Do you think you will lose your job?

teaboy5 · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:36

So during this recession, do you think you will lose your job this year?

My opinion is that no job will be safe this year. This is going to be a recession like never before, maybe even a depression.

Hxc · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:37

It's not a recession.

Ironic Namesake · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:37

No , I'm sure I won't loose my job, although will be more difficult to make money this year.

purexxevil · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:38

Don't have one to lose personally, im a student.

However I agree.
I don't think that any job is safe in this "economic climate" as its popularly being referred to now.

Who knows what's next to go really...

Kell_ee001 · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:38

No I won't. My department was cut to under a third of the staff and so they can't afford to let go of anyone else. Infact, they've actually had to hire a couple of people to cover those who jumped ship first.

Al-Ectrician · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:39

90 days notice for upto 400 employees in my place due over next week.

So YES jobs are going in certain areas.

teaboy5 · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:40

Hxc said:
It's not a recession.

Good post man, how about explaining yourself

Le_Petit_Lapin · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:41

No, busier than ever. People going nuts at the minute for fliers and posters to advertise their business to get customers in.

crunchee · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:42

Kell_ee001 said:
No I won't. My department was cut to under a third of the staff and so they can't afford to let go of anyone else. Infact, they've actually had to hire a couple of people to cover those who jumped ship first.

Surely if the going gets tough they have the option to replace you with cheap labour though.

Mad old tory · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:42

teaboy5 said:
So during this recession, do you think you will lose your job this year?

My opinion is that no job will be safe this year. This is going to be a recession like never before, maybe even a depression.

God you're a happy soul aren't you! We've been encouraged to go flexi which I'm actually quite glad about. Usually it's a sign of trouble but the fact we've done it so early is quite reassuring as it should hopefully mean minimal redundancies.

Princey · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:42

Kell_ee001 said:
No I won't. My department was cut to under a third of the staff and so they can't afford to let go of anyone else. Infact, they've actually had to hire a couple of people to cover those who jumped ship first.

Same here.

VirtualAdept · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:42

No, unless something pretty disastrous happens, I'll still have mine.

Al-Ectrician · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:43

I think officially the pending "recession" will start in 3-4 days.

Raymond Lin · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:45

i only just got my new contract and payrise ! I hope not !

Hxc · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:45

To have a recession we have to have at least 2 quaters or <0 GDP growth. We have not yet had that.

Kell_ee001 · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:46

crunchee said:
Surely if the going gets tough they have the option to replace you with cheap labour though.

We're the only site left in the UK for what we do for the company - it wouldn't be economical and they know it.

Sawell · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:46

No chance, working for an organisation that has little/no assets in property is great

Mad old tory · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:49

Errm my best mate works for capita and has heard of impending redundancy. It's not just companies involved with property that are affected :confused:

big_white_dog84 · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:49

I think it would have to be extremely serious before I'd lose mine. There have been some big cost cutting exercises, but nothing that has affected headcount yet.

Safe jobs:

Police
Teachers
Medical bods
Armed Forces
Undertakers
Utility workers
...sure there will be more...

Sawell · 16 Jan 2009 at 22:53

Mad old tory said:
Errm my best mate works for capita and has heard of impending redundancy. It's not just companies involved with property that are affected

They happen all the time in Capita, but it's nothing to do with the ecnonomy. It's just the way that Capita work (they're an outsourcing company after all). They're there to cut costs. It depends what side of the fence you're on.