He has worked for at least 15 years first to bring the Toyota plant to West Virginia, and then encourage its expansion. This is an extraordinary decision. They wore neat, colorful button-down shirts with their first names stitched below the Toyota logo on their chests. They're all young, aggressive, optimistic. They are the best the state has to offer, he said.
Toyota employees are equally enthusiastic about their company.
Cathy Gallagher of South Charleston has worked for other corporate giants, like Union Carbide, Columbia Gas and Rhone-Poulenc. The internal communications specialist called her decision to work for Toyota the second-best in her life, right after adopting her kids. Gallagher said she knew Toyota was different when she made a short video to show to prospective job applicants. Her supervisors screened the video, and at the end, they stood up and applauded. There's something contagious about the enthusiasm here.