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Domino's Japan to Pay $31,000 for One Hour's Work
7:01AM 11/04/2010
Domino's Pizza Japan will pay one lucky worker 2.5 million yen ($31,000) for an hour's work.
The pizza outlet gave no details on the job's duties. The only requirement was that applicants must be over 18, according to The Associated Press.
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One of the worst things about the recession may turn out to be one of the best things about it: The layoffs are creating a new workforce -- the part-time workforce.
Cobbling together enough part-time jobs to add up to full-time work is becoming the skill set of the new part-time workforce.
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