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GUN_METAL_GTR32 Grand Master

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my dad fired 12 guys this week now its just him my bro and 1 other guy lol

business is hard atm

im in the jewellery business and it has slowed down alot ive already laid off 2 of the girls and if things dont get better soon then 1 more is going and it will just be 3 of us here ( me , mum and the missus) so i cant really cut anymore lol

family business ftw never gonna get fired lol

W0rp3D Grand Master

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family business ftw never gonna get fired lol

I would hate to own a company buisness right now, the one i work for has the old man running it with 4 kids plus the gf's/wives working there, if the place closed down there is no way in hell most of them could get any better than a factory job, atm they would be making close to 100k a year plus car, phone and fuel card and some how it has been worked out that the company is paying off there house's, would be very happy to see a couple of them on the street begging for food one day on my way to work.

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my Mrs got laid off 5 days before christmas... she was TV producer at an Ad agency who have Holden as one of their major clients... she hadn't been there for 12 months yet so was cheap to get rid of

yeah, it hurts to get laid off right before xmas. I lost mine on 6 days before xmas - i wasn't expecting that! at least i have alot of time on my hands now.....time to give the 32 some TLC and a few mods :)

got a felling im gonna get the sack...no work at my company atm....normally we book up 4 weeks in advance and yesterday we caught upto jan27 orders...guess people aint buying soft furnishing anymore.

thats the reason they gave me. No work so no job. The firm lost a few big clients and lucrative contracts so that was the end of me......

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^^^

well mh contract ran out yesterday and guess what it wasnt renewed...i literally had nothing to do i finished all the work...

the other upholsterer is staying as he he can do the wood work also....however the woodwork guy is gone now...i think there was around 50 ppl before xmas on the workfloor and yesterday there was about 30...people r being told not to come in...having to use their annual leave etc alot of the people they r older ie over 50 doubt they will be able to find work...i think i need a new trade any ideas?

adznight Newbie

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Guys it's all about essential industry. Think about this, when people hit hard times what is the first thing they do? They think "where can I cut costs". If I were not in an essential industry I'd be a lot more worries than what I currently am. People cannot afford not to repair and maintain IT. I'm finding we are just as busy as ever at the moment.

Sorry to hear about your job mate - I'd hate to be in recruitment at the moment. Good luck finding a new job :)

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Guys it's all about essential industry. Think about this, when people hit hard times what is the first thing they do? They think "where can I cut costs". If I were not in an essential industry I'd be a lot more worries than what I currently am. People cannot afford not to repair and maintain IT. I'm finding we are just as busy as ever at the moment.

Sorry to hear about your job mate - I'd hate to be in recruitment at the moment. Good luck finding a new job :laugh:

Very, very good point. I'd expect anything to do with IT, home entertainment and video games to do well in a recession. It's much cheaper to surf the net, buy DVD's and games and stay at home than it is to go out.

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Very, very good point. I'd expect anything to do with IT, home entertainment and video games to do well in a recession. It's much cheaper to surf the net, buy DVD's and games and stay at home than it is to go out.

Yep home entertainment, consumer electronics etc are doing quite well, better than last year actually.

Well where i work atleast.

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