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

dopester

No, I have no fears about job security.

oldMcDonald wrote: »

I also don't think that anyone can be completely sure, but obviously some jobs are far less likely to 'go' than others. For instance, things will be really bad before the undertaker loses his income - most people find the job that an undertaker does to be very important to them when needed.

Not entirely true. I can see the undertaker having to reduce their prices.

Am I going to hell if I admit I'm holding off from having a grave-stone inscription done because I was quoted £550 and £490 from two firms a couple of months back?

I realise I should just pay it - its heavily on my mind... but the person was a big money-saver themselves so I am sure they will understand and approve of my reasoning for why it will be cheaper in a few months time.

WTF?_2

Not sure.

HammersFan wrote: »

!!!!!! would it make you happy if everyone lived their lives in a constant state of fear?

Sorry for discussing facts rationally and not entering into the state of denial that many of you bulls seem to inhabit.

HammersFan

No, I have no fears about job security.

!!!!!!? wrote: »

Sorry for discussing facts rationally and not entering into the state of denial that many of you bulls seem to inhabit.

I'll have the first bit of that apology framed. You spoiled it with the part starting "for discussing........"

StevieJ

No, I have no fears about job security.

HammersFan wrote: »

I'll have the first bit of that apology framed. You spoiled it with the part starting "for discussing........"

Did someone say !!!!!! has a nice little number with the local council?

geoffky

No, I have no fears about job security.

hammers fan you are not still in denial are you.i remember last year when you said to me in no uncertain way that there would be no housing crash and as for a recession forget it..

oh how times have changed....education is a great thing....

ps i have retired but my savings are taking a hell of a bashing..was getting 3k a month interest but not anywhere near that now.

Jonbvn

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

!!!!!!? wrote: »

Yet a plurality of people who voted on the poll seem to think their job is safe.

It might be for some but for a majority of people, no way. Even though most people will keep their job, to think it's safe is just not realistic.

Could be more skool kids than even I imagined posting on here?;)

Obukit

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

Working in a budget hotel, things have been difficult. In a way we've gained because of people "dropping down" from 4*+ hotels, but equally our prices have been squeezed and we're now getting an average of 30% less per room, with less rooms sold as the "leisure" market drops.

On the plus side, it's meant we've had to be a lot more resourceful, e.g. investing in alternative sources of revenue, and meeting people's higher expectations for their money. We've not hired for one person who left the company, using overtime to meet demand when required, but also raised pay for our best staff to retain them. I think we're fairly secure as in the end, our hotel is a £15m asset that will always need a similar number of staff to run (e.g. always have to have two people on a shift, have to be able to deal with reservations quickly etc.) but you never know at the moment.

beegee123

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

4 months ago left my job as a recruitment consultant in finance 'cos it was looking pretty shakey. Moved into public sector recruitment - which feels much healthier but had to take a substantial pay cut.

OH is a self employed musician - pretty recession proof as he doesn't really earn anything.

PasturesNew

I never bothered with a job since I sold my house. I had an income online and things were quite peachey with the interest adding to the STR fund untouched and the internet providing me with day to day money and expenses covered.

Then suddenly the internet earnings halved ... and interest rates plummeted.

I'm now down to being poor and thinking "OMG I should get a job!". Only as it wasn't on the plan in a serious way I'm now sat flabbergasted and not sure what type of jobs to target. Specialism takes time and interviews miles away, or dumb down the CV by adding more rubbish jobs from temping. Tricky.

SingleSue

I'm not working currently but I am looking.

The places where there are jobs, I am unable to apply for even though I have years of experience and knowledge in that area but I am constrained by family duties, the area I am looking at working were all oversubscribed with applicants in the boom time and are even more so now in the tighter times.

I must admit it must look a bit weird to have someone who has worked in one particular sector in an office suddenly changing tact completely to go into the education/child care sector and not office based...90% my work skills are completely non compatible with that area and is probably why I am struggling to get past the application form stage.