Have You Recently Lost Your Job?

[DaddyVDUB]

Due to the state of the economy, curious how many have recently lost job,or are being cut back.

Guess I'm getting worried about the state of economy. The number of people losing a source of income are becoming catastropic. Which will in the next couple of months only slow the economy down futher,causing more job loss.

 

[McLaren]

I'm on a wish-wash status. I get around 20-25 hours 1 week, and a good 40 the next. Repeat. It's really annoying right now as well, and putting dents in my pay check. Makes no sense either when we just got rid of 2 dozen or so people.

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Yeah my son who is currently living back home has been on that roller coaster for a couple of months. Yesterday his employer announced a 1 to 3 month layoff. He works for a major mfg co, Whirlpool has 4 yrs with them(formaly Maytag) and is a low level supervisor.

 

[daan]

I'm employed by a local authority, so no change here.

 

[Omnis]

I'm yet-to-be-employed, besides the odd job here and there. I keep it under the table while I'm a full-time student. Perhaps you can add that to the poll.

 

[daan]

Added Student to poll

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Added Student to poll

Wow that was quick, Thanks.

 

[GT Pro]

Thankfully my father is self-employed. Even more fortunate is the fact that his businesses are actually somehow growing in this time of almost-global economic turmoil.

 

[McLaren]

Yeah my son who is currently living back home has been on that roller coaster for a couple of months. Yesterday his employer announced a 1 to 3 month layoff. He works for a major mfg co, Whirlpool has 4 yrs with them(formaly Maytag) and is a low level supervisor.

Ouch. Well, I'm still technically fairly new at this job, so I have hope. These, as you put it, roller coaster deals would have been great when was I a little younger, but it's hard to enjoy 3 days off when you know you need the money.

 

[Famine]

Added "retired" to the poll and voted.

 

[Diego440]

I lost my job in November. I was working as a graphic designer/art director for an ad agency whose main client was a car importer (of VAG vehicles). Given that car sales have slumped at least 50% in 2008, their budget was cut and having two designers became redundant.

The current recession (as any recession for that matter) means that you have to cut budgets, and the first place you do that is in advertising... which is where I've been working for the last 15 years, and frankly, althuogh I've tried, I'm not very good at anything else. I'm currently taking an Amadeus course to see if I can get something in the tourism industry, but we'll see.

I have an amazing resume in advertising (have a Cannes short list and all), but it only works when there's no recession.

 

[Alex.]

Thankfully my father is self-employed. Even more fortunate is the fact that his businesses are actually somehow growing in this time of almost-global economic turmoil.

Pretty much the same as mine, except is business, not businesses.

 

[Wenders]

My job is safe so long as we still have a need for money.

You need to add "unemployed and bludging off mum" to the list so Jack can vote

 

[daan]

You need to add "unemployed and bludging off mum" to the list so Jack can vote

Couldn't resist.

 

[Sureboss]

Nope, student here. Hopefully till 2014.

 

[TheBook]

I'm a full-time student, have a part-time job, and do a bit of mum-bludging on the side.

What to pick, what to pick?...

 

[ExigeEvan]

Full time Student with part-time work in Tesco..

So far, Tesco don't seem to be cutting any staff, just reducing the numbers of temps taken on. So yeah, I'm safe.

 

[Mark T]

Working in property management at the moment so my job is safe at the moment. Lettings is booming due to the lending restrictions now in place (higher deposits). Only thing is we have a sales department aswell which has more staff and higher running costs so there is always a risk of the sales folding. If that happened I would probably buy out the office I manage if the directors were not interested in keeping it on.

 

[YSSMAN]

I was laid off on December 31st at my job of four and a half years, and went without employment for a week or so. Since then, I've put in a pretty low amount of time at my new job, some weeks getting 20-25 hours, others not much more than 10 (my last job was nearly full-time). Add to that, my pay rate was cut by $2.50... Huzzah!

So, for now, I checked the "Employed, Pay Cut" box.

Good news is that I may have a second job, with hours, at my old pay rate. But, I fear, that may not last very long.

 

[DaddyVDUB]

I'm afraid that cases like yours are very common now. So unemployment combined with "under"employment or cut back wages-hours are much higher than the numbers put out by the government.

 

[Keef]

I lost my job about 2 weeks ago, and finally got my unemployment straightened out. I'm hoping to be called back within 2-4 weeks, but I'm not sure.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

2008 was actually the 2nd best year our company had in 8 years and we got an excellent christmas bonus to top it off. We are extremly swamped to the point that I am already working weekends. Which is unusual because Jan and Feb are our slowest months. EVERYONE else I know has been layed off, no bonus, no paid vacation, no raises, or simply lost thier job.

I am very thankful that we are doing well especially with the economy and the fact that I am in Michigan.

 

[Duke]

No change in status right now, and none predicted. However, my industry (architecture/engineering) has been very hard-hit. We are fortunate to have enough irons in the fire to stay going.

 

[Danoff]

My job is secure and my company is not going through layoffs (though there is no hiring right now).

My wife's company has laid several people off - but she looks secure as well.

 

[UnoMOTO]

I do fear for my job now which hasn't happened to me in 15 years. There have been a few layoffs and even talk about closing our plant down. I thought I would have my job until I was the one who no longer wanted it.

At the moment things are ok and we've got solid projects in to april on the schedule but it's still barely enough to pay the over head.

 

[Philly]

I'm currently a student. We'll see how the economy comes into play now that I'm looking for work this summer.

 

[Denur]

I still have my job, but vacancies are cancelled, temporary positions are not renewed nor are pensioners replaced. But, but what is realy going on, is that bad emplyees are fired without a trace (poep happens) and where needed those places are easily refilled by better people. To me, a dip in the economy is like a bush fire: the bad stuff is lost and the good stuff will thrive.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I'm employed by a local authority, so no change here.

Wish my council was better run, 500 jobs being "discussed".

 

[wfooshee]

My job is unchanged, although our comany's business is down. Staff has been reduced but not by forceful means, people have just gotten bored and left, testing the "grass is greener" theorem, I suppose.

Of those, I don't think anybody's found good green, yet I thank them for their voluntary departure which means my position and income have not been in any jeopardy. The lack of their salary has more than made up any cutbacks that might have had to be considered.

Also, beginning my 24th year with the company may have something to do with it. That said, one of the tech guys with me that stayed on through this is our newest, only 3 years aboard.

Work has picked up since mid-January, though. I decided to use the time to update some certifications, and no sooner did I start the exams than I find no spare time that I was counting on for study!

 

[Prosthetic]

I'm a student... But I put bludging off mum because I don't have a job... Well.. I babysit, my parents only pay for my food and clothes... and well the house.