MSNBC - Quitting Time

Quitting Time
Companies are hiring again, and guess who's applying? Burned-out workers who already have jobs but are looking for a fresh start
By Daniel McGinn
NewsweekMay 24 issue - Come along, folks, for a journey into the jungle of the American workplace. Today we're hunting an elusive creature, one that was quite common five years ago but has rarely been seen in recent times. You may recognize him by his suit?4he's dressed just a tad too formally today, as if he has an important meeting outside the building. Or maybe we'll catch a glimpse of that telltale stationery peeking out from his desk?4the heavy, ivory stock that's a giveaway he's been printing resumes. Wait?4quiet?4here's one now. She's a 39-year-old lab technician in the Midwest. Co-workers haven't noticed (she hopes), but lately she's displaying behaviors characteristic of the covert job hunter. She's checking her cell-phone voice mail every hour for messages from potential employers. To get time off for interviews?4she's got one this Wednesday?4she's using all sorts of excuses.