How secure is your job

Lexus1976

Only asking because 5 of my friends have been made redundant in the last week and another 2 were fired.

chopperbyrne

I was only hired after the start of the recession so I think I'll be fine.

Loopy

Think I am ok but all this doom and gloom is taking its toll on everyone - sick of it!!

prendy

i work in an industry tied to the stock market so i am worried about my job. already have had x-mass party cancelled and no bonus, raises or promotions this year!

dsmythy

prendy wrote: »

i work in an industry tied to the stock market so i am worried about my job. already have had x-mass party cancelled and no bonus, raises or promotions this year!

Yeah i was thinking the christmas festive season might be lacklustre this time around.

Johnny Drama

I work for myself - okay for the mo, but no idea what's around the corner!
I can always cut costs right back, so it'll work out either way even if business drops! Don't really wanna give up my sweet office building & staff though, but if it came to it, I could work from home w/ just 1 staff member & actually be better off money-wise, but little room for expansion!

Lexus1976

Most of the large companies I know have cancelled their christmas parties too. Hoping the recession will be short lived, but its looking as if it will be here for at least 12 months.

Creamy Goodness

considering i pay to do my job i think my job is very safe

Delirium

Work for a small software company. As things stand it would create problems for them, definitely in the short, if they let me go. A lot of work was done entirely by myself, so there would be a lot of work involved in getting to grips with the work. Plus we have more new projects starting, so that means work for the immediate future.

FOGOFUNK

Aviation industry. Nuff said.

Ponster

Semi-state Telecom company. Iron-clad contract

thelordofcheese

*shrug*
Could be fired tomorrow.
No point worrying about it.

Dubh Geannain

I was made redundant earlier in the year. In my current job now (in a totally different industry) 4 months.

Vain

Lost my job. Im a apprentice carpenter. Havnt been working for months now:( Shouldn't of went into the building trade. Have 2 years done now and another two years to go so im just going to try and stick it out.

LeahBaby

Got made redundant 3 weeks ago. Got till after x-mas..

Joy!!

KTRIC

Working for one of the big mobile phone manufacturing companies. They're in trouble financially at the moment.

To be hones I can't see my contract being renewed when it expires soon.

Pompey Magnus

I'm on a contract with the Council which expires in 3 weeks and there ain't going to be an extension or renewal. I have one interview coming up and if that doesn't come through then things could get dodgy. I'm thinking of moving to the UK, there seems to be more work in my line over there.

anniehoo

Ponster wrote: »

Semi-state Telecom company. Iron-clad contract

+1 also semi state job! Not worried! Thank god though..

admiralofthefleet

99% secure, but if it goes tits up ive a couple of other things on the back burner

kittensoft1984

Well I am starting a new job next month and the company have hired about 7 people in the last 3 weeks so I think I'll be safe enough

Silenceisbliss

I decided a while ago to work in a condom manufacturing plant...

better safe than sorry!

rotinaj

:mad::mad:my present job wil be gone as of 1st of march 09..

kaimera

My job...do it on the first attempt; a job well done.

Have to do it multiple times = job security.

muppetkiller

Not bothered either way.
I've no crazy Mortgage or Debts so if I get made redundant I'll spend a few months traveling. I'm in IT so always work somewhere in the world.

Heroditas

Swapped jobs in April and recently finished my probation.
My company is continually expanding and I'm working in my own niche in it so it looks good for the immediate future anyway.

RasTa

My place just let 10% or 1,000 staff go worldwide. They told us we are safe but who knows! We are moving to a bigger building in January.

rainbow kirby

I'm a final year student, so I have nothing to worry about until May.

I'm incredibly worried about getting a job then. I'm kinda counting on being accepted for the JET program, despite the fact there's only a 1 in 3 chance of being accepted.

miju

I'm a civil servant so no I'm not worried

Doni-boi

Working in Retail. Lucky to have a senior position in a recently opened branch. Even if they wanted to they can't aford to close as they're tied to a lease/contracts/Company Budgets. Also the side of the industry I'm in is recession-resisant, if not recession-proof...:cool:

BrokenArrows

ah my job is fairly secure.
they are hiring a few more people in the comming weeks so it wouldnt really make sence to fire me.

Kablam

Work for Dell:(

arybvtcw0eolkf

My job is secure until I'm 65.

1966

Permanet job in Bank - however they have let all Agency staff go as of 7 November !!

Ruu_Old

Very secure, no worries. Couldn't be arshed worrying. I'll continue on the way I always have.

Captain Slow IRL

thelordofcheese wrote: »

*shrug*
Could be fired tomorrow.
No point worrying about it.

+1

At least I have the dole and medical card to look forward to!

projectmayhem

My job's very secure at the moment. The only thing is that it's slowly killing me from the inside out (great job, it just affords me no personal time) so I could have a bit of conflict soon

BeansMeansHynes

I will prob be let go from my job after Christmas. I Work in the legal sector. The boss said things will have to drastically improve betwen now and christmas. I cant see that happening really.

Am 25 no kids, debts or anything so gonna put the head down and save and head off travelling for a year or two.

MCMLXXXIII

Well let's see: I work at the HQ of the smallest of the "Detroit Big Three."
I'll give you a hint: it starts with a "C" and ends with (h)rysler.

A year ago they had 72,000 workers. Now there are 61,000. The goal is to get below 50,000 workers before April 2009 through retirements, making people redundant, and simply firing people.

My home value has dropped over $100,000 in the past 2 years.

So, I got a new job in the steel industry (I start Monday), but it doesn't pay as much because it's in offices located at a mill instead of the headquarters; I can't move because houses take forever to sell, and the money I might gain from moving to Pittsburgh is not enough to cover the decline in my home value.

I guess you gotta do what you gotta do...right?

Kiith

I'm safe enough i think. We have recently consolidated all the helpdesks in Europe into our call centre, so we have a much bigger job now. So unless i seriously **** up, i should be ok.

Plug

I got a 3 day week and so did everyone else there working till christmas:( Hopefully things pick up after christmas

Army Of One

Safe enough for a few years.

Bleak times we are entering into though :eek:

sdanseo

Was working up in the airport there over the summer, contact expires next Friday and almost certainly won't be renewed. Apparently there's a 10% reduction in staff on the cards for the DAA as a whole. (Whoops, there's the non-disclosure out the window :P)

But I'm a student, so apparently I shouldn't care about any of this:rolleyes:. I'm still looking for a part-time job to replace this so I reckon the options could do with updating - "I'm a student looking for work" and "I'm a student, working part-time " would have been nice to see.

thebman

Safe enough, work in as the only technical support analyst and as the only deskside support person for 8 small companies where I work.

Also half the department quit in the past 6 months because it is a crap company to work for so we are running on a skeleton crew of IT staff so they can't actually afford to let anyone else go.

LEIN

They are sending me to the UK next month to do a managers course so im thinking i will be safe enough for another few years.

DenMan

Just returned to full time education so am happy. Also work part time as a Graphic Designer and am attached to a film production company so fine for now. Unfortunately others aren't as lucky. Have friends in the HSE that were let go. I am sure they will be looking to thin their ranks very soon, nationally.

LoveIt

got made redundant 3 weeks ago, although it was on the cards for months! Still looking around with no light at the end of the tunnel in sight as yet...

Plug

Damo9090 wrote: »

They are sending me to the UK next month to do a managers course so im thinking i will be safe enough for another few years.

I heard there soon to follow us!

Gary ITR

Was pulled off the road along with the rest of my team and told our jobs were secure

Frisbee

I voted that im a student and I dont care but tbh not worried about my part-time job either.
I'm only working part-time but tbh I could prob walk into that company and get at least an Assisstant Manager position if I dropped out of college tomorrow.

[/stops tooting own horn]

damo86

Thankfully my career is a marine engineer, companies crying out for us so job pretty secure.

job has many cons but fear of losing a job ain't one!

BaZmO*

Recently moved jobs after being with the last place for nearly 10 years. Also bought my house right at the top of the housing boom. Just waiting for the magic beans that I bought to grow and then I'm sorted!