XemaSab
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:32 PM
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Poll question: What's your employment situation? |
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:34 PM
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1. retired, fixed income. have a three hour job with my sister's biz |
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because she wants to see me every day. (our parents passed ten months apart shortly ago and she's still morbid about life and hope in general)
I can and will work more if necessary which after seeing my heating and light bill may be sooner rather than later. :+
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:34 PM
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2. There is a good chance my wife and I might be out of a job considering |
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our jobs deal with luxuries.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:35 PM
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3. retired due to disability. |
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:40 PM
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4. Pretty secure about my job |
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Though there have been cuts of "fringe" positions, such as a four-hour midday shift.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:43 PM
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5. Tenured professor. Hard to get rid of -- but not impossible. |
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They could shut down whole programs and departments.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:55 PM
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But no raise and benefits keep costing more.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:46 PM
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6. We're barely getting by |
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They were talking of laying off 2 people (out of 7) for 2 months but that passed a week and a half ago.
Now they're talking about making everyone go to 4 days a week starting next week.
That won't pay the bills.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:47 PM
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7. Self employed, business way down. nt |
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:49 PM
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8. I'm self-employed, but started getting social security |
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in November. The woman I contract for (I'm a legal transcriptionist) dropped one of her largest clients (the Alaska court system) before Christmas because they hadn't given us a raise in 9 years and other issues, so I'm only working a little, if at all. I have rental income, plus my husband gets a pension, so we're doing okay. I got old just in time.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:49 PM
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9. Retired, not working, watching my 401K turn into a 101K. (n/t) |
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:54 PM
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Our company is not doing well. We may be sold. Not sure what happens if we are sold. This has been going on for a few years now but still. Nothing is guaranteed.
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Thu Feb-05-09 05:57 PM
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12. No income since October. |
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Self-employed, no freight, no rates, not going to work for free.
Hope things pick up in a month, or I'm pretty much screwed.
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Thu Feb-05-09 06:02 PM
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13. Just survived a massive layoff... |
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I was one of the lucky ones. This is not looking pretty...
:bounce:
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Thu Feb-05-09 06:14 PM
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14. Technically, I have a job |
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but they haven't had any work to assign me since September. I'm a part time marketing writer with a small PR firm, paid by the hour. The workload has gotten smaller and smaller the past 2 years. I've been looking, but no luck.
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Thu Feb-05-09 06:22 PM
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15. my company is actually doing quite well - I am fully aware of how fortunate I am |
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Thu Feb-05-09 06:28 PM
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16. I've owned a business for 42 plus years |
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Thu Feb-05-09 06:46 PM
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17. Three months ago, I had a full-time job |
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that was scheduled to turn into a pumpkin at the end of 2008. I managed to find a part-time job with a utility company that has a possibility of turning into full-time. In any case, it's likely to hold out longer than New York's unemployment fund.
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:10 PM
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18. Laid off last week... |
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The entire office was closed and local operations were moved to corporate headquarters in MO. It was very unexpected...Corp showed up, announced they were closing us up and asked us to leave. No severance, not even a thank you or we're sorry.
And I'd brought in over 100k revenue since Jan and won't get a dime of the commission.
:mad:
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:17 PM
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19. Retired, living off income property |
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and some inheritance investments.
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:26 PM
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20. Starting a new job with the fed. gov't. on Monday. |
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3rd new job in 10 months, but lay off isn't likely from this one.
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:34 PM
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21. fairly secure, but as I work on a state grant.... |
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there's always a chance the grant won't be renewed
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:52 PM
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:56 PM
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24. husband laid off July, 2008 |
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I was laid off January, 2009.
Trying to stay positive, but actually scared beyond belief.
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:58 PM
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25. I have a job that I feel is secure. Not just because my boss has |
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assured me that I'm "part of the family" but also because we're in the solar and wind power business.
But...knock on wood...
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Thu Feb-05-09 08:59 PM
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26. Worried, but not due to the ruined Bush/Paulson economy |
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the agency descended into chaos nearly a year ago for reasons unrelated to the larger economic meltdown.
If and when, the fit does hit the shan, as a specialist who interviews slightly better than the Ebola virus, I'll be in extrememly deep kim chee. :scared:
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Thu Feb-05-09 09:04 PM
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There's an outside possibility my dept could be contracted out.... but contractor would likely hire current employees. Would lose some major retirement benefits, but would still be employed so you wouldn't hear a peep of a complaint out of me.
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Thu Feb-05-09 09:05 PM
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28. I'm too embarrassed to even say... n't |
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