OT: Ohio – 700 People Have Applied for a Single Job as a Janitor

[partypup]

I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

Well, the story below isn’t an anecdote. This shit is getting very ugly very fast. If people are willing to scrub floors and can’t even get those jobs, look out below.

By Benjamin Duer
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Mar 06, 2009 @ 10:12 PM
PERRY TWP. —

Plant closed. Laid off.

Lack of work.

How hungry are people for work in today’s sinking economy?

Nearly 700 people have applied for a single job as a school custodian.

Perry Local Schools have an open position — full time with benefits — at Edison Junior High School after its afternoon janitor retired. It pays $15 to $16 an hour.

The job opened last Saturday, and district officials say the stack of applications continues to expand daily.

So much so, the deadline to apply for the position was moved from yesterday to 3:30 p.m. Monday to give potential hires more time.

Many of those who have applied say they lost their previous job due to budget cutbacks by their former employer.

“A lot of people have their stories when they come in. It’s heart-wrenching,” said Superintendent John Richard.

HOPE?

Dane Steed, 51, forged blades at Heinemann Saw Co. in Canton for nearly four years until last month.

He and several co-workers were let go because of a lack of work available. He put his name in the mix for Perry custodian post.

“Times are bad,” the Plain Township man said.

Steed said he has previous custodial experience at a school district and hopes he can retire at Edison.

“I don’t want to be doing this again,” Steed said.

Donna Croston, 49, of Plain Township, spent nine years on the assembly line at the Hoover Co. in North Canton before it closed last winter.

Prior to Hoover, she lost another factory job because the plant shut down.

For her, the custodial position at Edison represents more than a paycheck.

“There’s a lot of people out there like me that are looking for stability,” Croston said Friday.

Her two brothers are custodians for North Canton schools.

“They all love their jobs. They’ve never been laid off,” Croston said.

ONLY ONE

The growing pile of applications will be narrowed.

“This is like a needle in the haystack, but I might get lucky,” Croston said.

Barry Mason, business manager for Perry Local schools, said he will narrow the field to 30 to 50 applicants for an interview.

Among the qualities that he’ll consider for the next custodian, he said, include:

• Enjoys student interaction, even if the position is for after-school hours. So if you don’t like children, your chances are slim.

• Plans to stay in the position for long time. An applicant who sees this position as a short-term solution until the economy improves could be out.

“We are looking for someone who will make a career of it and be with us for a long time,” Mason said.

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1569321039/Stark-s-hottest-job-Janitor

[urbanrealtor]

I am just glad we are so close to the border.

If necessary, I could always go work in the donkey show.

It pays to be bilingual.

[urbanrealtor]

I am just glad we are so close to the border.

If necessary, I could always go work in the donkey show.

It pays to be bilingual.

[urbanrealtor]

I am just glad we are so close to the border.

If necessary, I could always go work in the donkey show.

It pays to be bilingual.

[urbanrealtor]

I am just glad we are so close to the border.

If necessary, I could always go work in the donkey show.

It pays to be bilingual.

[urbanrealtor]

I am just glad we are so close to the border.

If necessary, I could always go work in the donkey show.

It pays to be bilingual.

[Reality]

[quote=partypup]I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

[/quote]

That would be me. How did >1000 applicants that you wrote earlier now become 400?

These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one?

A huge number of applicants showed up to apply at In-N-Out in El Cajon in the early 90’s when it opened. I know because it was reported on TV, which loves stories like that. I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.

[Reality]

[quote=partypup]I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

[/quote]

That would be me. How did >1000 applicants that you wrote earlier now become 400?

These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one?

A huge number of applicants showed up to apply at In-N-Out in El Cajon in the early 90’s when it opened. I know because it was reported on TV, which loves stories like that. I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.

[Reality]

[quote=partypup]I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

[/quote]

That would be me. How did >1000 applicants that you wrote earlier now become 400?

These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one?

A huge number of applicants showed up to apply at In-N-Out in El Cajon in the early 90’s when it opened. I know because it was reported on TV, which loves stories like that. I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.

[Reality]

[quote=partypup]I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

[/quote]

That would be me. How did >1000 applicants that you wrote earlier now become 400?

These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one?

A huge number of applicants showed up to apply at In-N-Out in El Cajon in the early 90’s when it opened. I know because it was reported on TV, which loves stories like that. I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.

[Reality]

[quote=partypup]I mentioned an anecdote in a thread the other day about a friend who had applied for a job as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Maria. There were 400 other applicants. Someone on this board thought the anecdote was fishy and didn’t “smell” right.

[/quote]

That would be me. How did >1000 applicants that you wrote earlier now become 400?

These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one?

A huge number of applicants showed up to apply at In-N-Out in El Cajon in the early 90’s when it opened. I know because it was reported on TV, which loves stories like that. I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.

[patientrenter]

[quote=JohnAlt91941]…..These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one? ……I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.
[/quote]

John, things are different now. Believe me, the recessions you’ve lived through as an adult are small compared to the early 1980’s, and that’s small compared to the second half of the 1970’s, and that is dwarfed by what happened in the 1930’s.

I don’t know yet how this first recession of the 21st century will rank compared to those of the 20th century, but I will wager with anyone that the early 1990’s will be a blip compared to this.

[patientrenter]

[quote=JohnAlt91941]…..These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one? ……I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.
[/quote]

John, things are different now. Believe me, the recessions you’ve lived through as an adult are small compared to the early 1980’s, and that’s small compared to the second half of the 1970’s, and that is dwarfed by what happened in the 1930’s.

I don’t know yet how this first recession of the 21st century will rank compared to those of the 20th century, but I will wager with anyone that the early 1990’s will be a blip compared to this.

[patientrenter]

[quote=JohnAlt91941]…..These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one? ……I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.
[/quote]

John, things are different now. Believe me, the recessions you’ve lived through as an adult are small compared to the early 1980’s, and that’s small compared to the second half of the 1970’s, and that is dwarfed by what happened in the 1930’s.

I don’t know yet how this first recession of the 21st century will rank compared to those of the 20th century, but I will wager with anyone that the early 1990’s will be a blip compared to this.

[patientrenter]

[quote=JohnAlt91941]…..These kinds of stories are common during a recession. Haven’t you ever been through one? ……I graduated from college in the early 90’s and had a tough time finding a steady job. There were anecdotal reports of hundreds of applicants for an accountant job.

But now things are different. Uh huh.
[/quote]

John, things are different now. Believe me, the recessions you’ve lived through as an adult are small compared to the early 1980’s, and that’s small compared to the second half of the 1970’s, and that is dwarfed by what happened in the 1930’s.

I don’t know yet how this first recession of the 21st century will rank compared to those of the 20th century, but I will wager with anyone that the early 1990’s will be a blip compared to this.

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