Recession, what recession...Isn't it great??

housesitter

mitchaa wrote: »

No police forces, we will all be dead by next week when the junkies invade our homes with dirty needles.

No police force means I'll not get arrested when I protect my home against the people with no legal right to be trying to get in, as they try to invade and I shoot them.

Plus I'll save us all some money leaking from the welfare state.


So far the recession is going pretty well thanks. I'm fairly secure in my job since it's in the security industry, and if not I have plenty of savings, and a make do and mend attitude and ability.

IveSeenTheLight

Cat695 wrote: »

TBH it doesn't really effect me in anyway other than I'm paying less for the gadgets I buy even my ISA is untouched as I got it at a fixed rate 6.25%

I don't pay Gas..elec etc
My job is more secure than most people here
My rent is 50 quid a month and I pay 100 quid a month for 3 square meals a day
And seeing as house prices are continuing to fall I will be saving thousands of pounds when I buy a house next year.
Christ I even get a pension straight away at 40 IF i leave the Army in 5 years time

So I can't complain

In the same breath I've lived my life in a bubble by being in the Army and I'm sure will have quite a shock when I come out....but like to think I have a good head on my shoulders I will be wise in the choices I make

I know quite a lot of people who have left the forces and have done very well.
So don't worry too much about coming out.
I don't know what job you do, but it's worth thinking about qualifications and training before you leave.
These all help in the "outside" world.

One thing I was wondering. In the forces you are effectively paid 24 hours a day (on call anytime, leave can be revoked etc) and I would guess that when you work out your hourly rate, it's possibly lower than the minimum wage (especially lower ranks).
How do you feel being called out at anytime with no real pay difference (unless on overseas posting)

Cannon_Fodder

mitchaa wrote: »

No offshore oil workers, no fuel in the cars, no heating in the homes, country at a stand still, people dying of hypothermia or starvation.

No medical professions, outbreak galore, we will all be dead by this time next year.

No police forces, we will all be dead by next week when the junkies invade our homes with dirty needles.

No armed forces, Uzbekistan will invade and take over

No drivers, we all starve to death

I can go on and on and on and on and on and on............;)

Lots of jobs are recession proof

No-one is saying NO jobs in those fields.

Curtailing growth will occur.

Cutting back could occur.

Death and taxes are the only certainties.

mitchaa

LeLLe wrote: »

Your right, lots of jobs are recession proof, but it doesnt mean everyone working them are. I think thats a very naive way of thinking.

Apart from drivers, i believe all industries that i mentioned are undermanned and always on the look out for heavier recruitment.

Can you imagine the headlines and backlash if 25-50% of doctors and nurses were made redundant? There would be anarchy, just like that if police or armed forces announced big job cuts.

My point was to highlight that if you are in a profession where there is a great requirement for you for the sake of the well being of the country, then you are probably very safe in your job.

Of course people are going to lose their jobs in this ''recession'' but people bounce back and get new jobs as the unemployment figures suggest. (They are not that much higher than this time last year)

mitchaa

IveSeenTheLight wrote: »

I know quite a lot of people who have left the forces and have done very well.
So don't worry too much about coming out.
I don't know what job you do, but it's worth thinking about qualifications and training before you leave.
These all help in the "outside" world.

One thing I was wondering. In the forces you are effectively paid 24 hours a day (on call anytime, leave can be revoked etc) and I would guess that when you work out your hourly rate, it's possibly lower than the minimum wage (especially lower ranks).
How do you feel being called out at anytime with no real pay difference (unless on overseas posting)

Very good holidays in the armed forces ISTL, when you count the hours they do actually stick in (When in UK) its quite a bit less than the average civilian worker.

A lot of bases get late start monday mornings, wednesday sports afternoons off and friday dinner time knock offs. Along with a lot of leave here and there at discretion of bosses.

Different kettle of fish if working Iraq/Afghan though where 15-18hr days are the norm

Generali

mitchaa wrote: »

Very good holidays in the armed forces ISTL, when you count the hours they do actually stick in (When in UK) its quite a bit less than the average civilian worker.

A lot of bases get late start monday mornings, wednesday sports afternoons off and friday dinner time knock offs. Along with a lot of leave here and there at discretion of bosses.

Different kettle of fish if working Iraq/Afghan though where 15-18hr days are the norm

There are bits of my job I find annoying but nobody shoots at me and I'm definitely not expected to lay down my life for it.

I find it amazing that someone should sign up to kill or be killed on my behalf having never met me. It's a little humbling quite frankly.

speedbird1973

If you keep your job, recession can be very good.

I'm 100s of pounds a month better than I was before.. however I may lose my job tomorrow. Unlikely, but not impossible.

Conrad

Mitcha's postings hint at someone that cant bare miserly folk around them. There seems to be an underlying message that buying stuff, most of which is meaningless junk and all of which will end up in a dump one day, equates to personal happiness.

mitchaa

Generali wrote: »

There are bits of my job I find annoying but nobody shoots at me and I'm definitely not expected to lay down my life for it.

I find it amazing that someone should sign up to kill or be killed on my behalf having never met me. It's a little humbling quite frankly.

Same could be said for police and fire services.

Its a career, many make a good living out of it, engineers and specifically pilots use the armed forces as a stepping stone.

A lot of civilian employers bend backwards to employ ex armed forces staff due to the qualities they are likely to possess.

mitchaa

Conrad wrote: »

Mitcha's postings hint at someone that cant bare miserly folk around them. There seems to be an underlying message that buying stuff, most of which is meaningless junk and all of which will end up in a dump one day, equates to personal happiness.

Without a tumble dryer, how do you suggest i dry my clothes? Tried the radiator trick, took ages, and it left a damp smell

A car, well i need that.

So both items are not meaningless to me, however they will both end up on the scrap heap at some point, but hey, so will yourself and I

My point and the 1 that you have highlighted above, is that there doesn't appear to be doom and gloom round me in my vicinity, but that all changes when i switch on the TV and watch the news or log onto MSE

So you've highlighted the whole point i was trying to make