Our Economy, or, There's a Three-Inch Stack of Resumes On My Desk

Last week, my boss had me place a classified ad in the Reader for a part-time data entry person. $10/hr, no benefits. As of today, I have received approximately 2395872345 applications for said position. Everyone from burger flippers to phlebotomists to actual legal clerks has applied. I thought the economy was supposed to be improving, but from the looks of my desk, it can't be all that hot. If people with this much education and experience are begging for a shot at $800/month (before the government robs them blind) then I can't see how we could be on the way to anywhere good economically.

And as it turns out, we probably don't even need to hire this extra person, because our business has slowed down dramatically in the past week and shows no signs of turning around.