[OwdBKKHO]

Well, with the whole global economy hitting the fan, how is your job security doing for yourself and your family? How is the security of your job, short term and long term?



For myself, I recently just got a job, a job in the month where 550,000 people lost their jobs. So I consider myself lucky. Make $11/hr, only $7/hr taxed which is pretty sweet. When I made $8.25/hr at another job, $1.25/hr. was taken out of my pay check. I am sure that I would be making more like $9/hr if all was taxed.

I work at a Hospital, so as long as patients keep coming, I will have a job, so it is pretty secure.



My wife has yet to find a job.



My brothers, sisters and parents all have very secure jobs as well. Work at either schools, hospitals or for local government.

[katespepach]

It all depends. I work in recruitment (which lets face it is not the best industry to be in at the moment) - however the client I'm responsible for managing is an intergovernmental organisation that 2 weeks ago got 10bn euro in funding - so thats the positive side.

My wife works in translation, so whilst her company might see the work dip a bit, they have a diverse portfolio of clients, and stuff always needs translating.

With some our of private company clients, we've seen half our contractors have their jobs ended during the last 3-4 months.

[DuesTyr]

Pretty much 100%. I work for the world's largest firm in my profession and we're getting more and more work with a falling economy.

Long term, with a shift from defined benefit pension schemes, the pool of work will dry up, but there's a belief that actuaries will be drafted in to the banking sector shortly as well, so there may be options in other areas of risk management and liability assessment.

[Sniliabiz]

your very lucky I would say,as at the moment I feel that the job losses are being aimed at the dead wood employees, instead of the newbie employee's as they are normally the first ones to go as training costs would be a deciding factor.

seems like all the almost pensionable stage employees are getting laid off

thats how Ive grasped the recent employments fracas

[RerRibreLok]

I work at NSF so as long as the USA has money to fund scientists then I will have a job.
I still do worry about it.
Anyway I thought you were below the age of 20, I did not know you were married.
Anyway I need to go back to school and finish my degree, I would get atleast 15-20% pay increase... although I dunno about this economy. Right now I'm almost at 30$/hour but my expenses are very high in the area I work/live.

[Dynasty]

pretty good considering I can do everything my co-workers can but I get paid half the price and don't receive benefits. Intern FTW.

[OwdBKKHO]

I work at NSF so as long as the USA has money to fund scientists then I will have a job.
I still do worry about it.
Anyway I thought you were below the age of 20, I did not know you were married.
Anyway I need to go back to school and finish my degree, I would get atleast 15-20% pay increase... although I dunno about this economy. Right now I'm almost at 30$/hour but my expenses are very high in the area I work/live.

You would be right about age my friend. Just that I do not know how to spell fiancee (?) and don't want to look it up. Google Chrome (first time using it) isn't helping me either.
Though when we are married, I will be 20. Just that we had a little "accident" so I am extremely excited about what is to come.


I just hope that I can get back into school this winter. I want to get my Diesel Mechanic Technician Degree and be done in December. 2009. It looks like, by 2010, every auto-manufacture will have a diesel in their lineup, so diesel technician demand should be fairly high if I want to work on small diesels. The school also helps you find a job, so that would be very nice. Doing that would make me a little more money then I am now and the pay is even better then a regular petrol engine mechanic.


Not sure what I wanna do for a BS yet, so getting a technical degree never hurts.



Hmmm.... Depends on what program you are working on and if the President supports it or wants to cut it would be my guess. Though if you look at places like Russia for example, if you were a Mathematicians or a Scientist, you pretty much had a job, and I am sure that if things ever got that bad in the US, it would apply for us as well.
Go from $30hr/ to $36/hr tops. An extra $11k a year at 40/hrs week, 52/wks a year. I would go back. Seems like the wage increase would pay off school really quick.

[LarpBulaBus]

Job security? Next to none.
Edit: No one wants to read a long story (I know I wouldn't)...so its gone.

[Edisesyethisp]

Feel semi-secure, as I work for as a temp for Eddie Stobart. Fork Lift driving and picking orders on a LLOP. Suppose its OK as a job, at least it brings the money in!

[HassFks]

I work in retail... people always have to eat and we are £4.3 million up on our budget this year... I would say things are pretty rosy at the moment ironically enough.

[DuesTyr]

your very lucky I would say,as at the moment I feel that the job losses are being aimed at the dead wood employees, instead of the newbie employee's as they are normally the first ones to go as training costs would be a deciding factor.

seems like all the almost pensionable stage employees are getting laid off

thats how Ive grasped the recent employments fracas

This for me or the original poster? I'm 28, he's 19.

[patuvammnogoo]

I currently work in corrections.... so yeah... I have a secure job.

[Edisesyethisp]

I work in retail... people always have to eat and we are £4.3 million up on our budget this year... I would say things are pretty rosy at the moment ironically enough.

I distribute food for Nestle, so I feel the same, and support you!

[c6vkuNRg]

I work for the jobcentre so I think I'm okay

[Edisesyethisp]

I work for the jobcentre so I think I'm okay

Until you decide to strike again!

[Sniliabiz]

This for me or the original poster? I'm 28, he's 19.

you posted it whilst i was typing so it wasn't directed at you.

[c6vkuNRg]

Until you decide to strike again!

I'm not in the union, so I don't strike

[Edisesyethisp]

I'm not in the union, so I don't strike

Thats alright then. I just think it is damned cheeky for anyone in a permanent job to strike at present with the current climate, especially over pay!

[w3QHxwNb]

I was made redundant on Thursday, **** happens I guess

[Sniliabiz]

I was made redundant on Thursday, **** happens I guess

I am truly sorry for your lots