Indiana

Help Wanted

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Although Uncle Sam wants you to be a census taker, but not a lot of people want to take Uncle Sam up on his offer.  The census needs about 45,000 people to be census takers in Indiana, but they are having the hardest time finding anyone.

For example, a good friend was in one of the area malls recently and saw two people taking applications for census work, but no one was taking them up on their offer.  Another friend told me the story of a woman who had not one, but two interviews with the census and canceled both of them.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think becoming a census worker is all that difficult. You take a test, bring your paperwork and call it a day.  There’s even a practice test on the Internet so you can sharpen your skills before you go in and take the exam.  The pay is $12-$15 an hour.   You won’t get rich, but you won’t starve either.

With unemployment around 10%, you would think people would be clamoring to get a decent job, albeit only temporary.   This has me reaching one of two conclusions.  First, the economy is not as bad as everyone thinks it is.  Second, maybe a good number of the people who are out of work shouldn’t have been in the workforce in the first place.

By the way, if you know somebody who could use a census job, they should call  the U.S. Census at 1-866-861-2010 or log on to the website for the U.S. Census .

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on February 03, 2010 (boomark / email).