Saturday, October 09, 2010

10 Scary New Realities Of Today's Job Market: Vault.com (PHOTOS)

10 Scary New Realities Of Today's Job Market: Vault.com (PHOTOS): "Toys R Us is an example of a company that is going even further: it plans to open 350 temporary “Holiday Express” stores by early October, creating 1,000 temporary retail positions. Other temporary positions are expected to become available during the holiday season. But when those temporary positions end, the unemployment rate will go right back to where it was before they were created."

Hmmm... is this the new employment landscape - ad hoc retail stores for limited periods, literally making 'permanent job with benefits' a relic of the past, as is the middle-class American Dream.

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