Macy's to add 78,000 holiday jobs

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Source: CNN Money

The retailer Macy's announced Monday that it plans to hire 78,000 temporary workers for the holiday season.
Macy's said this is an increase of 4% from last year, when the retailer hired 75,000 seasonal jobs.

"We expect additional hiring this year given the continued sales growth in our business, both in-store and online," said Macy's Chief Executive Terry Lundgren.

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Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/26/news/companies/macys_jobs/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2

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I guess the full employment act that is part of our countries most important tools remain untouched.... They need to get moving...

[liberal N proud]

1. The good - 78,000 people will get jobs

The bad - 78,000 people will be let go in January.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Macys has weathered the recession quite well

They have lots of big sales and keep their prices down.

[CarmanK]

3. I will deliberately shop at Macy's for Christmas season!!

At least some american companies are trying to be good citizens.

[blue_onyx]

4. You do know...

that pretty much all retailers, even Walmart, hire more people for the holidays, right?

[Stumbler]

10. Yep

And this is the perfect way to demonstrate what really creates jobs: consumer demand, not tax-cuts. We see it every year, and yet the talking points remain the same...

[No Elephants]

15. What does being a good citizen have to do with this?

Macy's is hiring 4% more holiday workers than last year because Macy's anticipates more business than it had last year, given the degree that its sales have increased so far this year.

[GreenTea]

5. Just what the republicans/corporations want temporary-no benefits-non-union-mostly minimum wage jobs

then laid off and not even enough time on the job to collect unemployment - This fucked-up republican fascist corporate run country!

[Synicus Maximus]

11. So we should oppose these jobs because they are not

union and mostly minimum wage?

[Blandocyte]

12. Hmmm... probably not

since the republicans have the people over a barrel now more than ever after the newest round of union busting and still their rich puppet masters are whining about having to pay Americans more than the 3rd world slave labor they can hire. No, they've forced us into silence. Thanks for your support, tho.

[GreenTea]

13. Man, did you miss the fucking point - Wake up dude!

I'm not here to lead you by the fucking hand, open your eyes!!

[No Elephants]

16. Why did you leap to that conclusion?

[AnnieBW]

6. I just sent this to a long-term unemployed friend of mine

Granted, it's Christmas-season retail hell, but he's been out for almost 2 years now. Any port in a storm.

[David Sky]

7. In how many stores ? How many on-line sales and order fulfillment jobs?...

do most of them realize their last day of work is December 31, and they will get NO health insurance, NO benefits, only a few hours of paid sick leave after a month or two?

No day care, nothing, .........Macy's serfs.

[valerief]

8. Who are they going to get for customers? The rich don't shop at Macy's and the rich have all the $$$

[SoapBox]

9. 78,000 Part Time, Temporary, No Benefit, Minimum Wage jobs...

but I guess that will give the folks a few shillings.

And, as the article stated, last year was 75,000 hired...4% more this year.

It may/will help those folks for a short time...but how about giving us something else Macy's...make
several thousand of those jobs permanent, full time, with some benefits.

That would be a real big Christmas present.

[The Croquist]

14. It's a net gain of about 3,000 jobs from last year.

Last year they were "Part Time, Temporary, No Benefit, Minimum Wage jobs". If the jobs only last for a few months there are good reasons why they are "Part Time, Temporary, No Benefit, Minimum Wage jobs." Give Macy's a break. The alternative is that they don't hire at all.