How is everyone's work situation these days??

Drowned Out

My situation is still pretty solid, but I have been doing the work of three people for months now, and decided a while back to stop asking for help...the last thing I need is competition for my job if we DO slow down...

For the unemployed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os1Ofe4y ... L&index=41

As the Worm Turns
Faith No More

One day youre thinking that maybe youre feeling better
And youre probably an ok person, if only you had a job...
Through the hollow tombs can see them
Through their mouths I can hear them praying for pain
But its only a game

Listen, man, I know
That things are really rough
And everybody gets you
And life is really tough
But I know that deep down inside
Theres a feeling that rides
All the way to the end

Thursday you sit in your room with the lights turned out
And you dont answer the door
Friday morning looks sunny and bright
Like its going to be a good day
And it would be if only you had a job

Time is on your side, youre young
Dont waste your time today

just tina

situation is NOT looking good, but i won't know for sure for maybe another month.

ALSO, in case your dumbass boss chose to ignore it:
HAPPY ADMIN ASSISTANT DAY to all of the admin assistants here.

Lizard

working but NOT getting paid!!!!!

Second time in as many months.

I work for an extremely small one-man law firm and the settlements just are not happening. Thank god I have a husband that gets paid. GRRRRRRR. :evil:

PissBottleMan

•Company laid off 10 workers last July (our sister companies - all newspapers - laid off a lot more).
•Hiring freeze
•No raise
•Christmas Party dissolved
•Profit sharing dissolved.

At this point, I get my work done on time and try to not get voted off the island.

PBM

mfc2006

it's shaky at best & i don't have a good feeling about it.

Keiran

As a stay at home mom, my workload has remained steady and constant. I no more clear one stack of chores and two more magically appear! No cuts in my hours, as of yet. But then again, putting in overtime at this position has always been an unspoken expectation.

Hubby's business has stayed steady and strong. Only, HIS employer seems to hand out these strange rectangular green objects as a reward for his hard work.

In all seriousness, our family has been extremely fortunate. Best wishes and good thoughts to any and all who are finding these to be tough times. Sending positive vibes to everyone who feels uncertainty when it comes to job security and to those searching for work.

CHANGEinWAVES

Working a shit $7.50 an hour job, but lucky to have it. Constantly putting in applications

Tone

Very glad that I am employed... I was unemployed for 15 months and it was exceedingly rough (started my current position last September). I washed hair in salons and did just about anything I could to get by. I'm on a crazy strict budget cause I got into bucketloads of debt not working for so long and still having to pay NYC rent etc and very nearly moved back to Australia cause I couldn't hang on much longer. It was really depressing sending out literally hundreds of applications and resumes and not hearing back.

I feel somewhat secure, I'm kinda in a government position, but it's semi-reliant on industry support, so our belts are already fairly tight and may tighten a little more but we've got alot of cool initiatives planned. I really love my job and I get along great with my boss and I don't take any of it for granted.

Heineken Helen

I start on Monday

After no good news for months, suddenly I get two job offers at once :shock: I accepted both of course but one was only part time and would have been a struggle financially so it was no competition.

Good luck to the rest of you though and if anyone wants tips or advice on cv's or interviews or any of that crap... feel free (one EASY tip I can give is to try to arrange an interview on a Friday... all my Friday interviews went really well... cos everyone's in a better mood).

fanch75

Extremely secure. We're in good shape.

gabers

fanch75 wrote:

Extremely secure. We're in good shape.

Really? Ace Frehley is still touring?? :P

PJGARDEN

dunkman wrote:

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

meh, I had a party of 6 that tipped me $13 yesterday, so that didn't make me feel very good. It was pretty much a slow night overall.

perhaps if you're employer paid you a decent hourly rate then it wouldnt have mattered what they tipped.

you should be thankful they tipped $13... you dont know how bad their circumstances are either.

just highlights what a truly stupid system it is for you guys.

you're right, you don't know what their situation is but if you can't afford a better tip than that, eat at home.

xavier mcdaniel

actually better, doing something similar just for more money this time around.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

actually better, doing something similar just for more money this time around.

CONGRATS!!!!!!

glad to hear things are LOOKING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

decides2dream

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

actually better, doing something similar just for more money this time around.

CONGRATS!!!!!!

glad to hear things are LOOKING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

what he said! ^^^
AWESOME news X - congrats!

Solat13

Pretty good. My private equity company is about to buy a platform company to build up and flip in a few years. So things are pretty good right now.

Heineken Helen

PJGARDEN wrote:

you're right, you don't know what their situation is but if you can't afford a better tip than that, eat at home.

Why? They didn't do anything illegal, they didn't get something they didn't pay for. If a percentage were to be mandatory, well then make it the law... if it's not the law well people are entitled to tip what they can afford and what they WANT!

fanch75

Heineken Helen wrote:

PJGARDEN wrote:

you're right, you don't know what their situation is but if you can't afford a better tip than that, eat at home.

Why? They didn't do anything illegal, they didn't get something they didn't pay for. If a percentage were to be mandatory, well then make it the law... if it's not the law well people are entitled to tip what they can afford and what they WANT!

Well yeah you don't have to tip, you can drive your car with your knees if you want to but that doesn't make it a good idea.

In all seriousness, this appears to be a US-EU cultural difference as far as tipping waiters/waitresses goes. The US custom is to tip, in the EU it isn't. It just is what it is and that's that.

PJGARDEN

Heineken Helen wrote:

PJGARDEN wrote:

you're right, you don't know what their situation is but if you can't afford a better tip than that, eat at home.

Why? They didn't do anything illegal, they didn't get something they didn't pay for. If a percentage were to be mandatory, well then make it the law... if it's not the law well people are entitled to tip what they can afford and what they WANT!

Waiters and waitress work their ass off and given that they are paid next to nothing as far as their hourly rate, I think leaving a small tip is pretty shitty. That's assuming the service was good. If it wasn't, that's a whole other story. I just think that if your not willing / unable to leave a tip, at least go somewhere that you don't have to (fast food etc..). It's just my opinion.

youngster

I'm happy to report that this morning my brother called me and told me I got a job with the company he works for. I am a union construction worker and have been out of work for 6 weeks now. The owner of the company called him about the job he is working on and said he got my message on the phone earlier this week. He asked my bro if I was still out of work. He said yes and this guy offered to hire me because he just got a new job starting monday and didn't have anyone to put there. So my brother relayed the message to me and I am happy now. Wasn't sure how long I was gonna be out of work. A lot of weight has been lifted off because I am the only one in my household who earns income and I have a wife and a child to provide for. So, my work situation is great now, well, will be come Monday morning.