Is your job affected by the credit crunch and current economic conditions?

Conrad

fc123 wrote: »

Conrad wrote: »

I quoted Conrad...wot a dark horse ...I knew there was a bit of entrepreneurial, creative spirit hidden in there somewhere...desperate to create...but trapped by the immediate needs of providing for family...am I right??

Spot on it

I notice quite a few music producers on forums, dont seem to have to work, even when starting out. Bit like Jean Michele Jarre who's daddy Murice gave him a sack of cash to build a cutting edge studio and sit and create for as long as he wanted. I'm not bitter and twisted tho:rolleyes:

Sapphire

I feel my job is at risk as a direct result of current economic conditions.

My profession is in book publishing (senior editorial level). I worked freelance for several years, but was offered contract employment a couple of years ago. After a year the company asked me to become a full-time employee but I said no to that (wanted to preserve my 'freedom' and not become 'institutionalized').

Some people say book publishing is recession-proof, since books are comparatively inexpensive to buy, they travel and it is not easy to out-source them because of language/cultural differences.

I've never been affected by any recession in the past. However, the particular company I am working for is not making money (for various reasons, past and present), and I therefore do not feel secure in the current job.

Should the worst happen, I would probably try to go back to being freelance, though it is unclear how much work will be available in a recession. It depends on how deep this will be. My gut feeling is that it will be far worse than previous recessions because of the enormous and unprecedented amount of debt swilling around, including government debt; the lack of a large manufacturing base that could provide jobs; the lack of skills that the current education system has provided to people; the huge waste of money by the current government on things like 'management consultants', various favours for MPs and the like; the way banks and energy companies skim off profits to benefit highly paid individuals (a practice that does not appear to be likely cease), etc, etc.

Hopefully I am wrong.

makingendsmeet_2

I have already been made redundant!

Realy wrote: »

Run a company supplying equipment in to schools. 40% up on last year.
But if schools go bust we know we are in trouble, but marked "I may be" as you never know.

That was the same as what I was doing then in August when I got made redundant after 17 years.

fc123

I feel my job is at risk as a direct result of current economic conditions.

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Conrad wrote: »

fc123 wrote: »

Spot on it

I notice quite a few music producers on forums, dont seem to have to work, even when starting out. Bit like Jean Michele Jarre who's daddy Murice gave him a sack of cash to build a cutting edge studio and sit and create for as long as he wanted. I'm not bitter and twisted tho:rolleyes:

man o Man (my new phrase) Conrads, I really hop e you pick up this post.

From what I have read, you have 90k sitting there (Man o Man.and you were going to spunk it on some New Build) so why not?
Gav never had 90k in an account...nor moi...Wow......what could we have achieved? Ooooops OH just got home ...got to go be nice to him......y'know, cook diinner, chat bla bla...mind you we worked half the day together..I wuz Sat Girl today....the fun never stops.

I will post later on

StevieJ

No, I have no fears about job security.

fc123 wrote: »

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Conrad wrote: »

man o Man (my new phrase) Conrads, I really hop e you pick up this post.

From what I have read, you have 90k sitting there (Man o Man.and you were going to spunk it on some New Build) so why not?
Gav never had 90k in an account...nor moi...Wow......what could we have achieved? Ooooops OH just got home ...got to go be nice to him......y'know, cook diinner, chat bla bla...mind you we worked half the day together..I wuz Sat Girl today....the fun never stops.

I will post later on

How did that get through ?:rotfl:

fc123

I feel my job is at risk as a direct result of current economic conditions.

StevieJ wrote: »

fc123 wrote: »

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How did that get through ?:rotfl:

Cos it's real life??
perhaps with the word + New build?....any word gets through?

Generali

I have already been made redundant!

So spunk gets through but c u m (as in a share being sold c u m-div, ie with the rights to receive the dividend) doesn't.

It's S c u n t h o r p e all over again.

Phirefly

I may be affected, but only if we go it all gets much worse than it is now.

fc123 wrote: »

FWIW, my recession survival plan is The mating Game....Trash frocks for 16-30....mating doesn't stop during a recession and the clothes are impt and will get spare ££ spent on them. Only snag is I can't live my brand at the mo (which I have always doen)...as I already did my mating....but got a 'retain mate' range in the pipeline...so just got to go with the flow really...or it'll be Oligopoly shelf filling for me:o

I like it. Especially the Retain Mate. Wing a couple'a sz14s my way!

Davesnave

No, I have no fears about job security.

FWIW, my recession survival plan is The mating Game....Trash frocks for 16-30....mating doesn't stop during a recession and the clothes are impt and will get spare ££ spent on them. Only snag is I can't live my brand at the mo (which I have always doen)...as I already did my mating....but got a 'retain mate' range in the pipeline...so just got to go with the flow really...

I'm past needing to 'retain mate,' so I look more for clothes that 'retain stomach' these days....

neverdespairgirl

No, I have no fears about job security.

fc123 wrote: »

but got a 'retain mate' range in the pipeline...so just got to go with the flow really...or it'll be Oligopoly shelf filling for me:o

I've got some clothes like that. Very important, I reckon. And some of the sort of boots you rarely wear out of doors, to go with them.