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- IvenomI, on 01/27/2009, -2/+346. Alex Trebek is present.
- DeskFlyer, on 01/27/2009, -0/+317. You find yourself reading an extremely vague article about how your job might be in jeopardy.
- Dingoboy, on 01/26/2009, -0/+20OK i just lost my job in all this mess and i would like to add.
They change your job duties on a weekly basis. Not losing the old duties but just getting more and more to do. (for the same pay)
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When they tell you your job is fine, quit worrying. (This could be accompanied with a book titled "Who moved my cheese") - jjamminjon, on 01/27/2009, -1/+20*1. Chris Hansen says "Why don't you have a seat over there?".
- truckee, on 01/27/2009, -0/+13Ironic that this article is from Yahoo.
- Barackalypse, on 01/27/2009, -2/+141 sign your job isn't in jeopardy:
1. You work for the federal Government. - niheelpatel, on 01/27/2009, -0/+12There was a crazy story on 60 minutes last night about a lady having to escort people off DHL property becaused they were getting laid off and finally she got escorted out one day. After 18 years of work.
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+11I've been with a couple of companies that were laying off people, and the best advice I have for a person worrying about their job is:
1. Don't worry about things you can't control, just work, and be better than the person next to you. That may mean hanging with your superiors during social events more often.
2. They can't kill a moving target, keep moving and they may never find you. I once hid in a warehouse with a friend of mine while they were laying off people... less chance of them remembering to let you go.. less chance of getting hit by a stray bullet.. okay, that second one is ***** up.. but you never know.
3 But if one morning you notice you can't log in to your computer and soon you get a call to come into the office.. you might as well pack your *****... and have an exit strategy that might include making out with the company president's niece. But don't expect them to have a job waiting for you when they are hiring people back. - gnotDigger, on 01/27/2009, -1/+12#6 you are currently employed in the United States
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -2/+12Do you think for yourself? Or does Fox News feed you every morning? Seriously.. wake the ***** up man.
- sexyflanders, on 01/27/2009, -5/+15So I've been out of work for the last 4 months. I've looked and looked and looked and looked I've had so many things fall and faulter I"ve had 2 or 3 interviews go nowhere I've basically given up on contractor companies hell I've met with 'em all they promise you something as soon as you walk out their door you never hear another ***** word.
I'm 3 months behind on my mortgage payment and Wells Fargo refuses anything not a full months payment. What am I suppose to do because I was let go from my job? I didn't ask for this. How is this stimulas package suppose to help when the first time the 856 Billion was suppose to help people like me?
IT jobs seem to be scarce if your not doing programming or anything related to that I mean I do the help desk / network side of things and the jobs are there but they are all ***** contract jobs and whats worse if your lucky you'll get a response saying that you aren't qualified or they've gone in a different route and than see the same exact job posted again on the same job board you applied at.
So I don't know but this is crazy. I really hope something starts happening but I guess I should just keep pounding hte pavement spending several hours a day finding a job I've almost quit looking locally but than again trying to find a job half way around the country you'll get your resume thrown in the trash just because your not a local candidate.
I'm not looking for a government hand out but when the banks refuse to help and work with you what am I suppose to do?: I was actually told I should borrow the money from a friend or family member and when I told them that is never going to happen the person on the phone got angry and said than we can't help you.
I'm pissed off that my credit is going to be ***** up and I get to lose my house because our encomy is ***** before anyone bitches as me and says I should have been prepared tell me when I only was making 2200 a month and my mortgage cost 909 alone not including bills and other stuff like food the whole thing of 10% of your income is ***** ***** nobody makes enough money to be able to live and save enough money for 2 or 3 months worth of rent or house payments.
I was already living paycheck to paycheck getting by but now I've reduced almost everything. I don't know what more to say but if something is going to happen it better start happening soon I'm sick of hearing that something is going to happen and its owed to us and ***** either do something or STFU. - fluidfoundation, on 01/27/2009, -1/+10So's your mother, Trebek!
- borez, on 01/27/2009, -1/+101. When you're spending the whole day writing comments on social news sites.
- hardeep1singh, on 01/27/2009, -0/+9This is all that Yahoo employees can think of these days.
- Elohir, on 01/27/2009, -2/+11"Roberta Chinsky Matuson is the president of Human Resource Solutions and has been helping companies align their people assets with their business goals"
Helping companies 'align their people assets'? She should be punched in the face for doublespeak like that. - Enlightenment, on 01/27/2009, -1/+9#1 - Your badge doesn't open the front door of your work.
#2 - You can't log into your computer at work.
#3 - People are stopping by your office to look at your office equipment (because they want it after you leave).
#4 - People pat you on your back. - PaulOwen, on 01/27/2009, -0/+7Same here last week.
I found that for a couple of weeks, I couldn't get straight answers out of anyone above me on any topic. It was becoming silly. My wife told me to start looking for another job so I did. I got the phone call the same day.
IT is a cyclical profession - it is still a support function. - niheelpatel, on 01/27/2009, -0/+7here's the video link
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4752321n - acid_jazz, on 01/27/2009, -0/+6I'd like to offer some advice.
If you have any spare rooms in your house, rent them out. I rent out 2 rooms in my house, and it's a great source of income. It basically pays my mortgage and it requires zero effort on my part. I also have met some cool roommates that way. - buddamus, on 01/27/2009, -1/+7I'm lucky I work in a nightclub, people need more booze if they get fired
- binky79, on 01/27/2009, -0/+6I'm sorry, your comment needs to be in the form of a question.
- mavar, on 01/27/2009, -2/+7Working at small companies always helps. Especially companies which are at their initial phase. I gave up a job at a major IT company a couple of years back and joined a start-up. I joined as the 7th employee here. The company is doing reasonably well and being part of the first few employees has a lot of advantages.
I do get paid less than what I would get if I were working elsewhere, but I signed up for this 'cos the benefits of being part of a company from the beginning far outweigh getting a fat salary.
My job's pretty safe as long as the company is in business. Even if the worst happens, I can still keep a huge amount of knowledge and information about how a company should / shouldn't be run. The U.S. is where it is now only because of entrepreneur-ship and innovation. If there is anyone out there who has a little bit saved up and has some ideas, I would urge you to go ahead and start your own business. There is a lot of money still to be made, even in this market. - monkfi5h, on 01/27/2009, -2/+6Sombodies a sore republican...
- inactive, on 01/26/2009, -5/+9Thanks for sharing :)
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4That's was my exact reaction when I read that comment. All employers for which I have worked thought about themselves first above all else. I worked in a corporate finance office for years and the managers/controllers/VPs are cold and calculating. Like that tired cliche says, "it's all about the bottom line" and it is.
- 6oo63D, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4is digg hiring?
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4Work two or three other jobs to make up for the one you lost. Don't just sit at home and cry. Be a man.
- lizcorde, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3Too funny!
- iamr00t, on 01/27/2009, -2/+5From the link you posted:
"The results of the study, while intriguing, remain inconclusive. While the numbers are certainly real, the correlation may be spurious. In their own words, the authors acknowledge that "it might just be the case that we have stumbled upon a variable that tests significantly even when there is actually no underlying relation between the presidency and the stock market."
So, basically, even the people who did the study say it means nothing.
Come back when you can interpret the facts and not just cherry pick them. - Hurricane, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Right now, if you have a job at all then it is indeed in jeopardy.
- Jashobeam5, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3ROTFL!
- utvolmiles, on 01/26/2009, -5/+8great information to know
- Torx, on 01/27/2009, -2/+5If you're job is in jeopardy, you should already know by now. A good company keeps their employees educated on the current state of the company.
- tmattoneill, on 01/27/2009, -1/+4#6: You work at Yahoo!
- Jashobeam5, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3My husband was given a new office, very nice, the day he was told they would be letting him go soon. His last day at work maintance came to install an item he had asked for weeks before. Some companies are clueless.
- Jashobeam5, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3"When they tell you your job is fine, quit worrying"
This is what my husband was told right before the company started the slide to bankruptcy. - Cyberdactyl, on 01/27/2009, -0/+2"A clear sign that your company has fallen on hard times is when the president trades in his posh Jaguar for a Volkswagen Rabbit. He may be telling everyone he is making the switch to conserve energy. Don't believe it. This is a drastic cost-cutting measure. Your job may be next."
I about spit-up my coffee when I saw this bogus 'sign'.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/27/business ...
http://www.savvysugar.com/2306115
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/200 ... - charlietuna, on 01/27/2009, -1/+3A few years ago a supervisor at the firm I work for received a healthy raise only to be fired within two months. The rumor was that it would then be easier to fire her because she was earning too much.
With that in mind, the comments above by msk275 ring true. You probably have an idea already if things are bad, and the best action you can take is to plan for it. Despite all the macroeconomic BS being spouted on TV these dates, you should be sure to have enough money set aside to cover the lean times if a layoff (or out and out firing) hits you. - Lewie, on 01/27/2009, -3/+5Stocks do better when Democrats are president than Republicans:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-the ...
Value Weighted (R)1.69% (D)10.69%
Equal Weighted (R)-0.01% (D)16.52%
Come back when you have facts and not just rhetoric. - rruff, on 01/27/2009, -1/+3For some reason when I saw the title I was expecting this to be another Cracked article. Kinda disappointed when it turned out to be "educational".
- neko6, on 01/27/2009, -2/+4Nowadays there 1 sign your job is in jeopardy - you have a job.
- smmakira, on 01/27/2009, -2/+4It's messed up when you ask months ago if you should start to look for another job and they assure you your safe and then they lay you off out of the blue and leave you out in the cold.
- Lewie, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2"However, despite the potential flaws, extensive testing of the data suggests a legitimate connection between the data and the returns."
The problem is the small number of samples. Sure, I'll come back in 200 years when we have more samples. Until then, this is what we have.
Anyway, it was a reply to FunnyDataQ who said Democrats ruin the economy. Do you even have "inconclusive" proof of that? - inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+2kebert xela
- Acronym, on 01/27/2009, -0/+2None of those things happens when you're self employed, which basically means unemployed...
- lostlo, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2FunnyDataQ - The "they" who voted for Prop 8 and the "they" who vote for pro-gay-marriage politicans (I'm assuming you're referring to the mayor of San Francisco?) are not the same people. There are some people who are conservative in this state, and some people who are liberal. Typically they are somewhat segregated, i.e. there are heavily liberal and heavily conservative parts of the state.
The More You Know!
Next time bash a state that you actually know something about. Maybe try yours! :) - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3Flanders, try not to be a victim here. I know that situation sucks ass, but you must fight to survive at this point.
Great advice above, RENT those rooms out to people. Post signs/phone number fliers in places you frequent for cheap rent and maybe you'll find someone you'll clique with.. IF you can get two people 450/mn+utilities to split the rent and you are the landlord, they will make those monthly payments for you, that's not too much to ask.. Hell, even move in with a loyal friend for a while while those other people essentially pay you to pay off the house. If you are sincerely struggling even with that, you might downsize and move in with someone.
You are a HelpDesk guy right??? The only industry not struggling right now is UTILITIES. I worked for a nuclear power plant a while back, they love HelpDesk guys back there. Start branching out your options, especially towards the utility companies. You know who else isn't laying people off? Walmart. Work at a distribution center (for decent money) or in a store (not the apparel section) a while to make survival ends meet while you are pimping out your rooms.
Also, you are hopefully collecting unemployment benefits. They don't take those deductions out of your paycheck for nothing, they do it for situations like this.
You can't wait around for them, the Gov., to help you out. They are doing what they can, prolonging foreclosures on defaulting loans is one example that you may not even know about that is actually helping you. Seriously though, start with either getting people to rent out your rooms.
Don't make excuses though man, just get to it, work wherever you can. Live. Don't give up. And next time, save your money and try not to live paycheck to paycheck, be smarter with your budget. Peace. - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2The maintenance crew was trying to look like they were worth keeping around, so they were catching up on backlog, which included installing that item.. I'm sorry about your husband. Make sure that if he is getting let go of soon, like you say, that he finds some good references there at work before he heads out, people he can depend on giving him a good rep when he's looking for another job.
Best of luck. - JDParshall, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2#6 - Your paychecks start bouncing. (Yes, that happened to me.)
- fatboyzim, on 07/27/2009, -0/+1these are stupid!!
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