$17 an Hour Technology's Nomads
Slowdown Forces Many to Wander for Work
IT Unemployment Now Exceeds Overall Jobless Rate
By Greg SchneiderWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, November 9, 2004; Page A01
YORK, Pa. -- David Packman knocks on the motel room door and his wife lets him in. His 9-year-old son is waiting with sneakers on, hoping for a trip outside after a day of sitting around. Packman's other son, 4, dances gleefully around the room. Dad's home from work.
This is no holiday getaway; this motel room, for the moment, is where the family lives. Packman, 34, is one month into a four-month contract fixing computers at a local company, and one day closer to the end of the line. It's Monday, and the $50 in Packman's pocket will have to cover food, laundry and incidentals for the coming week.
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