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Harry 

On 8/17/10 4:13 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:18:41 -0500, wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:13:42 -0500, wrote:

My wife just got cold called to go sell road signs for $70,000 a year
plus expenses and benefits so some people can still find work.
Sure she did. And I just got a cold call offering me a great
opportunity to sell phone booth services to local merchants.

There are definitely jobs out there for people with the right skils
and are willing to work. I was talking on the phone today with a
Marine Refrigeration and Air Conditioning company in Naples, FL about
a repair and parts issue with our trawler. Apparently they thought I
knew what I was talking about since they offered me a job sight
unseen. I politely declined and money was never discussed. Around
here A/C and refrigeration guys charge about $85/hour, same as diesel
mechanics which are also in short supply.

There's always unfilled jobs, even in a deep recession.
And retired guys are always being offered jobs, even in a deep recession.
Those already working are offered jobs, even in a deep recession.
Jobs are like musical chairs.
When the real unemployment rate is probably close to 20%, there
just ain't enough chairs.
No matter how you spin it.

Jim - I'll sit down now.
One thing that nobody talks about is the number of marginal employees
an employer has the luxury of letting go of in times like this.

Or the good ones close to vesting in a company pension.

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