Friday, November 21, 2008

Jobs. Or more precisely, lack thereof.

I had lunch with my friend Chuck yesterday.
 
He was laid off from where I work over the summer. (Very long story short: He was really good at his job, but he got caught in a larger political crossfire. The End.) He's smart, charming, and has good references.
 
He can't find a job. Anywhere.
 
No one is hiring for temp or part time or holiday or anything. 7-11 is not hiring. Freaking McDonalds is not hiring.
 
Hampton Roads in supposedly one of the still-strongish employment areas, and No. One. Is. Hiring.
 
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hmmm...I got an email from Diane D saying "I need everyone's work schedules, including lunch and break times, start and stop times" what do you think THAT was about???

Di