park either. It has one of the highest violent crime rates in the entire state [1]. The parent poster even mentioned working around midtown, which is incredibly diverse. Don't be like this. It's harmful to our community. Even if you did think he was racist, there are better ways to approach the issue than with venom. You don't even know this person's race anyway. Way to assume. [1] https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/college-park/crime https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/college-park/crime

wuliwong 7y ago

>According to this article[0], they have trouble retaining employees, because their office location is so bad. No, nothing in the article says that.

itake 7y ago
> The decisions are based on the battle to recruit and retain top talent. More of those companies are moving to the Beltline. The fourth paragraph. Less directly, they quote a spokeperson: > This new office space will allow us to grow while inspiring new and existing talent Christina Coleman, director of campus planning and operations for Chick-fil-A