I've seen THREE "now hiring" signs today.

[SmileyRose]

Chase Bank (formerly Washington Mutual) in Clayton County has a big sign in the window simply saying "Now Hiring".

Publix in the same strip had a small sign up in the window looking for night stockers.

Motel 6 in Stockbridge had a smallish sign that only said "hiring" (one of those on a metal frame) stuck in the planting area out by the street.

None of these are great paying jobs but it's been a decade since I saw any Hiring signs in my neck of the woods.

[rockymountaindem]

1. There was a restaurant near me which closed during the depths of the crisis

A couple months ago a new restaurant started moving into that space, then the "now hiring" signs appeared and last night when I went by I noticed it had finally opened and people were eating there.

In addition I also have seen a brisk pickup in restaurant traffic in areas where I walk. This is easy to notice since they all have big windows facing the street and it's clear how many people are inside each one. Whereas a year ago business was generally slow, this Friday night in various places I went the restaurants were all pretty full. It's encouraging.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. 9,999,997 to go.

:woohoo:

[Donnachaidh]

3. the publix job is probably part time

Anyone who wants to work for a bank these days should be prepared for LOW pay and lots of headaches. And Motel 6 probably is minimum wage, changing bed linens - another part time job.

I've noticed in my area of Metro Atlanta people are LEAVING rather than take these jobs. I can't blame them - why stay in an area that only offers substandard pay and dead end jobs.

:shrug:

[SmileyRose]

5. Unfortunately

When the State of Georgia bulldozed various intown housing projects and handed the land over to developers for $Half Million condos, fancy highrise offices, aquariums, museums and parks, they moved nearly all of those people to section 8 and into Clayton County. We also took in the poorest of the poor from NOLA.

This part of town has seen all sorts of businesses flee with the middle class whites that felt it beneath them to share a neighborhood with former residents of the shithole that turned into Centennial Park and Turner Field. But these are jobs non the less and a lot more than what we've been seeing around here for the better part of 10 years.

[Donnachaidh]

23. isn't clayton county also shutting down mass transit?

HOW do your poor folks get to these jobs, with CTran gone?

Atlanta has some evil ways, in terms of moving the poor around to appease the gnetrification of the inner city. It's too bad they have f*cked up priorities -- Turner Field is more important than good jobs and education for the poor.

[SmileyRose]

41. Last I heard the state was stepping in.

Looks like East Cobb and North Fulton will be tossing a couple of dimes to the poor afterall.

[Donnachaidh]

42. East Cobb? You're kidding - these folks are the stingiest sobs in the State

Someone must have promised them tax cuts for helping out.

[SmileyRose]

LOL

:P

[Donnachaidh]

48. can you tell I used to live there? n/t

[Chulanowa]

9. Gotta start somewhere

They're not the best jobs, but somehow I doubt the "best jobs" are going to be the first ones to return to the market.

[Donnachaidh]

24. true -- but I get the feeling the *better* jobs are gone.

Perdue is doing everything short of offering chaingang workers to draw car manufacturers down here. No unions, obviously.

[Huskerchub]

13. So...is it better to be

working for "substandard pay and dead end jobs" or not working at all? I will never understand the reasoning behind this kind of crap. I was raised to work, it doesn't matter what you are doing, you work! Can't find a full time job with benefits and a career path? Tough shit, do anything you can to make some money, and when something better comes along, move on. So excuse me if I can't feel sorry for those who are "leaving rather than take these jobs." Makes them sound either, stupid and lazy or Republicans (it's below me let a black or Mexican do it).

[girl gone mad]

14. Thank god I never had your attitude.

Sure I struggled, but refusing to be stuck in a crappy job for low or mediocre pay is what motivated me to strike out on my own.

[Chulanowa]

27. Must be nice

Some people like to be able to eat, though, so turning one's nose up at a sub-par job that;'s also the only work around isn't an option.

[Donnachaidh]

44. many of those "sub-par" jobs won't even consider people with experience in other fields

Or anyone who might possibly quit down the line if the economy picks up. I know, because of neighbors who were willing to apply for anything out there and were told they were over-qualified.

It's got nothing to do with *turning one's nose up* at taking jobs.

[Huskerchub]

54. That's not what you said...

This is what you said

*Anyone who wants to work for a bank these days should be prepared for LOW pay and lots of headaches. And Motel 6 probably is minimum wage, changing bed linens - another part time job.

I've noticed in my area of Metro Atlanta people are LEAVING rather than take these jobs. I can't blame them - why stay in an area that only offers substandard pay and dead end jobs.*

Leaving rather than taking a job that is "below your station" is a far cry from being told you are over qualified to change bed linens or work at a bank.

[Donnachaidh]

55. give me a break -- many people are being told they are overqualified for these jobs

it's just one of the many reasons why people are LEAVING.

And yes, there are more reasons as to why they are leaving - can you grok that? :eyes:

[tonysam]

16. When there are 10,000 people applying for every job, it's pretty hard to get worked up

because one or two places have "help wanted" signs. We're in a DEPRESSION, folks, not a recession. There are ALWAYS "help wanted" signs, even in states where there is 13.5 percent unemployment. There are "help wanted" ads in the paper or on Craigslist also. So what? It doesn't mean SQUAT.

Obama is not doing much about it, by the way.

This economy will take YEARS to get righted.

If the jobs pay shit, what difference is it between working and NOT if you are out on the street anyway?

Because it is hopeless in my situation, I am hoping to get a grant for going back to school and retrain to start out on my own. FUCK this degrading shit of wasting my life applying for jobs I don't qualify for or can't get if I do.

[Donnachaidh]

25. +10000. Guess the working class gets to *suck it and deal* while the banks get bailed out

And it's the *American Way* to call people who move for a better job Lazy and Stupid.

We've got some REAL winners in this country. It's an embarrassment to all of us.

[Donnachaidh]

22. sometimes, if people are making the equivalent on unemployment, it's better to pass on these

Wow -- what a broadbrush remark against people who look for better options elsewhere. Y'all might want to look up the definition of cognitive dissonance - because calling others lazy and stupid is EXACTLY what the republicans in my area do.

unbelievable. :eyes:

[Dappleganger]

38. Publix also has tuition reimbursement for P/T folks.

It's a good place to work when you can't find anything else...they treat their employees rather well. Our son has worked there since he was 14, we have had many friends work there through college, divorce, layoffs, downturns, etc. They hire special-needs people for jobs as well. If you want a career w/Publix they have a good track record for that too. We're good friends w/a district manager and he started out as a bagger in high school.

[quiet.american]

4. Let's hope they keep coming. nt

[Sisaruus]

6. We're hiring

4 positions - 3 of them are brand new positions (and one is to replace someone leaving). I'm not sure what that says about the economy since I work for a food bank. One of the new positions is being paid for by stimulus funding; we're getting another truck and a driver.

[panader0]

8. Let's see--hiring at a Food Bank?

[tonysam]

20. Pretty sad, isn't it? There shouldn't be any in those places. n/t

[Donnachaidh]

26. yeah -- that's a REAL sign of economic recovery, ain't it?

:rofl:

[old mark]

7. It IS starting, and will increase and feed on its growth.Slow but in the right direction. nt

[TwixVoy]

10. That's great news

I'm sure we can all feed ourselves and provide for our families with these new jobs. I'm sure being a stock boy at publix, a desk clerk at the local motel 6, and a taller at a bank that should have gone under two years ago will provide great careers.

Now all we need is the local burger king to open up some fry cook jobs and we'll be all set. Please post back when you see a now hiring sign at your local burger king so we can know when to get excited.

[SmileyRose]

45. Ahem

What?

:shrug:

[KathieG]

11. We are expanding...just hired 4 people.

[JohnnyRingo]

12. I live in the rust bowl

I saw one yesterday for the night shift at the 25 cent movie joint, "CondemNation". Probably cleaning the viewing booths.

I'm optomistic that it'll get better here before inflation outruns my pension check though.

[4lbs]

15. An Office Depot, Best Buy, and Staples store within 5 miles of me all have those Now Hiring signs up

It's only a recent event. They had no such signs up all of last year.

I don't know of the type of jobs and pay range, but the fact that they have begun hiring at all again is a positive sign.

[bondwooley]

17. I passed by a Chase Bank that was recruiting on Friday n/t

[datasuspect]

18. shit, break out the champagne!

happy days are here again!

[tonysam]

19. There are lots of jobs in the paper, too.

Lots on Craigslist and other sites. Lots and lots. Just don't look too closely at the ridiculous requirements for these "jobs."

The fact most of these jobs want 10 years' experience, a battery of computer software skills, and pay 10 an hour doesn't matter. And if they're medical, as so many of them are, forget it.

[datasuspect]

21. must have experience, but don't be over 40

[LynneSin]

53. how about just the cheap sparkling wine until we see if this sticks

:D

[ipaint]

28. Nothing in my area in Fl.

I live in a large populated county and the newspaper has a quarter of one page with help wanted ads. Most are bullshit stuff envelope scams. There used to be several pages of job adds. My sister who works at Publix (the busiest in her area) says her store hasn't hired a new person in 8 months and word just came down to start cutting hours because the snow birds are leaving. Both my husband and I are unemployed, him for a year the end of this month.

There is literally no work. He was suppose to start a carpentry job in a week or so but the folks pulled out, didn't want to spend the money right now. His old boss has 3 working construction jobs, all fully staffed, and nothing in the pipeline. This is in a very wealthy section of fl where traditionally the rich have their work done while they are out of the state for the summer.

I haven't seen a help wanted sign in two years.
It's really bad.

[DCBob]

29. Ever think about moving?

I have moved about 5 times in my life to go where a job is.

[ipaint]

30. We have $9.00 in a bank account. How far will that get me?

A lot of us suffering the worst of this depression don't have the good fortune to own property, any investments or have endlessly available savings that lasts through a year or more of unemployment. Combine that with being in your mid and late 50"s and in this conservative "bootstraps rule" country you are basically fucked.

We are looking for any job just to survive i.e. pay rent and eat.
It really amazes how out of touch folks are with the lower working class and the devastating reality of this depression.

[DCBob]

32. Yeah, that sounds like a serious problem..

I guess you could have tried to do something before you got in such a desperate situation... but maybe you had some reasons. Anyway good luck.

[ipaint]

33. You would think someone who calls themself a democrat

would be better informed about the plight of the lower classes in this country. I guess not.

For the record I didn't get myself in this situation. The filthy rich assholes on wall street and in government created this fucked up situation and I had no defense against it. Get a fucking clue.

[DCBob]

36. Well you might as well give up if you think you have "no defense"...

so who has no "f'king clue" and no job?? There are options dude... but you may have waited a bit too long to use them.

[ipaint]

37. Yes me and the rest of the lower paid working class that finds ourselves in this spot.

It's all our fault, bad choices and all. Jesus, You drank the reagon koolaid.

If I believed in karma I'd say you have a heavy dose of it coming your way but, I don't. For some folks selfishness and ignorance does have it's rewards. Lucky for you.

[TheWatcher]

43. He's got his.

I don't think I need to finish the rest.

PLEASE don't waste your time with that one.

It's like arguing with Balsa Wood.

[Dappleganger]

39. Wow.

I can't believe the judgmental attitude in this post. Not everyone has bootstraps to grab onto in this state, that's for damn sure.

[Donnachaidh]

47. are you kidding me with this -- putting the onus on HIM?

Wow -- I'd expect that on Free Republic - not here. Yeah, like he/she just *sat there* while their savings flew away to pay bills.

unbelievable.

[SmileyRose]

49. Hey

:hug:

Wish I had more to offer......

[ipaint]

51. Thanks, much appreciated.

The thing is I know several folks in my spot. No one is looking for anything but a job to pay the bills and eat. I've worked at least 1 job since I was 15, most of my adult life I have worked 2 to make ends meet. I'm 54 and this is the first time I'm without work. In my pay range unemployment is at 30%.

You get bozos like the one who responded to my post who think those of us in the lower class, who have zero power to affect wall street or rich politicians, all of a sudden have the awesome power to fight off their relentless abuses successfully time after time, year after year.

At some point the game is over and it's just about survival. Unless of course you are part of the small percentage who are allowed to move up in class, which the clueless but apparently lucky person who responded to my post seems to be but has also conveniently forgotten.

There is no recovery unless it happens for those who are suffering the worst of this. Watching the cheering and accompanied shouts "it's a recovery!" of those who were minimally damaged if at all by this depression just because wall street and it's media whores and economic sycophants declare it to be so is beyond pathetic.

[LWolf]

31. None here.

I'm still seeing many "for rent" signs, and many signs advertising real estate auctions.

[GoCubsGo]

34. I'm starting to see more retail positions in my area, too.

I'm sure many of them are part-time, such as the ones at Tuesday Morning, Ross and Target. I wish there were more positions open in my field. I'm likely going to be going back to the seasonal job I held last summer. I hate that I am taking it from some new college grad or student, but one has to do what one has to do to pay the bills.

[madmom]

35. Watch out, you might want to duck. I made such a statement a month or so ago and

was told it was probably ONLY service sector or a fluke, not enough to matter etc. etc. You get my point. Because there are some on this board that are never satisfied with any progress. They want all or nothing.:shrug:

[Dappleganger]

40. My husband starts his new job tomorrow.

Interviews were beginning to pick up over the past month, too. It's been pretty much dead since last May for the manufacturing industry wrt hiring.

This is in NE FL, btw. Things are still really bad around here. :(

[Karmadillo]

46. Yay! We're being trickled on!!! Can we have some more, please!!!

nt

[neverforget]

50. We're laying people off-one is being let go on Friday. This on top of the

3 laid off in December. We have 14 people left in our office now and little work in sight.

[LynneSin]

52. I've seen several 'now hiring' signs and there is a new electronic store opening at 2 places

HH Gregg. The one store says they have jobs that pay up to $20/hr, which is actually pretty decent.

[8 track mind]

56. Hey i have an interview in the morning!!!!!

I've only been out of work for a month. If i get it, it will require a move, but I'll take it!!!