Employment

Beck..

Anyone having trouble finding work at the moment,im in the construction trade and was layed off work along with 65 others 4 months ago when the company i worked for went bust, and ive only found a few days work here and there since, hope this recession ends soon, anyone else having trouble? :(

youngster

Partisan wrote:

Anyone having trouble finding work at the moment,im in the construction trade and was layed off work along with 65 others 4 months ago when the company i worked for went bust, and ive only found a few days work here and there since, hope this recession ends soon, anyone else having trouble? :(

I'm in the construction trade as well so I know how you feel. Fortunately I am working right now but I was laid off for 6 weeks earlier this year and wasn't sure how long I was going to be out. My company has been laying off people for 5 weeks straight. We had about 40 people working before and now we are down to about 15. I'm sure I will be looking for a job in the coming weeks. Sorry to hear you are in between jobs. I hope you get some steady work very soon.

Beck..

cropduster82 wrote:

Partisan wrote:

Anyone having trouble finding work at the moment,im in the construction trade and was layed off work along with 65 others 4 months ago when the company i worked for went bust, and ive only found a few days work here and there since, hope this recession ends soon, anyone else having trouble? :(

I'm in the construction trade as well so I know how you feel. Fortunately I am working right now but I was laid off for 6 weeks earlier this year and wasn't sure how long I was going to be out. My company has been laying off people for 5 weeks straight. We had about 40 people working before and now we are down to about 15. I'm sure I will be looking for a job in the coming weeks. Sorry to hear you are in between jobs. I hope you get some steady work very soon.

Cheers my friend,hope things work out for you too.

aerial

My son’s employer called a meeting with the employees last year. They had them vote on wether to lose benefits or lay off a large number of employees. I was very proud they voted to forfeit benefits to having fellow associates lose their jobs. Since then things became worse and everyone was laid off except my son along with his crew of two or three. Though the others eventually got laid off. He and his crew never received their benefits back, and have taken pay cuts. I have tried to get him to go with a larger company but he is dedicated to this company he has been with for five years. I am so proud of his loyalties (which is a very important trait missing in society today). I did try and raise my son, to be the better person, that sacrifice is okay and money is not everything. That said I am so glad I was young when I was raising him. My ignorance helped me raise him so that he has these ethics and morals.
I believed in my youth that all people possessed these traits, but as I grow older I see reality as it is. There are a vast majority of people that only care for they’re selves and their money.
I also have a friend that has done dry wall work for around 20 years but can’t find work due to the Mexicans getting the jobs now. (Not being raciest just factual)
If congress would allocate some of that stimulus money to small business along with tax cuts maybe it would create the jobs Obama promised in his campaign speeches. Instead they create more welfare programs.

Jeanwah

I work in publishing and printing and these industries certainly aren't on the upswing, but rather spiraling downwards with new media out there. I was without a job for 9 months, at first by choice (I left my high stress job that killed my sanity and peace of mind, and was severely burned out). When I left my job, it was 2 months before the recession hit. I know, what a bad time to voluntarily leave a job. But I had my reasons and don't regret it. I'm now employed, only after 7 months of serious job hunting and became a pro at interviewing, which finally led to being hired.

Every single interview I went to, the employers were SHOCKED at the high number of applicants. Do people who are employed not know how fierce the competition is out there in trying to gain employment? They can't!! Competition for part-time jobs, let alone full-time was unbelievable. I was a "finalist" as they would tell me for many of the positions, but apparently that just meant I got to compete against fewer people begging for the job. I did not get the jobs I truly wanted, but settled for a secure one, for now, anyway. It really got to the point of taking what I could get, because there's so much competition, you never get anywhere by being choosy.

g under p

Jeanwah wrote:

I work in publishing and printing and these industries certainly aren't on the upswing, but rather spiraling downwards with new media out there. I was without a job for 9 months, at first by choice (I left my high stress job that killed my sanity and peace of mind, and was severely burned out). When I left my job, it was 2 months before the recession hit. I know, what a bad time to voluntarily leave a job. But I had my reasons and don't regret it. I'm now employed, only after 7 months of serious job hunting and became a pro at interviewing, which finally led to being hired.

Every single interview I went to, the employers were SHOCKED at the high number of applicants. Do people who are employed not know how fierce the competition is out there in trying to gain employment? They can't!! Competition for part-time jobs, let alone full-time was unbelievable. I was a "finalist" as they would tell me for many of the positions, but apparently that just meant I got to compete against fewer people begging for the job. I did not get the jobs I truly wanted, but settled for a secure one, for now, anyway. It really got to the point of taking what I could get, because there's so much competition, you never get anywhere by being choosy.

Most people I know are working 2 to 3 jobs of some sort to make ends met. I'm working 2 even though I work full time in nursing. I still drive for a wealthy family and teach them how to work/use the internet and computers in general, there's just not enough work out there that I won't do to make my ends meet.

Peace

Prince Of Dorkness

I make porn for a living so no.. not really.

And I'm always looking for a few good men.

Send me your resume, and by that I mean "recent pictures of yourself with your shirt off."

Beck..

Jasunmark wrote:

I make porn for a living so no.. not really.

And I'm always looking for a few good men.

Send me your resume, and by that I mean "recent pictures of yourself with your shirt off."

I might just do that

polaris_x

isn't there any stimulus money going to infrastructure jobs?

i know a few up here in toronto who are in contracting and they are busy busy ...

Beck..

polaris_x wrote:

isn't there any stimulus money going to infrastructure jobs?

i know a few up here in toronto who are in contracting and they are busy busy ...

Not in the UK, contruction trades are on a downward spiral here

We are close to 3 million unemployed here in the UK, out of the 70 million population, its pretty high.

rearviewmiror

I was unemployed from August until April. I left my job when my father got sick and it took longer then I thought to get a new one.

All I can say is you have to stay positive. I went to the unemployment groups and meetings. It helped me focus and get past the frustration and anger. I honestly believe that getting my head right was what lead me to my new job.

Get_Right

unemployed since July

but Im lucky in that my wife works and I made a decent living when I was working

paying that health insurance nut is a bitch though

and no signs of recovery anytime soon, at least in my industry

starting my own company, but its slow going

good luck to all

StevieG

Worked at the same place(in the chemical industry) for great pay and not bad work for 18 years when they finally decided to shut down in 2005. Found a new job right away and got laid-off in March of 2008, started a new job in June of 2008 and was laid off in January of this year and I am still out of work. I paid my employment insurance premiums for 22 fucking years and never collected a dime until this year. I was told I was eligible for 25 weeks of benefits!! Since I was laid off twice in a years time that's all I was eligible for. My previous 22 years of paying the highest EI premiums count for shit. My benefits have long run out and I can't find any work whatsoever. I am trying to get out of the chemical field but since that is the majority of my work experience I don't even get phone calls for an interview. I have applied for ordinary jobs such as shipping/receiving, building maintenance, warehouse, etc... Thankfully my wife is working and we are able to get by. It's pretty pathetic that I'm still looking for work after 9 months, can't get interviews let alone a fucking job. My wife is a chemist and I've got 23 years experience in the chemical field so we have started our own business making organic soap with all natural ingredients (olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter), so hopefully we can get some additional income through this.

Beck..

Good luck with the business

StevieG

Partisan wrote:

Good luck with the business

Thanks very much brother, I hope things take a good turn for you and everyone else on here that is in the same situ.

polaris_x

StevieG wrote:

Partisan wrote:

Good luck with the business

Thanks very much brother, I hope things take a good turn for you and everyone else on here that is in the same situ.

dude ... you got a website or something ... i'll buy soap from you

know1

Partisan wrote:

Anyone having trouble finding work at the moment,im in the construction trade and was layed off work along with 65 others 4 months ago when the company i worked for went bust, and ive only found a few days work here and there since, hope this recession ends soon, anyone else having trouble? :(

The recession was declared over on Oct. 12.

know1

Jeanwah wrote:

I work in publishing and printing and these industries certainly aren't on the upswing, but rather spiraling downwards with new media out there. I was without a job for 9 months, at first by choice (I left my high stress job that killed my sanity and peace of mind, and was severely burned out). When I left my job, it was 2 months before the recession hit. I know, what a bad time to voluntarily leave a job. But I had my reasons and don't regret it. I'm now employed, only after 7 months of serious job hunting and became a pro at interviewing, which finally led to being hired.

Every single interview I went to, the employers were SHOCKED at the high number of applicants. Do people who are employed not know how fierce the competition is out there in trying to gain employment? They can't!! Competition for part-time jobs, let alone full-time was unbelievable. I was a "finalist" as they would tell me for many of the positions, but apparently that just meant I got to compete against fewer people begging for the job. I did not get the jobs I truly wanted, but settled for a secure one, for now, anyway. It really got to the point of taking what I could get, because there's so much competition, you never get anywhere by being choosy.

I work for a marketing agency and I'll confirm what you said about print. It seems like the work that we're doing for print has dropped off the map. We're basically as busy as we were before, but all of our work is being "published" digitally and on the web.

StevieG

polaris_x wrote:

StevieG wrote:

Partisan wrote:

Good luck with the business

Thanks very much brother, I hope things take a good turn for you and everyone else on here that is in the same situ.

dude ... you got a website or something ... i'll buy soap from you

No website yet, for a product and price list e-mail me at: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:wildolivesoap@rogers.com">wildolivesoap@rogers.com</a><!-- e -->

Thanks!!!

know1

For all those who say they have been or were unemployed for a long period of time, have you considered at least working part-time or full-time at a lesser trade like delivering pizzas or working at Wal-Mart.

I probably wouldn't be unemployed for more than about 3 weeks before I'd be doing something else that brings in money.

Commy

know1 wrote:

For all those who say they have been or were unemployed for a long period of time, have you considered at least working part-time or full-time at a lesser trade like delivering pizzas or working at Wal-Mart.

I probably wouldn't be unemployed for more than about 3 weeks before I'd be doing something else that brings in money.

i would rather be homeless then work at wallmart.