Recession hits my office

emersonbiggins · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: Recession hits my office

Around 10 workers laid off this afternoon, ~17% of the workforce.

(not me, though - yet Smile

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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

Double plus good!

10 new jobs created!

Economy plus growing.
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sittinguy · Heavy Crude Joined: Sep 07, 2007 Posts: 385

Glad you dodged the bullet, stay busy. We laid a few oof early 08. If things get worse, I could see more in 09 Sad

Not good

RonMN · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

After 25 years with the same company...I got laid off on August 1st. (no worries...I'm financially stabil & they're still mailing me a paycheck for several more months (severance)).

Anyhoo...my point is, I was an I.T. dept of ME! ALONE! There was nobody else...How they're functioning now is anybodies guess. I have no malice against them & I hope they're doing well...but this is the FIRST real summer vacation I've had since Jr. year of high school & damn...I'm enjoying it! (not to mention, it's giving me time for preps like i've never had before). Smile

Recession is here...depression soon to come.
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HEADER_RACK · Intermediate Crude Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 540

Now pretend you were one of the people getting terminated today. Assess your situation. If you are looking pretty decent fine. If you are like OH SH*T, you need to re prioritize your prepping so you are not in the OS category.
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gandolf · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

I loose mine in March Next year... A result of a merger

I find it ammusing as I work in the finance industry and the whole company may not be around in march LOL

I hope I get my redundancy before everything goes completly belly up
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mlit · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

I lost mine about 6 weeks ago got a new one 2 weeks ago. Luckily or unlucky? for me I've always worked for small employers who are usually doing ok / not public and running on debt but at the same time less pay / benefits
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hubbertspeak7777777 · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 487

I've applied for about 60 jobs in the last 2 months. I'm still unemployed. Good thing I still have money saved up else I'd be screwed.

emersonbiggins · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

IgnoranceIsBliss · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

My local county here in Georgia,USA is forcing ALL county employees to take one unpaid day off per month due to budget shortages.

But of course, they just opened a multi-million dollar water park (and in the middle of a severe drought) which will cost tons of $ to operate each year.

Wake up folks!

jasonraymondson · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

HOW THE HELL CAN SOMEONE NOT FIND A JOB IN 60 MONTHS (5 YEARS!!!!)???????????

Simple, you are not looking.

Getting a job is easy, if you have any skills. If you don't have any skill or skills that matter now. McDonald's always appears to be hiring. There is also the lucrative field of teleservice representation.

Snowrunner · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:00 am Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

ubercrap · Heavy Crude Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 344

gnm · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Recession hits my office

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