The next time you are thinking about getting a job...
 

...think again.

And again. Give it a long and hard thought.

The recession has been brutal. The global economic crisis has taken a heavy toll on jobs. The American economy is one of the worst hit with job-losses rising to a 26-year high. The Indian economy is not far behind either. Practically every sector is cutting off jobs by at least 30-35% - airlines, mining, management, engineering, you name it.

The figures are alarming - about 333,000 employees lost their jobs in November, in the US alone. This year about 1,057,645 job-cuts have already been announced in the US. In India, major companies, airlines and even government departments have announced a huge cut of at least 40% of working staffs.

People have braced themselves to receive the "letter", as they call it.

Senior staff - a letter for Compulsory Retirement Scheme. Retire gracefully today with pension, PFs and financial support, or get kicked out without any benefits.

Junior staff - a letter for : A) demotion to a lower post with compulsory computer and data-entry training, B) look for opportunities elsewhere, and C) Termination with 1 month notice, or without any reason whatsoever. (especially for people on temporary/probation basis...probably the most frightening of the lot)

Plus, if they cant cut down on the jobs, they are cutting down on the "costs" - snacks, travel, telephone bills, power, stationery bills and even tissue rolls in rest rooms.

Most IT and large-producing firms are already reviewing their expenditure plans. Lower salaries and stricter yearly appraisals are coming to the fore.

Yes, think again.

The lowly bookstore owner at the corner shop makes far more money all through the year than a corporate bigwig nowadays, and that too with a much quieter and hassle-less daily schedule.

Maybe that is the way to go...today, and in the coming future.

i plan on keeping the job i have for a long time, if not till i die. i work from home taking care of my brother for the state.

I just got fired today from Kfc. I seen it coming because im a shit worker but like this older woman that works there got fired too and she was actually good.

Aww sorry, did you find a new job in time?


I don't have a job right now. Don't need one. I don't spend a lot of money and I have enough money from osap to last me both years of my tuition if I get a part time job this summer. I also work for the college as a note taker for ADD kids so that 250 dollars for taking notes I would normally take anyway.


After school I plan on taking an online course about starting your own business so I can do web design from home and freelance stuff from the online job banks for freelance workers. I would really like to work as a designer in San Fransisco one day so I'm just going to slowly work my way up.

Wow you got alot planned. Good for you missy! :)

No job yet i put some apps in today but i have to wait for them to call. If i dont get a job soon im going to have to go back to...Wisconsin :eek: . Amber (gf) doesnt make nearly enough to pay the full amount of rent so im screwed.

That is actually pretty sound thinking and planning. Entrepreneurship is the way to go at the moment. And with today's world inundated with tech, computer savvy people will go a long way in being successful in their own businesses.

The future doesnt augur well with jobs.

Lower pays, higher costs of living.
Stricter appraisals, less chance of promotions.
Curtailing expenses (to the point of being absurd), exploiting the employees.

Sooner than later, jobs will start to become thankless. And that itself will become a big de-motivator.

I am interested in hearing from other people who are in jobs at the moment.

NE? Flayed? I know Cheebs quit his job with Playstation recently. Anyone else?

I can't get fired from my job.

Yeah, I would like to work at home regardless because I want to be a mom above all else, and with the way things are today a double income is a must. That way I can work and play with my kids or whatever.

I'm keeping my job as long as I can. As an older worker jobs are harder and harder to come by. My company went through some pretty tough downsizing early this year. A lot of positions got cut. I was doing fairly well for a while but then my wages got garnished for my student loan being in default. So, against all odds I asked for a raise and got it. So, my employer seems to value my work- and I value the salary they pay me.

Hopefully my company can weather the hard economic times that are coming.

Though recently I had a nightmare about my boss is kicking me out with no reason!:confused: but the fact is at the moment I can't do anything better than this & my office also needs me badly to deal with all the commercial matters. So I'm quite happy with my job:)

But the real problem is my family (specially my parents) doesn't understand the situation, they always like to compare me with other people & 'like' to get frustrated and often keeps me under a pressure to go abroad & do something "worthy"!:mad: