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Or are going to lose your job because of the economy right now?
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  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    Not this guy

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    mkcaps wrote:
    Or are going to lose your job because of the economy right now?


    nope.. i do not know of one person who has been affected by this.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    mkcaps wrote:
    Or are going to lose your job because of the economy right now?
    On the verge..

    20 year career maybe going down the drain.

    4 good friends lost their jobs yesterday and my dept may be closed or taken down to minimum people.
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    dunkman wrote:
    nope.. i do not know of one person who has been affected by this.
    Well here I am! Not lost a job but as a freelancer the work is drying up, companies aren't spending and one of the first thing they stop is advertising, literature etc.

    October is normally my busiest month of the year but at the moment there's fuck all. Why do you think I'm on here? :)

    This has happened to 3 other friends in the same business, I've just been into my local town and 2 shops have closed down. It was so quiet there I was expecting to see tumble weed. And this was at lunch time.
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    I could be losing my job. My famlies small business is having trouble getting a line of credit from a bank we've been a customer of for years. Need the line for inventory and for payroll.

    It's going to be close the next few weeks.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    my fiance works in the financial market and a ton of people have been let go..I hope she doesnt
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  • LostdoggieLostdoggie Posts: 257
    I did twice last year when the mortgage industry first blew up.
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    My firm's share price dropped about 70% a few weeks ago and we were an acquisition target before some drastic actions. Hoping things stabalize soon.
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  • iamicaiamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    Yes. Not me (yet), but my sister-in-law got her benefits taken away and they cut her from full time to part time, then her company let go a bunch of other people. She may be next. :(
    Also, one of my friends got let go earlier this summer and hasn't been able to find a job since.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Idaho state government has already announced one hold back and more are on the way. State employees will be laid off soon. The last time this happened back in 2001 - 2003, I was the Reduction in Force Project Manager for every state agency in Idaho. I got to deal with every single person the state laid off and there were tons. Good times...

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    nuffingman wrote:
    Well here I am! Not lost a job but as a freelancer the work is drying up, companies aren't spending and one of the first thing they stop is advertising, literature etc.

    October is normally my busiest month of the year but at the moment there's fuck all. Why do you think I'm on here? :)

    This has happened to 3 other friends in the same business, I've just been into my local town and 2 shops have closed down. It was so quiet there I was expecting to see tumble weed. And this was at lunch time.

    hope things go well for you soon then amigo. :)

    i meant on a personal level... i don't know one single person who has lost their job, but then i'm not exactly 1. in the private sector or 2. friendly with accountants... but then who is friends with accountants? :p
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    I think its a little too early to tell. I work for a heating and AC company and we have been suffering because of the housing marking because most of our sales go to residential new construction. But we haven't had any layoffs and budgeting is going on as normal for next year so who knows?
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  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    i havent.. i am in a contract until next summer... ill have to see how it is to find a job then.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman wrote:
    hope things go well for you soon then amigo. :)

    i meant on a personal level... i don't know one single person who has lost their job, but then i'm not exactly 1. in the private sector or 2. friendly with accountants... but then who is friends with accountants? :p
    Hulloooooooooo... you know me :p

    I lost my job cos of this... my sisters husband also lost his. I worked in construction so I know way too many people to even begin listing. It was good for me cos I'd been hoping for redundancy... but if anyone has a mortgage or a family to support I really feel sorry for them :(
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Hulloooooooooo... you know me :p


    as i said.. i dont know of one person, etc etc ;):p

    ok... i know Helen lost her job but i genuinely though that was because she was shit at it... that and the fact she just posted on here mon-friday 9am-5pm....
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    dunkman wrote:
    as i said.. i dont know of one person, etc etc ;):p

    ok... i know Helen lost her job but i genuinely though that was because she was shit at it... that and the fact she just posted on here mon-friday 9am-5pm....

    You are soon to know quite a few more.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman wrote:
    as i said.. i dont know of one person, etc etc ;):p

    ok... i know Helen lost her job but i genuinely though that was because she was shit at it... that and the fact she just posted on here mon-friday 9am-5pm....
    Nope.. you know well that wasn't the reason :p there were plenty of people let go the same day as me! I was actually good at my job... hence the reason I was ABLE to post here plenty... cos I did my work 3 times quicker so I could get back to the board :p
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I was actually good at my job... hence the reason I was ABLE to post here plenty... cos I did my work 3 times quicker so I could get back to the board :p


    good answer :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    dunkman wrote:
    hope things go well for you soon then amigo. :)

    i meant on a personal level... i don't know one single person who has lost their job, but then i'm not exactly 1. in the private sector or 2. friendly with accountants... but then who is friends with accountants? :p
    Ah yes, the public sector employees... the benefits are there for all to see.

    I don't know anyone who is friendly with accountants. They speak with forked tongue and in a strange lingo and normally can't add up.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Black Diamond wrote:
    You are soon to know quite a few more.

    on here? yep, probably :(

    in real-life? doubtful.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    nuffingman wrote:
    Ah yes, the public sector employees... the benefits are there for all to see.


    ;)


    actually some government jobs will go.. it usually happens i believe... but our department is a statutory requirement... we have to exist.. apparently.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman wrote:
    on here? yep, probably :(

    in real-life? doubtful.
    hmmm... so you don't know ANYBODY outside of work? :confused::D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    dunkman wrote:
    ;)


    actually some government jobs will go.. it usually happens i believe... but our department is a statutory requirement... we have to exist.. apparently.
    and that is normally some old bugger who hides behind a stack of paper and nobody knows what they do.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    hmmm... so you don't know ANYBODY outside of work? :confused::D

    yes, lots... just none of them work in finance jobs, construction, whatever... some are teachers, some own their companies, vets, etc etc... i dont know many people who have been affected by this credit crunch.. but i'm sure others have.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman wrote:
    yes, lots... just none of them work in finance jobs, construction, whatever... some are teachers, some own their companies, vets, etc etc... i dont know many people who have been affected by this credit crunch.. but i'm sure others have.
    Of course they have! And a lot of small firms are in the shit at the moment. Isn't Gordon Brown trying to get THEM some protection?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    dunkman wrote:
    yes, lots... just none of them work in finance jobs, construction, whatever... some are teachers, some own their companies, vets, etc etc... i dont know many people who have been affected by this credit crunch.. but i'm sure others have.

    Vets as in veterinarians? As in a medical professional who takes care of DOGS? How do you know such a person?
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Vets as in veterinarians? As in a medical professional who takes care of DOGS? How do you know such a person?

    my wife works for a large veterinary wholesaler... through her... personally, i think the guy is a complete bastard. :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Of course they have! And a lot of small firms are in the shit at the moment. Isn't Gordon Brown trying to get THEM some protection?

    get who protection? small firms? yeah, they've just announced more liquidity for small firms... not protection... small firms will still go bust just as they did before this crunch, if they are not run properly...

    interest rates will help also...

    but aye, a lot of firms are in the shit... and lets hope these announcements today help them out... 2 tight-fisted scottish bastards trying to sort it out is the best we've got!! :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dunkman wrote:
    get who protection? small firms? yeah, they've just announced more liquidity for small firms... not protection... small firms will still go bust just as they did before this crunch, if they are not run properly...

    interest rates will help also...

    but aye, a lot of firms are in the shit... and lets hope these announcements today help them out... 2 tight-fisted scottish bastards trying to sort it out is the best we've got!! :D
    By 'protection' I mean the original definition.. not the latest definition :D

    'Protection' doesn't always mean bailing someone out with hundreds of billions of whatever currency you use :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
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