More than a month ago, I posted a short item about the mad scrum that erupted in Times Square when a few thousands people lined up for 65 jobs--at M&M's new store. Well, actually, it turns out I underestimated the insanity. According to the Daily News yesterday, 12,800 people filled out applications for the 198 jobs (beats me why the difference in numbers on the jobs...I'll chalk it up to bad reporting but I also didn't check up on this independently so bad on me, too).
Anyway, these jobs pay $10.75 an hour "plus health and other benefits," according to the article--but there's no description of the health benefits. Mark me down as skeptical that the benefits are anything more than a bare-bones plan with high deductibles and skimpy coverage. As for the store:
M&M's World offers themed clothing, dishware, piggy banks, watches and of course, chocolate. New York's largest candy store has a two-story wall of M&M's with 22 different color choices.
Hey, I have a real bad sweet tooth so I'm not dissing the great societal benefit that M&M represents. But, these are the jobs that thousands of people are going bonkers to grab. youThis is the great economic miracle we can look forward to.
we re-posted at Lift While Climbing, http://liftwhileclimbing.wordpress.com
Posted by: keeley | December 08, 2006 at 03:47 PM