Yes, the real collapse is yet to come, as all this “keeping us afloat” ends.
Wal-Mart draws huge crowd - of applicants
Some say 6,000 job hunters a reflection on economy
Monday, November 26, 2007
Zachary Lewis
Plain Dealer Reporter
As the world’s largest private employer, Wal-Mart is used to being greeted by large numbers of applicants almost every time it opens a new store.
But the 6,000-plus people who applied for jobs at the new Supercenter in Cleveland’s Steelyard Commons took everyone, even Wal-Mart, by surprise.
“We had to recount [the applications] three times,” said Mia Masten, Wal-Mart’s director of corporate affairs, Midwest division.
When thousands of people compete for a few hundred ordinary jobs, trend watchers say it’s an indication not only of a less-than-stellar economy...........
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