When Olbach worked in the temporary employment business in the late eighties, there were "more jobs than workers," he says. But that's no longer the case.
So thanks to the holiday rush, a young man fresh from the ranks of the unemployed has a new--albeit tenuous--start in a new job, and a middle-aged government employee has weekend fun and some extra money.
They're part of the seasonal work force that jumps into jobs, for spending money or for holiday spirit, even though termination is imminent.
In Limbo
He looks flustered as he rings up their purchase.
"I thought you were going to go with the Fugazi," he says to the couple.
The couple has declined, against Keys's advice, to purchase a CD by one of his favorite bands.
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